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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A Port St. Lucie woman has finally reclaimed her property after police said a Michigan woman with the same last name fraudulently sold land she never legally owned.

Rosalee McCurdy's vacant lot is filled with sand, weeds, shrubs and construction debris. But most importantly, it's hers again.

"I'm just happy to have my lot back," McCurdy said.

The property was stolen in June 2024 when Port St. Lucie police say Rosalie Lawrence, who previously had the last name McCurdy, was contacted by an acquisition company and sold the land she never legally owned.

According to a police report, the acquisition company then sold the property to Texas-based D.R. Horton Homes.

McCurdy, the rightful owner, only discovered the fraudulent sale when she went to pay her propert

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