This home was stolen in a theft ring, authorities say. Freed from jail, man will get time to move out.

A Dania Beach man who authorities say joined a theft ring that used fake documents to steal many Broward homes, and who this week was jailed on 10 criminal charges, gets to go back to one of those residences — outraging investigators.

Yury Domatov, 50, is expected to be freed from jail by Friday. The judge, acknowledging in the order that the home “is a subject” of the “allegations,” ordered Wednesday that Domatov and his family must be gone from the home within 30 days.

The case shows the slow process of forcing people out of ill-gotten houses, as authorities face a rising number of home fraud cases in South Florida. The episode, which highlights a judge’s limits on evictions, runs counter to investigators’ expectations.

It’s “extremely disturbing” that a defendant would be allowed to go back to the stolen home in question, said Ron Cacciatore, director of the agency’s Professional Standards & Compliance who oversees the county’s Property Appraiser’s investigators. “Is that the craziest thing you ever heard?”

Domatov faces charges that include obtaining property over $50,000 by fraud, filing false documents, and grand theft over $100,000.

Domatov was arrested Tuesday morning at one of the allegedly stolen properties, 4926 SW 44th Terrace, in Dania Beach, where he has been living.

Property records show the Dania Beach home Domatov has been living in is in the name of his company. Zillow estimates the three-bedroom house’s value at $400,000. Investigators allege the home is rightfully owned by U.S. Bank and Trust, which obtained the home in 2017 because of foreclosure. The bank filed a lawsuit in September over possession. Investigators said a fraudulent deed was first filed on the property in 2020.

Investigators likened the situation of being sent back to a stolen property the same as a suspect charged with stealing a car and then being allowed to drive it home.

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County Court Judge Christopher Brown said Domatov was told to stay at the home of a relative, but allowed to help move his family and property still there. He also said his court, first-appearance court, does not handle evictions because that’s a civil issue.

Investigators with the Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office say Domatov, 50, of Dania Beach, is one of three men accused in the thefts or attempted thefts of 14 homes using fraudulent quit claim deeds and liens.

Domatov’s defense attorney, David Braun, said the judge’s order was a “reasonable thing.”

He said the expectation is that Domatov will not live in the house, but use the time to help relocate his wife and three young children. He expects Domatov to be released by Friday on a $225,000 bond using collateral from a different property.

“I don’t think he’ll be living there, [it’s to] help with the logistics of moving,” Braun said Thursday. He said his client is a victim of one of the other men being charged, accusing one of the men of forging Domatov’s name. He said Domatov paid for that house and has been doing repairs such as fixing the roof and the interior.

Property Appraiser Marty Kiar said the theft ring would find properties that were either bank-owned or owned by elderly or disabled residents and file lawsuits in Broward County Circuit Court seeking to have them transferred to one of their companies, or an accomplice. The court documents would attest that the properties were dilapidated or abandoned.

Homes that the ring is accused of stealing are located throughout Broward County, including Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, West Park and Weston.

The Orlando-based attorney representing the bank, Mark Lippman, said there was a hearing scheduled on this Dania Beach house for April.

He said he has trying to evict Domatov’s two co-defendants from two other allegedly stolen properties in Broward and Hillsborough counties on behalf of other clients. He said those cases have been difficult to crack.

On Thursday, he said he “100%” would have preferred Domatov be evicted “tomorrow” but said he’ll continue to wait.

Lisa J. Huriash can be reached at [email protected]. Follow on Twitter @LisaHuriash