A woman who purchased a vacant lot inHawaiifor the meditative healing women’s retreats she hosts is now being sued after a construction company mistakenly built a $500,000houseon 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.

Annaleine “Anne” Reynold was shocked to discover that a home had been built on the lot she intended to use for her meditative retreats

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

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“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 outletHawaii News Now. “And I was like, ‘What? Are you kidding me?’”

According to anattorneyfor 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

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

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 ahouseshe doesn’t own.

“It’s awful. It’s awful,” she described.

Local developer Keaau Development Partnership is suing Reynolds as well as the construction company, the architect, and the county

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

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Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

As the three-bedroom, two-bath house is currently vacant, it has become an easy target forsquattersand 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

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.

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

Woman Stunned To Find Someone Built A $500K House On Her Property—And She’s Getting Sued Over It

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