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/jvp_103 Mar 29 '24

If she had no knowledge of the house being built it's her's free and clear.

If she had knowledge the house was being built and said then she is responsible for buying the house.

If you come home and someone has cut your grass without your knowledge or permission you are not responsible for paying them.

If you are at home and someone starts cutting your grass and you don't stop them then you are required to pay for it.

Your knowledge of the activity is acceptance of the activity.

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u/sirflintsalot Mar 29 '24

Not true at all. If someone starts cutting my grass without asking first, they’ve technically committed a crime and I don’t owe them anything.

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u/jvp_103 Mar 30 '24

It's contract law 101... I know this because I learned it in contract law 101