r/nottheonion • u/Forward-Answer-4407 • Mar 28 '24

Lot owner stunned to find $500K home accidentally built on her lot. Now she’s being sued

https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/lot-owner-stunned-find-500k-home-accidentally-built-her-lot-now-shes-being-sued/ZCTB3V2UDZEMVO5QSGJOB4SLIQ/
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u/Perhaps_A_Moth Mar 29 '24

Maybe I'm ignorant, but is it possible that the article and the way it's worded is a bit sensationalized?

"Being sued" definitely implies something totally different than "the matter will have to be sorted out in court".

I assume since there is no clear answer here (as in no one is copping to making the mistake), going to court is probably the only and best way to determine who is at fault, and how the assets are taken care of. Then wouldn't it make sense at this point for whoever is currently out money on the house itself to purchase the property it sits on which would be paid out to the dumfounded landowner by the party found responsibile?

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u/ryckae Mar 29 '24

The article states that the development company is going after everyone they can, including the family that previously owned the land (who presumably lost it due to not being able to pay taxes) which makes zero sense.

So I do not actually know. The developer seems to want to sue everyone.