In civilized countries, it requires a specific decree or order by some government body, possibly after appeals.
Not just random clerk writing a line in a book when random stranger comes and tells they own a piece of land and are going to sell it.
Not just random clerk writing a line in a book when random stranger comes and tells they own a piece of land and are going to sell it.
That person is a random clerk
> possibly after appeals
I can 100% gaurantee that this case goes to court (if it is not settled to the now previous owners satisfaction).
I also suspect that the original owner will come out on top, by likely more than the 150k that their 'house' was worth.
The random clerk does not get to do write off your property belonging to someone else, unless your elected representative had a change voice an opinion in a proceedings where a clear public decision by the elected representatives to specifically take away someone's property was made.