I typed there names in the local county court site to look for any reported offenses but what I was using for criminal background check and credit check asked for a SSN so I wasn't aware of other options out there. 

I see cases like this all the time in court.

Sounds like the ball is in your court on this one, the seller wants out.  

Would you pay and end all this nonsense or spend who knows how long fighting this in court in front of a jury for justice?

If you have a title policy and you find you cannot sell(transfer title) then the lawyers who wrote the policy defend the title in court.  

The HOA has gotten a judgement against the home owner through small claims court.  

I’ve seen some crazy stuff in the eviction courts over the years, and most judges side on behalf of the tenants, but this is a stretch.

I visited my county's court house multiple times and was told by the probate office that I was not able to obtain that information.

If you have just 2013 and 2014- Tax bills, Home owners policy (just the declaration page) Mortgage statements for all home owned- Paystubs for the past 30 days and the last one from 2014.

Adam,Good afternoon I would have to agree with Lou, as for us in So California we have found that probate leads are the best motivated seller, as most of the PR( PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE) for the most part are usually out of town, and they have full authority( meaning no court confirmation) it's like a standard sale, and they want to sell that property as quickly as possible, and go back to their home state.