Developer mistakenly has $500K house built on woman's Hawaii property, then sues her
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- Опубликовано: 29 мар 2024
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Annaleine "Anne" Reynolds was left stunned after PJ's Construction, hired by Keaau Development Partnership, built a home on her Puna, Hawaii property. abc7chicago.com/pjs-construct...
“Accidentally” sure… they’re trying take her properly by force.
You might accidentally deliver a load of mulch or even build a section of fence, but building an entire house is not an accident. Either gross error or intentional skullduggery on the part of the builder.
Also it's not so awful if you get the house for free which this 100% should be happening. Once this is all resolved she can either keep it or sell it for max profit.
@sylvainh20. But she does NOT WANT the house. She mainly bought the property for the beautiful fauna which has been completely razed. She wants the house gone, period.
she is going to get a nice free house
her getting the house for free is better than the developer removing it and restoring the land, including trees, at their own expense. Which is what should and probably is the baseline. Developer should be happy if she just keeps the house since they save money
Developers tried to save money by not hiring surveyors....look how it turned out
The county is at fault for approving and passing all construction!!! This is what happens when you hire incompetent people in authority positions!!!
Penny wise, and pound foolish!
Can’t sue a surveyor you didn’t hire.
Yep. That’s where they messed up
It happens all the time, the last fence we constructed for a builder was 14 inches in the other property, and I told them many times to hire surveyors, but guess what? They were too cheap to do it , and now we have to move almost entire fence to the right property line. More money hahahahahah!
That´s a huge and unforgivable mistake made by the building company. The owner should be let to choose between keeping the building for herself WITH NO FEES ON THE PLOT OWNER or the house being dismanteled/ demolished and the lot being returned to its former status WITH NO FEES ON THE PLOT OWNER
Finally someone with common sense. Exactly what should happen. She should also be recompensed for any money she's spent trying to resolve this, including the extra property taxes that she had nothing to do with raising, but still is on the hook for.
@@booboo8577She should be required to pay the increased peppery tax should she decide to keep the structure.
You suck she doesn't want the dumb poop house
I wonder if “Tree Law” applies?
I wish a lawyer would take this on contingency
Build it own my land.. you wasted your money..take your losses... I'd sue for destruction of private property.. plus trespassing.. not to include to tax increases...
How can you sue property owner for your mistake?,plus now with your mistake her property taxes have gone up
It's a groundless lawsuit they playing hardball trying to force her into a resolution hoping the legal fee's she now faces will persuade her to accept their rather merger offer of an alternate plot of land.
Even if she's broke plenty of lawyers would be willing to snatch up such a cut and dry case for free. They can EASILY sue the developer for legal fees. @@ZuulGatekeeper
Hawaii, that is all.
@@Jedi007c6 America land of the fee, not just Hawaii it's down to something called the 'America Rule' that requires each party of a lawsuit to pay their own legal costs regardless of the final result. Since such costs are not included in any final settlement it allows the rich to file frivolous lawsuits & bankrupt the poor by dragging them through the courts to either coerce a settlement or force them to sell anyway to cover the fee's. You don't find this in other Western countries there the loser has to pay the winners legal fee's.
I'm surprised she's not countersuing for the property taxes AND to make them restore the land to how it was before. Unjust enrcichment? Fine. If it was me, a demolition crew would tear the house down before trial, where I'd present the plaintiffs with the bill.
They tried to steal her land. This scam has been going on for years. They need to tear down the house!
I’m going to assume the lawsuit is worthless. They built something on someone else’s property. How hard can it be for a judge to understand that. You don’t have permission to build on my property. And now you’re trespassing.
Possession is nine tenths of the law. She got a half a million dollar house for fifty thousand. Now she can replant all the trees again with the money she saved.
Their lawsuit yes, her countersuit on the other hand
@@RollingThunder808 She doesn't want an ugly poopy house and I don't blame her. What a nightmare. Developer needs to make her whole again,
@RollingThunder808 They killed her dream.. sometimes, it's just not that easy to lose something you worked and manifested.
Depends on the judge... If he's corrupted and taking bribes...the case is a lot more complicated 🙄
America is overran with corrupt judicial officers, attorneys and other government officials
These developers, Keaau Development, didn't realize they had built on the wrong lot? They are either stupid to the lowest degree, or they did it intentionally for financial gain (maybe hoping that the lot owner wouldn't notice until after the house was sold and they had their money). Whichever the case, you wouldn't want to buy a house built by these people. The short-cuts and construction defects are likely spread throughout every house they build. And now they're suing the legal property owner? Wow.
I think it's their trick to force her to sell her property
for sure they didnt invest in good materials too and the work done in supervision.
How do you build a house with out permits, septic, well without knowing who owns the land?
They didn't survey the land thats the reason why
Have you ever met a native hawaiian? They are about as intelligent as a pineapple.
Misteak my butt they're trying to steal her land.
You mean Mishotdog 😂
Sounds like the early European colonists coming to America.
@KP-xi4bj jc what a bot comment
@@KP-xi4bjDid the original inhibitants recognise ownership?
@@KP-xi4bjNYC was a swamp, DC was a swamp, New Orleans was a swamp, FL was mostly a swamp, Seattle was a swamp, LA was desert, Phoenix was desert, SLC was "bad water", SF needed the Hetch Hetchy reservoir to expand.
Notice a trend? Most of the European settlements that are notable today are in areas the Natives considered to be bad areas. They only developed into decent places to live because of the infrastructure and technology the Europeans brought with them.
they were required to conduct an evironmental impact statement for the native species on the land. So if they were so reckless to do this, they probably have destroyed a lot of native habitat on other sites.
no in hawaii it is not needed
WHO TOLD YOU TO BUILD A HOUSE ON MY LAND
Where were the inspectors during this whole process of building this house on the wrong property?
It was built one lot over from where it was supposed to be built. I have purchased property all over the country and I usually go out at identify the 4 corners of my property using a variety of methods. Some areas are easier than others. Sometimes I get GPS coordinates of the property corners or boundaries and other times I don't. The purpose of building inspectors is to ensure the home is being built to the building code of the municipality.
That's why they're supposed to hire surveyors but the developer didn't want to, most likely (ironically) to save money
@@ChrisHarding-lk3jjusing a method that isn’t 100% still makes you liable for using the privately owned property (which includes land) of others so it’s of little to no consequence wether you’re too lazy to hire a professional surveyor to do the job right if you can’t do it with certainty you aren’t violating others rights. However the inspector part of your comment is 100% correct
Inspectors are responsible for the actual building, not property lines. That falls to surveyors, which the construction company opted not to use.
It’s not an inspectors job to ensure what is being built can be built there. Only that it complies with building codes. They don’t survey, not their responsibility.
Was this developer licensed because he’s a shyster and should be shut down.
It’s insane that the developer is suing her; and now, she’s countersuing which maybe she might not have done if they hadn’t sued her first. And they totally deserve if she wins for the cost of protecting the property, increase of taxes on it, plus the loss of foliage. The developer is implying she’s lying about her new age-like reasons for not wanting to switch lots. It doesn’t matter. It’s her land! She can want to keep it for specific new age location reasons … or just because there’s a free house on it because of someone else’s mistake. She doesn’t have to be altruistic to a development company. If I were in her place, I’d do the same thing and I wouldn’t have new age reasons. (Btw, I hope her lawyer also puts defamation for calling her a liar in that countersuit. Seriously, they DESERVE any grounds they can think of for suing her in the first place!) I hope she wins that countersuit, can then sell the land and house; and is able to buy an even better plot of land OF HER SPECIFIC CHOICE for her retreat somewhere else.
100% agree
The company should be sued out of existence.
That house is not worth $500,000. It probably cost about $100,000 to build.
And now worth much less.
It's Hawaii. That's pretty low for the Islands.
have you looked at local reale estate costs across the USA? 500k for a 1 acre single story home is pretty average. The days of 200k and 300k homes is LONG gone. It's what happens when investment firms buy up 85% of homes in the united states and then don't sell them.
Remember: you'll own nothing and be happy.
@@TheWorldsprayeronly in certain areas. You just gotta look. I bought my house last year in July. 170k for just under 3k sf with a 30x24 shop
@@johnmassie9701 yes but moving across the country for a somewhat cheaper home isn't an option.
I'm in western colorado where prices are insane because inventory is incredibly low and demand super high with denverites trying to move out here.
Developer can pay the cost to move or demolish the house AND restore the land to it's prior state or give her a big payout. NOT the other way around.
Thats america for you …invade your property and sue you 😂😂😂
There’s only one person responsible for this mistake the person that built the house by mistake in the first place
It’s her land, company didn’t want to survey, their fault, Reynolds gets a free house! Hope they learn their lesson!! Done cut corners! 😂😂
Seems like she owns a house to start her retreat
Except they bulldozed the very thing she needed on the land. Nature and surrounding habitat.❤
@@jcook2433 That can easily be fixed, I wholeheartedly believe this is a fantastic outcome for her if she focuses on the positives. With time and effort replanting will succeed and the natural habitat will return to the area.
She gets a free amazing house and gets to replant conveniently around it, she can really turn this into an fantastic outcome for herself.
They built an ugly house and removed her plants.
My property my house. Its not my fault you built a house on my land lol.
Sounds like the the builder, developer, and real estate agent CONSPIRED TO COMMIT FRAUD.
Why aren't charges filed? Too many donations to local politicians, maybe?
This woman should immediately file a counter-suit for all the damages her property incurred because the constructing of that house means the land cannot be returned to its natural state.
Has nothing to do with conspiracy. They made a huge, colossal mistake by not hiring a surveyor. Simple as that.
@@jmash7751 If it were a simple mistake, then it would be simple to remedy... Builder put house on wrong lot. Builder made a mistake and must pay for their error; except that is NOT AT ALL what has happened.
IF I were her, I would sue the developer for all costs, value of the land, additional taxes, and any other costs. Then take possession of the house, and sell the package. Buy another tropical property to replace the one that was ruined.
It may not be that easy but otherwise maybe.
What a nightmare!
Nightmare? The lady gets a free house. This sounds like a first world problems, problem.
I live on Oahu and have NEVER heard anything like this happening anywhere in the country, much less in this state.
Seriously? Keaau Development Partners and PJ's Construction should both get sued; Keeau for cutting corners and RJ for trespassing and not doing their due dilligence!
I can't even imagine.
I would be livid
She shouldn't have to pay for their incompetence.
Take that house apart, and give the land back to the owner
She should sue them, any jury will award her the money.
I live here on big island.
I know this neighborhood.
That house costs 80-100 thousand to build.
Not 500.
That is a crime infested area...in the prospective flow from the volcanoe if it erupts.
Thats why the land is so cheap and impossible to get home insurance.
Lol! What a mess
It was the builders error why is she ɓeing sued? 😮
Because whoever has money can afford to sue somebody
No one wants to take responsibility for their mistakes or actions. It also looks like they cleared that formerly beautiful site of all of its foliage.
She should sue them and to ensure the building is removed.
She should be able to keep the house.
I'm still trying to comprehend what MAN thought the next best solution was to sue the PREVIOUS landowners as well as the current?
Are you kidding? The developer is suing? Before they do work, verify. Someone dropped the ball. Not the owner of the land.
I'm wondering why She isn't suing for all the above and some and the grief.
The land owner needs to hire an attorney and sue the developers and the county, along with everybody else involved.
My land, my home.
Not her problem or fault in any way. Developer and agent need to resolve. Any judge that rules otherwise should be removed from the bench and disbarred
Developers should pay her the difference in taxes, pay for demolition, pay the worth of the plants they removed, and pay for emotional damage
She should not have to pay at all its her property that should be her house! She should rent a bulldozer and level the house then sue the developer and have them arrested for tresspassing
Yokel laws! When you bulldoze and build a house, nothing is “accidental’ about it. The mistake was the building company’s - not the land owner's or the county's. The land was not surveyed nor verified by the county or the landowner - that is the construction company’s responsibility, not the landowner’s. The land owner can counter sue - for a whole range of restitution and compensation. The construction company is also guilty of trespass.
Why does she have to pay anything? She should be reimbursed all monies and given money to buy land where she wants or the house destroyed at no cost to her or inconvenience.
The fact that they sued the actual land owner says a lot. Mistakes are made but this is pathetic.
Yeah, is that why the fires took place? Absolutely sickening. I hope this woman gets her land back. As many others!
they didnt build a whole house accidentaly... they shuould leave that house and keys to her now. they tried to steal her land and even have guts to send her to court? for what? that she didnt allow them to build in her land? and how did they get all the papers to allow them to build in that property, that means they have even corrupted someone on the way...or did they make mistake too ? if the judge does not rule in her favor he shouldn't be a judge anymore. they trasspess, they build illegaly, they even didnt have a build premit for that house or if they had how did they get it without her consent, and than send the case to court? on what bases? they even damaged her site without any consent...
*that house is $500K? probably the cheapest house in hawaii.* 😂
It's in a really really bad spot according to some of the locals. It's supposedly in the potential flow path of an active volcano
It's the house 🏠 without the land which no one will want.
It’s a crying shame and the bottom line is, it’s her house if she wants it’s! They need to make it right for her and they need to except the loses of there mistake! Why the county issued permits for the build is beyond me and no survey done! Leave her alone she has done nothing wrong ! This whole ordeal is insane and not right ! Kevin in calif!
She should counter sue!
They would be leveling that house and replanting every blade of grass and wild flower that got destroyed. As well as a monthly fee for not being able to use my property and storage of their materials, including back pay from the first day they had any material dropped off on my property.
Why would anyone ever hire this developer to build anything again? The problem for this land owner is the developer might file for bankruptcy and she will be left holding the bag.
Someone needs to go to jail for this.
We need to make sure no one ever uses this company again
judge needs to throw this law suit out as soon as he reads it. I screwed up, so you have to pay me!!! WTF is that?
She should stand her ground. Literally
Sounds like blackmail and mail fraud
That was not a mistake, that was hostile takeover
That horrible house has been there for decades.
Where was the surveyer during the first steps of the construction process?.
Negligence and accident are not the same thing.
Seems obvious, if the home was built on 'her property', it is now inclusive of her property, and demolition would be TRESSPASSING. See your state codes for NO TRESPASSING SIGNS and put them everywhere!!
They sued the PRIOR lot owner’s family?! WTF?
She will lose her land, will lose in court, end up paying all fees, court fees, and in the end prob get sued for trying to plead her case as a innocent poor old lady.
Keanu Development should lose their business license over this.
Damn California hippies keep moving to Hawaii but locals get priced out.
The did the same to AZ.
If they're getting priced out by buyers paying $22K then they should probably save up a little longer.
@@MM-jf1me, No, people pulling stunts like the developer need to go to prison.
@@wjksea Sure.
I would of moved in already. Or rented it or listed it for sale. It's on My property it's mine now. I would thank everyone involved and leave the contractor a really great review
I know a lot of people are like - how could this happen?
But this is more than a mistake - this is the second one of these kinds of things I've heard in the past few months.
The other one in CT - and the developer sued the owner of the property then, too.
I am not sure why she has to pay extra property taxes when the county gave them the permit, and it is their responsibility to assure that the permit they are giving is legal. And, giving someone a permit to build a structure on land that is not theirs is, well, not legal. The county should not be unjustly enriched because of their mistake.
As someone who surveys land I call bullshit
Sue to have the house removed and put back to original, sue for taxes that the government says is owed...n
The owner can enforce no trespassing on her land and she gets a free house
They suppose to do a land search too. My husband does real estate and all kinda craziness people do. Land search first to check the right owner then you get a land surveyor.
The nerve!
"Thank you for your gift. Now, GTF off of my property."
Trying to sue the victim of their stupidity...
The developer should pay for full restoration to the land, plus compensation for each tree. Plus emotional duress.
She should sue for 1 million i property damage taxes she now has to pay both the builder and developer then sell the property as is..house included. If someone delivers something to your home
You didn't order its yours someone puts a house on your land you did not order its yours, same with the fence all these items were criminal trespassed.
She should sell the property and the house hire a lawyer and sue for more
Here they go.
She needs to countersue for the property taxes!!
I don't understand. It's her land. Why is there even a discussion? They fkd up, they need to remove the property from her land, why is it any more complicated than that?
They need to bulldozed the house and clear the land. She needs to put fence around her land and signs saying no trespassers.
Sued for a mistake they made? Now she has to pay for an attorney to respond and counter sue. So much for the woman's retreat. 😳
Free house?
if it had been built with out permits the city would have it bulldozed, building should be completely removed and then land restored to its original condition as best as possible, that means bringing back in native trees and plants, and reimbursing her for all legal fees IMO
That's ridiculous. At the very least the house should be hers by default. At most the other people are liable for damages from all the lost trees.
What a beautiful lady! I hope she gets her land returned and the retreat built of her dreams after she wins her multi-million settlement.❤ How does such a mistake happen???????😢
A small, local builder made this mistake. They wouldn't have a million dollars to pay in a settlement. They'd just declare bankruptcy and start up another company under a relative's name. That's the Hawaiian way.
It should be her choice
1. Swap lots 1 for 1, 3 for 1
2. She buys for reduced price or free
3. Make them tear it down and return land to pristine
Her choice, not theirs
I would thank the developer for their donation, then tell them to get the hell off my property.
Lawyer up honey and get everything you can.
Tell them "I want the house bulldozed."
Watch their jaws drop. It's illegally placed on her land and they can be required by the court to remove it, AND return the land to its original state (implying, they'd have to reseed all the plants too).
They'll turn that dinky home into a gorgeous studio like she wanted at an even lesser cost for her, to avoid the deconstruction costs. She's got em by the balls.
That is another universal law they should have. A survey of the land each time a house is sold, instruct the owner's of the property lines and also any renters. It would save many people having fights and going to court. Give them photos of their property lines. I have had residents take out the survey rods and place them inward of our property, taking away from our property. This is against the law and there is a state statute against it.
Not lawyer, not legal advice.
That being said.
To sue for damages you need two things.
1. Liability
2. Damages
Owner is not liable.
Owner incurred no damages to the builder.
They messed up. they need to own it.
If anything, the builders are in fact 1. liable. 2. have incurred damages to the land owner by a. modifying the attributes of the property that was important value to her purchasing it, b. caused her to pay more tax, c. likely has to end up paying more to get her project built because she needs to undo the work these builders did.
She can sue the builders.
Terrible what happened to her. Builder/unlawful owner should be made to remove it. Guys stole it, trying to sue & sell….make a 100% profit. This is a SCAM. NO MISTAKE HERE.
Cut corners not getting a survey.
The land owner should be offered money to take the house. The house might not be to her liking or might be in the wrong area of the land. It would cost her thousands to have the house removed.
Shouldn't be on her to do anything but go see her empty lot again some day. Why should she pay to have anything done with the house?
She was wrongly robbed by dumb builder who is a crook & a bully
This suit is one of the dumbest actions they could possibly have taken. If you have a fully grown tree on your property and someone cuts it down against your will can easily be hundreds of thousands of dollars in reparations. Cutting down all the vegetation on your property, possibly doing irreparable damage to the nature on and around it, will be more money than you could possibly understand. This will be one of the easiest counter suits ever, and now with the court of public opinion on her side.
lack or planing on your part does not constitute a pay on on my part either remove the house and restore the plot or piss off
Get a bulldozer...
How the fuck does this happen. Then to try and sue the property owner, she should get a free house!