May 31, 2023

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Specialists in home interior

‘It’s a rip-off:’ Burlington girl finds home on rent-to-very own web site

A Burlington house has been getting a ton of consideration from persons stopping by asking about transferring into the home that is not for sale or hire. The house owner found her house was outlined on a lease-to-very own website and wants it taken down.

The internet site exhibits an more mature image of Kaitlynn Dunn’s house, stated as a lease-to-possess assets.

“All of a unexpected, the doorbell rings,” explained Dunn.

Kaitlynn Dunn

Strangers have been stopping by not to seem at the decorations, but to request queries about Dunn’s house.

“He was like, ‘I see you have a for lease on the rent-to-personal,'” explained Dunn.

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People men and women are asking about shifting in, but the property isn’t for sale or for lease, even though it says so on the world wide web. Dunn uncovered her household on RentOwn.internet.

Kaitlynn Dunn

“It normally takes you to all these things about asking what type of house do you want?” stated Dunn.

She in no way listed the house there or gave authorization for any person else to. When you go to the web page and click on on the assets, queries pop up and you’re requested about your credit score rating. Then you might be directed somewhere else.

“I consider it’s a scam,” mentioned Dunn.

When she named the amount detailed on the web site to get her home eradicated she only acquired a voicemail — leaving her experience pissed off and wondering what she can do to secure herself and stop men and women from coming back again.

Kaitlynn Dunn

“Thank you for contacting Rent-to-Individual. Go away a concept,” reported Dunn. “It’s actually building me offended mainly because you wonder, are they going to consider taking your house? And persons occur to move in? What do you do then?”

Dunn attained out to the law enforcement, but they couldn’t aid.

FOX6 News contacted the point out Section of Agriculture, Trade and Purchaser Security. They claimed to call the purchaser defense hotline and file a complaint at 800-422-7128. 

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