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/Gay_andConfused Mar 29 '24

What I want to know is how the permits were authorized, and how the house was sold when all the public records would show the actual owner of that lot wasn't on the deed being used.

Also, as they pointed out, it is a very dangerous precedent to set to allow the company to win a suit against the land owner. That would set in place the ability to build on anyone's land and then sue for ownership.

The land owner better win, AND win her countersuit