Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
130
Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It
A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Hawaii for the meditative healing women’s retreats she hosts is now being sued after a construction company mistakenly built a $500,000 house on the plot.
In 2018, Annaleine “Anne” Reynolds purchased a one-acre (0.40-hectare) lot in Hawaiian Paradise Park, a subdivision in the Big Island’s Puna district. She thought she had found a convenient deal, buying the lot at a county tax auction for $22,500.
Reynolds was in California during the pandemic when she received a call from a real estate broker who informed her that the lot had been bulldozed and a half-a-million home had been built on the property.
RELATED:
Annaleine “Anne” Reynold was shocked to discover that a home had been built on the lot she intended to use for her meditative retreats
Image credits: NBC Bay Area
“He told me, ‘I just sold the house, and it happens to be on your property. So, we need to resolve this,’” Reynolds told local news outlet Hawaii News Now. “And I was like, ‘What? Are you kidding me?’”
Local developer Keaau Development Partnership reportedly hired PJ’s Construction to build around a dozen homes on properties the developer bought in the subdivision, where the lots are identified by telephone poles.
According to an attorney for PJ’s Construction, the developer didn’t want to hire surveyors.
Reynolds bought the plot in Hawaii at a county tax auction for $22,500
Image credits: NBC Bay Area
Image credits: NBC Bay Area
The developer is now suing Reynolds along with the construction company, the architect, the prior property owner’s family, and the county, which approved the permits.
The woman reportedly pays property taxes that go from a few hundred to several thousand dollars, as well as the cost of fencing for a house she doesn’t own.
“It’s awful. It’s awful,” she described.
While Keaau Development Partnership tried to settle the issue by offering Reynolds to swap her one for the lot right next door or sell her the home at a discount, she turned down both propositions.
“It would set a dangerous precedent if you could go on to someone else’s land, build anything you want, and then sue that individual for the value of it,” Honolulu Attorney James DiPasquale, hired by Reynolds, expressed.
Local developer Keaau Development Partnership is suing Reynolds as well as the construction company, the architect, and the county
Image credits: Hawaii News Now
Image credits: Hawaii News Now
As the three-bedroom, two-bath house is currently vacant, it has become an easy target for squatters and a nightmare for Reynolds.
“Before they put the fence on this property, there were already people coming to this property. I know kind of looking inside,” a neighbor told Hawaii News Now.
Watch a local report about the case below
Image credits: Hawaii News Now
All parties involved in the case believe they’re being reasonable, and the others aren’t. Therefore, the developer says he pulled everyone into the lawsuit so a judge could determine who should be held accountable for the mix-up.
“There’s a lot of fingers being pointed between the developer and the contractor and some subs,” DiPasquale shared.
Most people in the comments sided with the lot owner
What do you think ?
Upstaged75 8 months ago (edited)
Starla is obviously a genius based on her comment./s (Her comment in the article I mean) Why would the owner be there for the ground breaking when she wasn't even building a house??? I guess reading comprehension is hard for some people...
Cassie 8 months ago
I believe Starla was referring to the owner of the house who should have been present for the groundbreaking of the building of their own home (homeowner as opposed to land owner).
Load More Replies...
A B C the Fourth (QUIT CENSORING BP) 8 months ago
This post is fit for The Sun, but not BP. It's a shame what this page has become.
Upstaged75 8 months ago (edited)
Starla is obviously a genius based on her comment./s (Her comment in the article I mean) Why would the owner be there for the ground breaking when she wasn't even building a house??? I guess reading comprehension is hard for some people...
Cassie 8 months ago
I believe Starla was referring to the owner of the house who should have been present for the groundbreaking of the building of their own home (homeowner as opposed to land owner).
Load More Replies... A B C the Fourth (QUIT CENSORING BP) 8 months ago
This post is fit for The Sun, but not BP. It's a shame what this page has become.
You May Like Tesla Blames Young Man For Crash That Tragically Ended His Life While In ‘Autopilot’ Mode "Imagine The Noise": Woman Buys Dream House Only For Strangers To Turn It Into Tourist Spot “Hope She Enjoys Prison”: Influencer Films Herself “Picking Out” Stolen Items, Gets Arrested
Donata Leskauskaite
Donata Leskauskaite
Renan Duarte
Related on Bored Panda
50
8