Concord woman shocked after house is built on her Hawaii lot by mistake

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Ай бұрын

A Concord woman is speaking out after she says a construction company built a house on her lot in Hawaii by mistake. Jocelyn Moran reports.
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@CT808 Ай бұрын

They didnt mention it in this video, but on the local Hawaii news, they reported the developer didnt conduct a survey prior to building or selling the property as is required by Hawaii state law. They apparently located the lot by "counting the light poles," which obviously isnt reliable. They tried to cut corners by not hiring a surveyor. They're very clearly negligent and at fault, so amazing that they would have the gall to sue the property owner for their mistake.

@EdwardM919 Ай бұрын

That's funny because a survey is only about $600. Anything built on your property illegally is yours to do with as you please in the eyes of the law. So she just got a free house out of this deal. With idiots abound like this, the housing crisis will surely end soon.

@patmcbride9853 Ай бұрын

They claim that they sued everyone to force them to come together and find a solution. Seems to most people that everyone BUT the property owner should find a solution that involves her getting a bare lot again.

@justayoutuber1906 Ай бұрын

This is why you have title insurance

@yogachica117 Ай бұрын

You need a survey before getting a building permit. You can't sell a home without running a title search. She needs to find out what Title Company was used for the purchase transaction. Sue them for letting the sell go through.

@kendallevans4079 Ай бұрын

@@justayoutuber1906Bingo!

@LS-kg6my Ай бұрын

The developer has it backward. SHE has a lawsuit against THEM. They destroyed the ecosystem on her land, vandalized, squated and built illegal structures on HER land. Sue them into bankruptcy. They are to incompetent to stay in the market

@neowuwei7851 Ай бұрын

They cut corners, as is typical in Hawaii, and now, it's going to cost them big time.

@jimbeam-ru1my Ай бұрын

it really doesn't matter who files suit, a suit is necessary to work this out. the lady has no reason to get pissed about it. she's going to come out of this with a home that cost her pennies on the dollar.

@MrBeetsGaming Ай бұрын

@@jimbeam-ru1my She has no reason to get pissed? Are you joking? You have got to be

@MossyMozart Ай бұрын

@@jimbeam-ru1my - Meanwhile, her lot has been destroyed! And how much will it cost her to get the house razed and removed? I hope the developed gets it good in court. I do not see where they have a leg to stand on.

@jimbeam-ru1my Ай бұрын

@@MossyMozart why the fuck would she want the house razed and removed? It's her house now. She bought the property with hopes of someday building a home on it and now she has one- for free. tearing it down would be like burning a trash bag with a half million dollars in it. I swear people are dumber than fuck nowadays. Even simple realities are beyond you animals

@DAVADMDAVAD Ай бұрын

She has a HUGE suit against all of the involved. It is and was her land. Period.

@_Y.Not_ Ай бұрын

no, she really doesn't, she should have taken the lot next door, this land was only worth $22,000, she's looking for a big payout that she is not going to get.

@ShannonMichelle7937 Ай бұрын

@@_Y.Not_what??????

@cdsersd2d Ай бұрын

This contractor sounds like my ex-wife. Makes a huge mistakes, then tries to blame me.

@Noname-rw2gi Ай бұрын

@@cdsersd2d hilarious.. thx for this.

@395joe8 Ай бұрын

Period

@judyr.2398 Ай бұрын

SHE should be suing THEM for building on her.property!!!!! INSANE.

@neowuwei7851 Ай бұрын

She will get around to that. And the developer will settle because they have NO case in court. All it takes is for the judge to ask, "Did your company make sure they were building on the right lot? Case dismissed." 😆

@joekev27 Ай бұрын

Definitely no mistake. They are just trying to see what they can get away with.

@SandorVitez Ай бұрын

Like the Biden administration

@gammagogeta Ай бұрын

@SandorVitez just like what Trump did too on January 6. What is your point again?

@pinoy32123ify Ай бұрын

@@gammagogetaTrump built a wall to stop illegals from taking over. Biden let them in. whats Jan 6 got to do with this?

@andypanda4756 Ай бұрын

Yup, keep pushing until people give. That 's how bullies take.

@lyric2439 Ай бұрын

Bingo!

@joejohnson1213 Ай бұрын

She should sue the developer for: 1. Higher tax bill due unauthorized improvement. 2. Cost of removing the house. 3. Cost of restoring the land. 4. Legal cost of the entire process.

@YohielSpeaks Ай бұрын

Amd don't forget "5. Pain and suffering"! LOL

@brianw4brian Ай бұрын

Democrats running Hawaii that s permits must be drinking off hours. I heard lots of the hawaiians are drunks. Besides EPA lots of things wrong with this news report. Should gone into building permits office how'd you issue a permit build house on Someone elses property? Lots of questions ID ask if I was reporting.

@YohielSpeaks Ай бұрын

That's right,@@brianw4brian. It's a regular practice here to get a judge drunk on Christmas or New Year's Eve; so that the judge will sign papers to approve filling in ancient fish ponds and the like in order to build hotels, golf courses, and sub-divisions, etc, on sacred lands.

@MrMacavity Ай бұрын

How the heck are they suing HER after they made a mistake.

@eddietrujillo224 Ай бұрын

Welcome to the new age America I did wrong but I'm the victim it's always easiest to play victim 😂😂

@murielsundermier1044 Ай бұрын

Sheer stupidity!

@ElSantoLuchador Ай бұрын

This is America. You can sue anyone for any reason. The lawsuit is ridiculous and will be tossed, just like most of them.

@AVM26 Ай бұрын

capitalism

@CrystalM1917 Ай бұрын

Entitlement.

@DoctorOnce Ай бұрын

How dare they sue HER? That's insane! She should countersue.

@beelikemizu604 Ай бұрын

The next level to squatting 🤔

@jogmas12 Ай бұрын

Sqayters have money to build homes?

@kendallevans4079 Ай бұрын

@@jogmas12My friend had 39 vacant acres in S. Dakota. Nothing on there so he didn't bother to visit it often, it was just an investment. One summer he did and found 3 trailers parked there for who knows how long with squatters living there.

@COO415 Ай бұрын

@beelike... Bruh I need to get into this kind of game 😊.

@marvawright4874 Ай бұрын

Master squatters

@roamiblu1833 Ай бұрын

Please don't put that in the air! Please don't!!!😵‍💫😵‍💫

@timallison8560 Ай бұрын

not only does the landowner NOT have to pay ANYTHING for the house that was built on her land, the construction company that built the house will need to REIMBURSE her for the cost to KNOCK DOWN AND REMOVE THE HOUSE, even if she chooses NOT to. none of these costs or issues are her fault.

@utubewillyman Ай бұрын

That would be the proper solution, but who knows how it will play out in today's world. The mere fact that she is named in a lawsuit is already outrageous.

@user-yk5ux3gp7d Ай бұрын

Then, they would have to pay for the damage to her property and destroy all the vegetation. It's hers. They are the losers here. They deserve it all. Maybe next time, they will abide by the law.

@sunnys3727 Ай бұрын

you know the law .. its an basically an free house.. free and clear... unless she told them to take it down

@NovaStarKitty Ай бұрын

Would be cheaper for the developers to just let her keep the house then. Free house. Hope we get updates on this

@hangten1904 Ай бұрын

@@utubewillyman It's going to be civil case, most likely being a jury trial. I am sure they would have the logic to know, she's not entitled to pay for anything.

@tomhenry897 Ай бұрын

Now the builder is sueing her for unjust enrichment after she refused to sell to them

@ronniebots9225 Ай бұрын

and that in fact is the sole reason to keep resisting. Otherwise you could defraud people of their land just by illigaly building on it and sue to make them sell you the land. It would create a dangerous precedent. And iam not talking about small time builders making a mistake, but big developers just building on any land and dragging land owners into the courts to force them to sell.

@stephaniejoy3334 Ай бұрын

She needs to hire a really good lawyer that specializes in this area. Doesn't matter that they made a costly mistake, they're in the wrong 100%. She shouldn't have to pay one dime to rectify this situation...if anything, the contractor will end up paying her attorney fees and compensate her time/aggravation, court-ordered.

@PunguinYoga Ай бұрын

I would hope.

@jimbeam-ru1my Ай бұрын

"She needs to hire a really good lawyer that specializes in this area." She'd win even if she hired the shittiest lawyer in town. this is an open and shut case. the developers named her in a lawsuit because they had to. she's now a party to the suit and she needs a resolution in court just as much as they do.

@stephaniejoy3334 Ай бұрын

@@jimbeam-ru1my I agree! I hope this woman reads all these comments so she understands her rights...I wish her all the best!

@Calinotch06 Ай бұрын

This was no mistake and they would be tearing it down and paying me for pain and suffering.

@stuwest3653 Ай бұрын

Nobody is going to tear down a new house.

@Calinotch06 Ай бұрын

@@stuwest3653 She doesn't want the house on her property, they will have to tear it down. Nothing is free.

@stuwest3653 Ай бұрын

@@Calinotch06 You don't know what she wants. She planned on living there, houses aren't cheap and nobody wants to litigate for years. You know nothing.

@Calinotch06 Ай бұрын

@@stuwest3653 Clearly you did not listen to what the reporter said. She clearly said that the woman did not want that house, but had a different vision for a home to build. You know nothing. The house was built illegally on her property and is causing her legal and financial problems.

@Calinotch06 Ай бұрын

@@stuwest3653 argue with your mother.

@MathieuCastro Ай бұрын

They never stated under exactly what terms the developers sued this woman. Reynolds is being sued by Keaau Development due to her being "unjustly enriched." Building a house on someone else's property without their approval or consent apparently makes them liable for restitution in their eyes. Even if everything is the contractors fault and this woman is absurd, its her land to choose what is done to it. They literally bulldozed her land's massive vegetation. Suing her and expecting her to cater to their whims is completely unrealistic. Keaau Development are purposely dragging this woman through the mud.

@SourBogBubble Ай бұрын

in my area it'd be a 2k fine per tree and the Full cost of restoring each Full grown tree, so about 20k-30k per full grown.

@janofb Ай бұрын

To get her to tell them what she wants as a remedy. She's never said, and she's turned down every offer they've given her.

@Metal0sopher Ай бұрын

This woman is a jerk. Why can't she just take the lot next door. They are both equally flat, same size, they look identical. She could request a $5000 fee or more for them screwing up, and come up on top, with a 25% discount on a lot she paid $20,000 for. This is how humans hurt themselves by being thick headed and stubborn. This negative could be turned into a positive for her if she had the intelligence and metal flexibility, but no, now lawsuits left and right, frustration, bad feelings for all, and bad relations with future neighbor. Most problems in life are self created because people are inflexible and would rather be angry than come up with creative solutions. Pathetic.

@warmcozy Ай бұрын

@@janofb Well, it seems from the story that she wants them to leave her alone and let her deal with her land without a problem. They keep bothering her with this option and that option that has nothing to do with what she said she wanted. She told them what she wanted and they don’t want to accept it. Now they’re harassing her.

@AMERICANPATRIOT1945 Ай бұрын

MathieuCastro, This is the type of frivolous lawsuit that the wealthy and big corporate use to force unfair concessions from normal people with normal means. The only thing here that matters is that a developer stole someone's land. The nature of the theft is irrelevant. If the situation were reversed, the developer would win 100% plus full legal costs instantly at the expense of the normal person. This is part of our 2 tiered justice system that almost always favor the wealthy over the rest of us. The only correct outcome from this situation is that the property owner gets a full and 100% say so as to how the developer's mistake will be disposed of, and completely at the developer's expense. The developer is a professional and therefore should know better each and every time they build anything.

@robynconway1286 Ай бұрын

In Australia in Melbourne a man came home and found his house demolished one day. The demolition people were given the incorrect house number. So sad for everyone.

@HistoryGe3k Ай бұрын

What was the outcome of this case??

@jaremaw2368 Ай бұрын

If she agrees to swap the properties, she will create a precedence. Very dangerous one.

@LM-he7eb 20 сағат бұрын

Apparently a precedence has already been set, that is why the construction company is kicking up a fuss. Seems they regularly do this & the plot owners are forced to either move or buy the house

@geneard639 Ай бұрын

wow. Well, an honest judge will listen to her and tell the companies involved "You had due diligence to verify the land you were building on was correct, its not the owners job to look over your shoulder or approach you, that's YOUR job. The owner of the land has objected to the building on their land. You will pay them for damages to the land, and $2,000 a month for using the land during the duration of its use from the day you broke ground to the day said ground is made whole." Because that, is exactly what those corporations would demand of her if she had built on their land.

@curiousnomadic Ай бұрын

This. They should be paying her rent since the time they tried to landjack her property.

@davebarton6824 Ай бұрын

Aside from the FACT that Ann is in way too deep in the world of the metaphysical, it sure sounds like she got a free house unless the builder is such a bitch they have the house torn down, bearing the cost of demolition rather than give up the structure for free.

@UnitedStates. Ай бұрын

The judges are bought and corrupt. This is the US after all.

@MossyMozart Ай бұрын

@geneard639 - They should pay all her court costs, pay for razing and removing that building, and restoring the lot to it previous state.

@MusMasi Ай бұрын

you know those corporations would demand a lot more, her first born, and her organs into the bargain, they are beyond ruthless, look at how entitled they are when they are in the wrong!

@Virgo53100 Ай бұрын

Isn't it strange they contact her now after the house has been built. They knew what they were doing.😡😡😡

@kawikajones9436 Ай бұрын

actually, the developer didn't contact her. The realtor that was selling the house did after she did a title search or something like that when she found out who the REAL owner was.

@jimbeam-ru1my Ай бұрын

no, it isn't strange. when the house was sold it went into escrow and when a title search was done it was discovered that the property belonged to her. that's why the realtor called; it fell out of escrow.

@secularnyc666 Ай бұрын

Her zodiac didn't tell her about the lawsuits.

@toebeans3985 Ай бұрын

Nothing was said or implied about predicting the future. 🤦‍♀️

@secularnyc666 Ай бұрын

@@toebeans3985 False.

@blak3brutus229 Ай бұрын

@@toebeans3985what do you think a zodiac is for a believer!?

@chickenpatti1362 Ай бұрын

LMAO

@buddyboy6783 Ай бұрын

Oh no the rich hippie with excess land was inconvenienced 😢

@blackpalacemusic Ай бұрын

This was not a mistake, its called a strategy.

@ML-bs3di Ай бұрын

This is an easy case win for the lady. Any reasonable and ethical judge can reason that the developer trespassed on her properly and without consent or authorization "placed a building on her property". Therefore, the developer needs to "remove the building from her property" and at its own expense. The developer may be required to pay the lady for any damage to her property, including emotional and mental stress inflicted onto her by the developer. If I were the developer, I would withdraw the lawsuit and remove that building and all fixture as soon as possible from her property before she counter files for damages.

@savemyneighborhood Ай бұрын

Totally agreed. A criminal transpassing and the law needed to hold a developer accountable. Too many crimes are given a free pass and now it is out of control

@recoveringsoul755 Ай бұрын

I imagine they also would have put in plumbing, electrical, and roads for infrastructure to support a house being there. Developer messed up big time. They need to pay her legal fees and travel expenses too.

@patmcbride9853 Ай бұрын

@@recoveringsoul755 The developer would have to install roads and other infrastructure in order to get approval to sell lots.

@patmcbride9853 Ай бұрын

As long as it doesn't get handed to the HI supreme court the judges might be ethical.

@kendallevans4079 Ай бұрын

Hang on there. While I agree and think it's a slam dunk......A developer and judge are closer than a simple land owner and either of them. My guess is some loophole will be discovered by the builder to let them off the hook. "It's a private party, folks and we're not invited".

@jamesgibson3242 Ай бұрын

Sued by the developer? Should be the other way around. The developer made the error. She should be able to keep the house on HER land.

@zacharyspencer8321 Ай бұрын

She'll have to countersue. They bulldozed her lot, erected a building, then THEY sue HER? THAT is adding harrassment on top of the inconvenience, stress, legal fees, travel expenses, and even the cost of having the house removed and the property restored to its previous condition. The developers trespassed on her property, and built a house on her property without her permission or knowledge, then tried to sell it. Then, when their offer of swapping her lot with another wasn't accepted, they sue her? Honestly, the developer messed up. And they need to make it right.

@CoolChannelName Ай бұрын

difference between men and women. Any man would move in and say thank you for the free house, then put up no trespassing signs.

@ebeb516 Ай бұрын

@@CoolChannelNameshe did put up a fence most likely it has some no trespassing signs.

@richardnassano623 Ай бұрын

Developer didn’t error, general contractor did, developer is suing all parties involved, that’s what has to be done. She will not get the house unless it saves the builder compared to moving it of tearing it down.

@zacharyspencer8321 Ай бұрын

@@richardnassano623 THAT piece of information isn't specifically included in this video. I don't believe it's mentioned WHOSE mistake led to the situation. Did the developer give the contractor the wrong information, or did the contractor have the right information but sent the construction crew to the wrong lot, or to the right lot? Did the construction crew mess up? Was a surveyor get called in or not? Did the surveyor, if contracted, make the mistake? How, exactly was the mistake discovered (I got the impression it was the Title company or govt. agency that found the discrepancy)? The reporter states, "The construction company built this particular house on Ann's lot by mistake." But there's no follow up as to whether the construction company built on the lot they were instructed to build on, or whether they went to the wrong lot because they didn't double check. Whose mistake WAS it? Developer? Contractor? Construction company? Exactly WHO mistakenly said, "This is the lot"? It's odd that the REAL owner states that the REALTOR called her to tell her "I just sold a house that happens to be on your land." How did the realtor "sell" it, and how did they discover the mistake? My guess is that when the sale was submitted the title deed didn't match. It sounds like the Dept. or Property Records rejected the sale. The biggest insult here is that the developer sued Ann (she's named alongside everyone else involved). Ann is actually the victim here. In one sense, one could say that her property was vandalized by the contractor working for the developer. That's like crazy. It's harassment. Now she has to hire an attorney to defend herself against this bully developer.

@edgardoedelvalle8840 Ай бұрын

Am a Contractor in Florida, non hiring surveyors is their fault, it's the owners home now, those contractors should have their licenses revoked. And pay her money to remodel the home as she wanted, even daring to disturb her with this is so wild.

@dianaroach3093 Ай бұрын

Always, always get a survey

@tleonard8472 Ай бұрын

imagine being sued by someone who references her zodiac sign lol

@jublywubly Ай бұрын

I cringed when she started talking about that. What an air head.

@chokonen Ай бұрын

I was waiting for her to mention her crystals next...@@jublywubly

@ArtificialIntelligenceMusicBox Ай бұрын

@@jublywubly This is what multi-millionaires look like lol. I just wonder how and why.

@marcbowden6183 Ай бұрын

There is no lol here just a someone making a joke out of a serious situation. What you sow you shall reap!

@robertkubrick3738 Ай бұрын

Her zodiac has no bearing on the legal implications. I hope you do get sued by a a complete nut case who has solid legal grounds because i want to hear you LOL then.

@carolr7823 Ай бұрын

Make them remove the house and replant all of the trees and plants that they destroyed.

@jimbeam-ru1my Ай бұрын

Why? she could get a free house out of this. She'd have to be stupid to force them to tear down a half million dollar improvement to her property

@nrsmythe Ай бұрын

On HER land. And that would solve things...how?

@strawberrytiramisu Ай бұрын

@@jimbeam-ru1mybecause it’s not the house she envisioned. Some people have what they want in their mind and go for it when they can afford it. Not everyone would take the building just because it’s “free”.

@EsotericNY Ай бұрын

@@jimbeam-ru1my Doesn't look like much of an improvement. Any kid could come up with a better design in Stable Diffusion than that hot mess. And if they cut corners hiring a surveyor and permit reviews, it stands to reason there are better developers out there she could've sold the property to. Either way, she'll have money coming her way.

@cuzr702 Ай бұрын

@@strawberrytiramisuIt’s only a 20k lot. House is worth 20-30x that. She’s just trying to act like the lot is special so she gains sympathy in court. She didn’t check star alignments, whatever that means. Give me a break. 😂

@stuwest3653 Ай бұрын

Definitely not a mistake. They gambled on stealing a piece of property they thought was abandoned and lost. I'd pay 50K for the house or sue them for 1,000,000.

@MisterMooster Ай бұрын

She shouldn't pay a penny for the house, it's not even the house she wanted. I know she wanted a certain lot but maybe they could pay her something like $100,000 to accept a lot next door. But she doesn't have to do this, but I think she should be looking for some kind of compromise solution. It will be interesting to see how this turns out.

@janofb Ай бұрын

@@MisterMoosterShe didn't "want" that certain lot. She got it on a tax auction cheap without even seeing it. She invented all that BS about how it was the perfect lot after the fact. They offered her the lot next door. Would still meet her criteria. She passed.

@warmcozy Ай бұрын

@@janofb Obviously, there’s more than one lot available at a tax auction. She had choices and chose that particular lot. So your argument doesn’t hold. They’re trying to prevent her from getting a free house, and since they’ve chosen to sue her all bets are off. Legally, the house is hers, whether they like it or not.

@MisterMooster Ай бұрын

@@janofb Interesting if true, not sure how to verify this. Not sure what she wants, does she want the house for free, or does she want it taken down? It's their screwup, they're at her mercy, but they're trying to bully her into submission by suing her is how it seems. Still there likely have a lot deeper pockets than she does, she'd be better off accepting the lot next door and moving on, everyone makes mistakes.

@tamehamehaprints3604 Ай бұрын

Dont believe this ladies story…. HPP is common 1acre lots on invasive species scrubland 5miles from Hilo. They have zero access to ocean for swimming because of sea cliffs. the lots have 2-4 inches of soil and are infested with 50-100+’ tall albizia (this home has 3’ tall babies in the front yard that will become 50’-80+’ tall in 15 yrs with a base 7+’ wide… she could settle for a better endemic Ohia lot, ….there are thousands in that HPP subdivision.and even better lots uphill/mauka from there…. FYI most everyone in Puna lives with many unpaved roads, we have 13 traffic lights in 500 sq miles of land, we have solar and water catchment or fill stations, we dont have home mail services we all go to PO… we give directions by mauka/makai and power pole numbers or mile markers on hwy as most raw cinder/lava road dont have signage and many dont have address posted for homes unseen down long driveways. Most lots are 3 acres (3 football fields) .. these thousands of 1 acre lots HPP are smaller and full off invasive species.. its a bedroom community for Hilo that suffers w/ bad traffic on its only hwy…. iow This mainland EastBay kine lady IS hyping this for attention, this is not that rare but kinda rare they didnt catch it before they started building… she should settled not cause fuss for rubbishland... lame… aloha

@junes8796 Ай бұрын

They will try to bully her and/or defeat her financially with court continuances, ridiculous motions, attorney fees and costs for THEIR MISTAKE. The nerve of them. I wish her the best. She will prevail.

@moongypsyguerrero1925 Ай бұрын

What nerve.They built on her property, and they're suing her!

@mrtee3477 Ай бұрын

I got a free house.

@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart Ай бұрын

Yep

@99nikniht Ай бұрын

Read my mind

@yes4me Ай бұрын

And poo

@janofb Ай бұрын

They'll move it first. Much cheaper.

@zombieapocalypse3837 Ай бұрын

Yeah, a free house full of criminal squatters/druggies and all that goes with it.

@AMERICANPATRIOT1945 Ай бұрын

This woman should counter sue the developer for filing a frivolous lawsuit since the developer hasn't a leg to stand on. This is one more example of a wealthy entity abusing the legal system to scam a normal, hardworking person out of her property and it should never be allowed. In fact, this woman should not only be given her property back with her choice to keep or demolish the house at the developer's expense, the owner should have the option to force the developer to revert the property back to its original state so she can pursue her goal of building the house that she wanted. That includes all vegetation, landscaping, and everything else that made the property attractive to her in the first place. The developer should also be forced to pay her for all of her expenses incurred by this so called "mistake."

@inmyexpression19 Ай бұрын

Finally. Justice! And common sense. Imagine a developer can just build anywhere they please without knowing who owns the land first… 😑

@newelllondon724 Ай бұрын

Sue the lawyer who filed this lawsuit

@Obseye777 Ай бұрын

And trespassing, and bulldozing her wild ecosystem.

@MusMasi Ай бұрын

should also be a criminal case against the greedy developer. let them pay for damages, and whoever signed off on it can also spend some time inside.

@sueparks-ld4ru Ай бұрын

omg how can they even get a law suit against her ,she should sue them

@sullivan912 Ай бұрын

This is clearly a frivolous lawsuit and should be dismissed. The developer should have their business license revoked, and the law firm should have their license to practice revoked.

@Ridesharfacts Ай бұрын

How the heck are they suing this woman it should be other way around

@blablah538 Ай бұрын

The poop on the bathroom floor part really helped explain the story. A masterpiece. Bravo

@hydrazi Ай бұрын

It really brought the visceral feeling to me. Much agreed. HAHAHAHAHAHA

@kendallevans4079 Ай бұрын

:..Into every life a little💩 must fall.."

@cliffontheroad Ай бұрын

The poop is perhaps a phony excuse to erect a fence. I'd do that to protect a 500K present someone gave me. (Humor: "that" ment to be the fence, but could be "poop on the floor" too.) 22 houses by a developer? Wish I knew what they paid for the 22. Corporate developers are no friends to affordable housing.

@turanamo Ай бұрын

The poop, the zodiac sign, the aligning of the stars,... Come on! She already has a solid case. Spare the drama

@user-km6xc9nm2w Ай бұрын

IKR LOL@@turanamo

@jerrypeal653 Ай бұрын

Hopefully she gets a lawyer that counter sues !

@freedumb_3.0 Ай бұрын

The biggest crime here is buying that house for half a million.

@nickhyslop5743 Ай бұрын

She should have a free house here. Developer messed up and built a house on her property. She signed no contract to have a home built so they can’t lien her property. She owns the property so what’s on it is hers. She can sue them and have them remove the home off the property which would cost them even more money or they can write the cost of the build off and walk away. She can’t be held financially responsible because they made a mistake and they can’t force her to take another plot. Hire a good lawyer and be happy you got a free house and probably utilities run.

@zacharyspencer8321 Ай бұрын

Not the house she envisioned. She doesn't want THAT house. She also shouldn't have to pay to have it removed. The property should be restored to its original state.

@uggycyvhvyvyv7322 Ай бұрын

@zacharyspencer8321 That house is worth $500,000 they said I would keep it lol destroying it would be a huge waste of money for everybody

@zacharyspencer8321 Ай бұрын

@@uggycyvhvyvyv7322 Because it couldn't be sold, it's been vandalized, and will require some extensive work. But you're missing the point . . . THAT is not what she wanted on her property. How would you like it if you came back from vacation to find that someone put some weird tot lot on your front lawn, or had remodeled the inside of your home to look like Fairyland? Destroying THAT would also be a "huge waste of money for everybody". Are you saying she should keep this cheap house because it would be a waste of money to destroy it? No, the developers should move the house off her lot, along with the foundation. They should also drop their lawsuit against her.

@lonnieloveblackdragon Ай бұрын

❤💙💯

@Rockr69747 Ай бұрын

@@zacharyspencer8321 also they should have to restore the land to the way it was before the cleared it.

@rawbird5341 Ай бұрын

The developers intentionally did not want to use a surveyor, they can intimidate as much as they want, this will be an easy case.

@HistoryGe3k Ай бұрын

When you purchase a house or a piece of land you should always perform a property search by a professional. The Developers failed to do this and their NEGLIGENCE resulted in a house being built on the wrong lot. The owner of the lot was totally unaware of what was happening. The lot owner did not giver permission for anyone to be on her property so from the minute other people put foot on her land they were trespassing as they had no legal right or reasonable excuse to be on her land. . There are 2 possible options: 1. bulldoze the building and return the land to its ORIGINAL state. This means planting mature trees and vegetation etc...This option does not enrich her and just returns her to her original state. . 2. acknowledge their negligence and acknowledge that the structure is hers to do what she wants to do with it. The option does enrich her BUT she is now not able to develop the property how she wanted to. She will also be subjected to additional taxes, maintenance, and security costs. She will either have to rent it out or move there to stop squatters etc. From this perspective, I do not see her being enriched as we do not know WHEN she wanted to live there. She may have purchased it to retire in and wanted to keep the native vegetation intact until then. . This is why as a professional, you must make sure that all checks are performed and not cut corners. .

@danedaniels3686 Ай бұрын

In most states, the builder is out of luck. He builds a house on the wrong lot, it now belongs to the lot owner. She owes him nothing. If the builder pursues legal action for his mistake, he opens himself up paying the landowners legal fees and she could also make a case for damages as she now has higher property taxes, insurance, and maintenance cost she did have before the builders mistake.

@artforartsake888 Ай бұрын

What a great lady! House belongs to her.

@cliffontheroad Ай бұрын

the house does. But the BS that this lot differs from the one next door is of interest to me AND what is the background how she won the auction.. Does not change the legal aspect! There are a lot of other good comments on this story.

@TheMufcmark Ай бұрын

@@cliffontheroad doesn't matter whether it differs or not, she bought the land, and she owns it. If you are that dumb that you build a property on the wrong parcel of land without checking with a surveyor, you deserve everything you get.

@cuzr702 Ай бұрын

@@cliffontheroadShe’s just playing it up for court. If it was 20k, it’s not a very special lot. House is worth a lot more.

@WalkawayRene12 Ай бұрын

There is usually a title search before closing so someone screwed up.

@pamaladalrymple9748 Ай бұрын

Title Company is also on the hook, big time.

@kawikajones9436 Ай бұрын

I think that is how the realtor found out who really owned the home and that is why she contacted her about it. The house never closed.

@jimbeam-ru1my Ай бұрын

the one that screwed up is the bullshit journalist that didn't make it clear that the home sale fell out of escrow because of title issues.

@gypsyrain369 Ай бұрын

WOW !

@OrangeArdmore Ай бұрын

Seems to me no one is expecting anything from the landowner and she just got swept up in the lawsuit as due diligence. I am just at a loss how a construction company made such a grave mistake. The landowner should be suing them to remove the now squatter's house on her plot of land, she should sue for her emotional stress, pay her lawyer's fees, and pay to get her land back to it's original state!

@thepro3729 Ай бұрын

Developers mistake. They should just take the loss and give her the house. Sure, they can tear down, but they better clean it up back to the way it was. The realtor should lose license. How can u sell when the paperwork for the land ownership doesn't match up. The city, loaner, inspection, escrow and and everyone involved should be investigated for fraud. You proceed with this complex transaction without landowner consent or even knowledge!?

@recoveringsoul755 Ай бұрын

What if she doesn't like THAT house? Placement and design. Maybe the feng shui is off or something. As the property owner it should be her choice of what and where to build on her own property.

@amyfu2047 Ай бұрын

Why should the realtor lose their license?? The developer made the error.

@animejanai4657 Ай бұрын

Was it a mistake? Or did they investigate the property owner and figure out how much assets she had or didn't have. If she didn't have enough assets to withstand a lawsuit, then they could win simply by outlasting her in expensive litigation that was dragged out over a long time period in order to increase her legal fees and legal per diem costs. Eventually, lacking finances would force her to sell her property (to the developer) in order to pay her legal expenses.

@aluisious Ай бұрын

Why poop on the floor in the empty house though? If I was staying in a free house in Hawaii, I'd get real fancy and start buying toilet paper and soap.

@RollingThunder808 Ай бұрын

Might be the squatters dog poop.

@contactpq Ай бұрын

lol ... good one

@Glimmmerra Ай бұрын

The developer *left a message.* Pretty crappy of him if you ask me.

@justagirlsd3000 Ай бұрын

People are disgusting

@jimsmisadventuresinbeekeeping Ай бұрын

😂

@user-zt5yf1gw4n Ай бұрын

This literally happened to one of my moms friends shit is crazy to actually see it happened to others

@gzhang207 Ай бұрын

there are multiple wrong here: the builders mistake without a survey? Unlikely. Then title was checked and transferred as part of the sale?! Title insurance?!

@RollingThunder808 Ай бұрын

They tried to strong arm her into swapping lots and lied about the sale.

@tamehamehaprints3604 Ай бұрын

@czarfore Ай бұрын

Nothing to do with title insurance. The property wasn't sold or transferred to the developers by the rightful owner. The contractor was hired to build a house on a different property.

@gzhang207 Ай бұрын

@@czarfore wasn’t the title company job to make sure the title was legit? I don’t get it how the sales agent discovered it in the end unless the title and the lot were incorrectly paired: they all processed the title of the land that was empty.

@lg-ii6pm Ай бұрын

My guess is that the mistake came to light when they tried to sell the house because of course the title can’t clear since they don’t own the property.

@rebeccahenderson7761 Ай бұрын

She owns the house free and clear now. It's her property and their loss for being stupid. Suing her is ridiculous.

@babaoreally8220 Ай бұрын

That is THEIR mistake,and by laws in most states,that house is now yours.They have no legal means of entry to the home ,as you have ownership of the private property on which it sits.They must now purchase that property from you.Name your price,get a good lawyer.

@kellyroyds5040 Ай бұрын

This has been happening quite a bit. Is something going to be done about it?

@patmcbride9853 Ай бұрын

Shotgun lawsuits should be penalized with large judgements against the plaintiff(s) and their lawyers.

@CoolChannelName Ай бұрын

I agree, but I suspect the legal consultants are all Attorneys and not lawyers. Lawyers answer to the State, attorneys answer to a private bar association and are practically immune from any penalties for doing wrong, bearing false witness and trespassing upon a right. If you are innocent you need a lawyer, if you are guilty, you need an attorney, someone who is good at twisting the law.

@deadlotCamper Ай бұрын

exactly

@woodchooi8859 Ай бұрын

The owner needs to counter sue the deveoper for damages and tresspassing her property. Win-win for the owner to put the sneaky conniving developer in its place.

@davidprice9792 Ай бұрын

They should tear down the house. This is ridiculous

@mimoleclair9824 Ай бұрын

If they rule in her favour, is she entitled to keep the house or will it be destroyed? Would the developer have a right to destroy it or would it be trespassing? There's no point in wasting that house, she should have it for free as it was built without her consent on her own land. Imo that house is hers. If I build a shed on my neighbour's lawn without his consent, that shed isn't mine. I wouldn't have any right to enter the yard again to destroy/remove it. I would be trespassing. Same rules should apply to her land right?

@Absaalookemensch Ай бұрын

In our neighborhood, a house was built partly on another lot. The 400' water well was also placed on the wrong let. All of the contractors lost in court and the home owner and their neighbor got a huge reduction in the costs of their homes and one reduced price free well. The other lot didn't have it's own well on their lot yet. Mistakes cost.

@spartannole71 Ай бұрын

What I don't get is how did the construction get a permit to clear land and build on it if the property is on file in someone else name?

@richatlarge462 Ай бұрын

Well they did offer her basically an identical lot next door and she said no. That, plus some cash for her inconvenience, seems like the best solution.

@rcar9115 Ай бұрын

I don't live in Hawaii but I checked online and Title Insurance is mandatory for real estate transactions in Hawaii. If there is a dispute, the developer needs to file a claim with the Title Insurance company.

@sharis9095 Ай бұрын

Even if she gets a "free' house if she's someone who buys a lot based on astrology the house is probably not what she wanted. They need to remove the house, pay her for damage to her property and apologize before she sues them. Or... she should take a large cash settlement and the vacant lot next door.

@MusMasi Ай бұрын

she should sue them to the hilt especially after they had the nerve to harass and then sue her!! They are in the wrong, take everything she can, is what she should do, screw the developer

@_Y.Not_ Ай бұрын

The courts will not find in her favor, she was offered a fair resolution of the lot next door, the land was only worth $22,000, she should have taken their offer and walked away from years of aggravation. The courts will never find that she is entitled to a big payout.

@sharis9095 Ай бұрын

I have never been in a subdivision where 2 lots are equal... view, angle to sun, drainage, elevation, foliage, sq/ft... even distance to utilities as they would have to be brought in ... there are always differences. Personally, I would've taken the other lot and if it wasn't equal, asked for compensation for the difference. But again, if this woman picked her spot using astrology she is not going to have the same criteria I have.

@richatlarge462 Ай бұрын

@@_Y.Not_ She should have taken the other lot plus a negotiated settlement, and come out ahead.

@monkeyhaters9258 Ай бұрын

She said ;the moon the stars and the sun all Told her to buy this land... apparently she misinterpreted it...?

@MusMasi Ай бұрын

who builds a whole house and everything on a plot of land without it getting surveyed? Even on our customary land we get it surveyed and/or passed through the traditional system to put up anything there. This is wild, and they have the gall to sue her?

@ladysunshine9029 Ай бұрын

Because the contractor is full of it. Sounds like she has the better plot of land and they built a house on it teying to be slick and then offered to swap thinking she would fall for it. Now theyre teying to strongarm her to get the house and land.

@seanlance8821 24 күн бұрын

Any update? Did she win?

@Lee-yc1if Ай бұрын

She needs to counter Sue. She is entitled to the damages to her property. The cost of the removal of the house. Plus the restoration cost of the property.

@IowaKim Ай бұрын

I've heard of squatters but this is taking it to the next level

@dustinherk8124 Ай бұрын

how the hell do you sue for property you had no legal right to build on? this sounds like the developer trying to lock things up in court, and draw things out until the owner can no longer afford to keep a lawyer on retainer, and force her to sell to them.

@jimbeam-ru1my Ай бұрын

I can tell by that paranoid horseshit that you know nothing about the law. She was named in a suit because she is a party whether she wants to be or not. the primary suit is against the contractor, not her. She could potentially sue the developers in the future so they have to get the legal issues resolved right now. The developers hired a contractor that royally fucked up. This isn't some machiavellian scheme to fuck the lady out of her property

@Ay-B Ай бұрын

A: I accidentally built a house on your land. Can we come to an agreement? B: No. Please tear it down or move it. A: Okay, I will do that. Please accept my apology.

@brianp5205 Ай бұрын

22k for land in Hawaii!?!?!?

@crypticnomad Ай бұрын

It is almost certainly not a good lot, not in a good area, and probably "high lava hazard". There are some scammers on the big island that sell dreams of an affordable Hawaiian paradise to people on the mainland that are unfamiliar with the big island. I think many people see other people's tourist photos of Maui and just kinda assume all of Hawaii is like that. I love the big island, my favorite island, but there are some places I for sure would not buy or rent. There are some parts on the south end of the island that almost look like the surface of the moon or something.

@recoveringsoul755 Ай бұрын

Her daughter lives there and she was on the property in 2019. The developers were supposed to check property titles before bulldozing!!! And building in the wrong place. @@crypticnomad

@Matt-kt9nm Ай бұрын

@@crypticnomadThey said she bought the property at a county tax auction.

@bpxl53yewz29 Ай бұрын

The waters are also poopy sewage water. Look it up. I’d never swim there.

@kendallevans4079 Ай бұрын

@@crypticnomadAgree. For natural beauty, the Big Island is the best but, as you said....be careful. Check out the lava "zone" first! The other thing is, places like Pahoa and Hilo are like getting on a time machine and going back to the 60's......better like the smell of pot and nobody working or even moving fast!

@marychristineanderson4112 Ай бұрын

The audacity of trying to sue her. What idiocracy 🤦‍♀️

@LuvDIY911 Ай бұрын

Insane that the land owner is being sued by the developer/contractor who made the mistake. Her mistake was not filing a lawsuit asap.

@gottagift Ай бұрын

So is the Lady on the hook for property taxes on a $500,000 home?

@warmcozy Ай бұрын

Good point.

@HanginInSF Ай бұрын

Yes!

@farmerbill6855 Ай бұрын

Well, it's her house. As soon as she pays property tax, that seals ownership.

@gottagift Ай бұрын

@@farmerbill6855While it does give her leverage as the owner of the property i would pause on the ownership of the house. Consider financing of a car or a house. You sign an agreement to make monthly payments which, once paid in entirety, you receive the title/mortgage of the property. I feel the in the end, this lady is going to take over any money due to financiers. The "unexpected burden" of assuming this takeover should offer her relief in some form from the $500,000 valuation of the house. I am guessing she is due either $75,000 in damages or acquisition of a $250,000 - $300,000 debt. Either way she may have figuratively struck gold, but not the lottery.

@kawikajones9436 Ай бұрын

@@HanginInSF no she's not.

@warrenleezy Ай бұрын

How the hell is squatter's rights still a valid law? It should be the absentee landlord's prerogative to let the land lie fallow or undeveloped as long as they still hold the deed.

@skycloud4802 Ай бұрын

I think I'll have to search every country and state before buying property now. Squatters Rights are scary.

@pringlized Ай бұрын

Unbelievable. I read about the lack of survey. I feel so bad for her. The developer should have it eat it and pay for the demolition.

@liberty-matrix Ай бұрын

The city planning dept. is accountable too. Plus city building inspectors regularly visited the site during the houses construction and said nothing.

@kidd66 Ай бұрын

Her Zodiac sign? wtf?

@josephlalock8378 Ай бұрын

no shit. whatta whack job.

@AstonVantage8 Ай бұрын

Apparently that didn’t work so well 😂

@SL-lz9jr Ай бұрын

Whatever floats her boat.

@ltx383 Ай бұрын

Lmfao Bay Area granola heads

@SFbayArea94121 Ай бұрын

She’s a clear WEIRDO. No much more can be said

@randyjax09 Ай бұрын

I would be LIVID! The nerve of that developer to sue her for their major screw up. I see a free house in her future if she can afford all the legal BS.

@--ag Ай бұрын

The incompetence! I hope she sues, post their photos, keeps suing and updates us all! People must be held accountable or they’ll do this to other people.

@IAmWithinEverything Ай бұрын

Sue the hell out of them.

@blkcoupequattro Ай бұрын

Technically the house is the property of the land owner unless there is signed agreement with the builder she can lien it until they settle, the builder needs to eat every last penny of that house, as far as alterations to her land, that could also be reasonably considered legally. This is nightmare for the builder, but a gift to the property owner at this point. I'd turn around, and let the builder know how much the property is worth $$$$$$$$$, though reasonable price for the property fair market value etc etc etc, she still has a right to occupy I believe, then sell at later date when economic conditions are better. That said the builder is probably going to still try to put a lien on the house on her property, but she can turn around and charge for use of her land at what ever price she want's...... I'm betting the builder was cognizant of exactly what they were doing, and if there was fight, they would try every legal angle to delay the process that ultimately rest with the builders.

@robertmartin4449 Ай бұрын

Once she started talking about her zodiac signs my brain shut off.

@cliffontheroad Ай бұрын

Ditto on zodiac. The lot next door would have all the same. Poop on the floor (human or animal?) is phony excuse to build a fence? That means "stay off my property" to more than the pooper.

@shivapriyasaraswati7171 Ай бұрын

@@cliffontheroad more like poop from the developer

@user-tb1fq5db3o Ай бұрын

So they bulldozed the property and built on her property… hell no these developers need to get this house off her lot and then pay her for all the damage they did to the property

@5DNRG Ай бұрын

in lawsuits, the plaintiff attorney always casts the biggest net to capture as many defendants as possible, so she will probably be eliminated from the suit once they figure out what her position is in this stupid mess. the developer needs his head examined.

@CB-uq6mx Ай бұрын

As soon as she mentioned zodiac sign, I tuned out

@kendallevans4079 Ай бұрын

If you ever visit the Big Island, it all starts to make sense. This place is time warped to the 60's! The smell of pot and patchouli oil is in the air constantly! NO ONE works or even moves fast....everyone is just waiting for Jerry Garcia to land his spaceship

@deadlotCamper Ай бұрын

enjoy your concrete jungle life then. not everyone is like you.

@user-yb7zz9cc9s Ай бұрын

@@kendallevans4079 If you ever lived on the Big Island, you'd know that is all the hao'le(foreigners) who came here and brought their "new" age BS. Native Hawaiians are far from patchouli oil and pot. What you're spreading is information of a visitor. You're nothing more than that. A visitor. It's like me going to SF and saying exactly what you said. It's one small segment of the population. Your ignorance shines through with your comment.

@kendallevans4079 Ай бұрын

@@deadlotCamperThanks for validating this thread. Enjoy spinning to the Grateful Dead pot music!

@gregorywilliams2726 Ай бұрын

This is not Ann’s problem but she should do the right thing and cooperate. Ann must be properly compensated at market rate for her land plus pain a suffering and she should not settle for compensation outside a location she would like to construct her home.

@levans3447 Ай бұрын

That is a nightmare

@lg-ii6pm Ай бұрын

She needs a lawyer to sue whoever is liable but also to protect her from the other lawyers!!! Never trust the other person’s lawyer when they’re suing you and especially here where you were the property owner.

@patricias5122 Ай бұрын

She does have a lawyer.

@MusMasi Ай бұрын

who in their right mind trusts the oppositions lawyer?

@gnlilu6972 Ай бұрын

This was done on purpose! I hope she wins!

@shaggybreeks Ай бұрын

On purpose? Explain who benefits and how.

@kawikajones9436 Ай бұрын

@@shaggybreeks the developer thought that they could bully her into taking the adjacent property and then that would be that. I don't know if it's the same developer but a developer tried to buy her property before all this happened and she refused to sell because of all that she did when she picked this particular parcel of land.

@bigbraz Ай бұрын

What's there to discuss? Please judge, don't even let this get to your courtroom. This needs to be dismissed. 'judgment for the defendant, you have a new house.'

@Obi1to1 Ай бұрын

Resolve it by taking them to court and working out a deal with the insurance Co!

@Native722 Ай бұрын

What a nightmare, good for her for sticking to her guns.

@RenataJensen Ай бұрын

That’s why you got to hire a survey when you are building a house

@germel1155 Ай бұрын

Stand for your property rights, it is yours. The developers should be ashamed of their actions.❤💪💪

@blindsquirrel7802 Ай бұрын

If the house is on her property it's her house. The developers can pound sand.

@just_passing_through Ай бұрын

Only in America can a developer build a house on your land and then sue you over it. The rest of the world laughs at you.

@josealeman332 Ай бұрын

Get a lawyer ASAP, they "make the mistake" ( I Dout it) why would they try to get you in trouble when they are the ones who made the mistake, in any case you should sue them for damage / trespass, stress etc. on you and your property.