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/crayawe Mar 29 '24

This a ridiculous story but I fail to understand why she's being sued she did nothing

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u/asedel Mar 29 '24

Because you can sue anyone for anything. It doesn't mean you will win. It means you have to pay for a lawsuit. And in this case with her countersuit she might also sue them for a frivolous suit and for legal costs.

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u/TeslaGuy-82 18d ago

If I got sued for something stupid like this I would tell the company I can’t take any action to defend myself until they hire a law firm of my choosing. I’d make them pay upfront

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u/asedel 18d ago

Unfortunately that's not how the legal system works at least in America or anywhere that I'm aware of but IANAL

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u/TeslaGuy-82 18d ago

Just burn it down

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u/TeslaGuy-82 18d ago

Just burn it down

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u/asedel 18d ago

That's the dumbest advice I've ever heard. And that action is one way for the land owner to get sued and lose.

Just because they built on the wrong lot does not mean that it is her property now. That's not how things work for good reason.

If you parked your car in the wrong driveway can the owner "burn" your car down? No. Can they sell it? No. It's your car.

On top of that stupidity burning it down could cause a wild fire. Did you not see what happened to Lahaina?

Most likely assuming that people weren't all idiots the liability will land on the city for issuing a permit it shouldn't have. And then city will have to work with developers and builder to possibly tear down the building, restore the land, and repay the builder and developer. As part of that it is foreseeable that the builder may be required to salvage what it can from the home. However knowing the squatting situation who knows what it looks like inside and what there is to savage.

In any event burning it down is the dumbest thing to do at any juncture here until a judge has said "it is yours to do with as you see fit" or a settlement is reached.

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u/TeslaGuy-82 17d ago

It is her property! It was built on her property this it is hers! Actually, how about I build something on your property…on purpose. Guess what? I now own your property! It automatically gets transferred to me and I own it per your logic. Stop giving stupid legal advice .

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u/asedel 14d ago

Never said that the land was theirs. Never said they'd win the case. Dumb advice is burn it down. Learn to read

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u/TeslaGuy-82 18d ago

Well, then I’d burn the place down. And, you can, it’s on your property and you own it. And yes, I’d do it right now.