Q. Dear Action Line ladies:
I recently returned from a month out of the country and, while opening the ''ton'' of mail awaiting me, I inadvertently opened the enclosed letter about a certificate of deposit renewal for the previous owner of my apartment. The lady I bought the unit from in 2005, I've been told, moved to California to be with her daughter.
I can't get any help from the people at the bank and, inasmuch as a goodly sum of money is involved ($12,223.71), perhaps you have the resources to locate the owners of this CD.
-- Seth Lefkow, Aventura
A. Fortunately, in this case, we do. Through public records, we were able to connect the dots.
The woman you bought the apartment from is in her 90s. While we had a hard time finding a phone listing under her name, we did find a number for her son-in-law, a doctor in California, with whom she lives, along with her daughter. Needless to say, he was pleasantly surprised at your gesture of good will and looked forward to sharing the good news.
Pat yourself on the back!
