“It is a formal request to verify current occupancy prior to a mandatory title review,” Valerie explained.

“A title review?” I repeated.

“Why would there be a title review on my property?”

“I believe that specific question would be best answered by the lead attorney who is handling the file,” she advised me.

She then provided me with a name.

Samantha Cross.

The name meant absolutely nothing to me at the time.

“I can give you her direct office phone number if you would like to call her,” Valerie offered.