2 people, business accused of stealing houses through quit claim deed fraud

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Diamond Washington, 38, and Rosalyn Johnson, 39, along with their business Love Has Homes, LLC, were indicted today by a Montgomery County grand jury for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, forgery, tampering with government records, grand theft, and telecommunication fraud.

They’re accused of filing quit claim deeds with forged signatures to give ownership of properties to Love Has Homes, LLC. They then sell the properties at below-market value prices, like one Centerville property that was valued at $312,000 and offered for sale at $200,000.

“If somebody says, ‘We want to sell you a property with a quit claim deed,’ that automatically raises a red flag,” Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck said on Thursday.

Washington and Johnson were arrested on Thursday morning and booked into the Montgomery County Jail. It marks the first arrests for this type of crime in our area.

As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30, officials have encouraged residents to enroll in the Exposing Fraud Campaign that was originally created in 2023. Montgomery County Recorder Stacey Benson-Taylor said it led to these arrests. The program alerted them of potential fraud before the thieves could get the deed to a house to a title company.

“There are 250,000 parcels in Montgomery County. So we have some work to do to make sure that each and every one of you are enrolled in this system so that we can work to protect your property,” Benson-Taylor said.

You can learn more about the program and sign up here.

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