Court documents allege that an 87-year-old Houston woman lost the Glen Echo Drive home she had owned since 1988 in a $10 transfer tied to fraudulent paperwork and a woman accused of posing as a county inspector.
The case has led to felony charges against the woman and her son, turning what should have been help for an older neighbor into a deeply troubling allegation of abused trust.
Here's what to know
Jenny Hitt, 87, has dementia, and court documents cited by ABC13 say Tiffany Thomas showed up at her northwest Houston home in October 2025 saying she was a Harris County inspector.
A November 2025 fall that sent Hitt to the hospital is when the matter deepened, according to the documents, which say a neighbor sought Thomas's help because Thomas was believed to work for the county.
Court documents say Thomas first asserted that Hitt needed both power of attorney and medical power of attorney before a hospital trip could happen, and they further accuse her of obtaining those documents and Hitt's home "for only $10 by forging a notary signature on the home's warranty deed."
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After speaking with Thomas, Hitt's grandson reported the matter to Houston police. By then, the home had been placed in the name of Thomas' son, Malik.
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What's being done?
Following the grandson's report, court documents cited by ABC13 say a Houston police financial-crime detective went to Thomas' home in December 2025 to talk with her. Investigators also noted that "a car in her garage had a sticker that read county inspector on it," according to court documents.
Thomas and her son face felony charges related to the alleged use of power-of-attorney paperwork and the transfer of the home's deed.
ABC13 said it was still trying to confirm with the Harris Central Appraisal District whether she had any role there. Thomas told a detective she worked for the Appraisal Review Board.
Where can I learn more?
Questions about who controls a home — and who vulnerable property owners can trust — come up in many kinds of disputes. Other recent stories touch on contested housing rights, alleged HOA misconduct, local-government conflicts, and accusations of damage for personal gain.
• In Houston, residents launched a petition to oust an HOA board amid stolen-funds allegations.
• In Jacksonville, a 55-plus HOA sued to force a woman from her late father's home.
• In Stafford, Kansas, officials allegedly destroyed a wildlife refuge and arrested its owner.
• A neighbor allegedly destroyed an elderly woman's trees to improve a property's view.
• A homeowner moved to expose an HOA after accusing it of lying about services.
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