In 2005, a mother-of-three named Lisa Hardy was working as a leasing agent in Indianapolis when her boss gave her an offer she couldn't refuse. Her company said she could move into any of its houses and live there rent-free — for as long as she worked there.
Lisa took her company up on the offer and moved her and her kids into a two-story, three-bedroom house that was built in 1910. It was adorable, clean, spacious and move-in ready. It had a porch, a garden and a parking pad. But she never signed a rental agreement. All she ever paid for was utilities and a security system.
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Nine years passed by. Nine! And not once did the bank or landlord come knocking. No one ever asked her to pay rent or property taxes. And it's not as if she ever tried to hide herself or her kids from the neighborhood.
It's as if the Hardy family and their home had just been… forgotten. But there was an explanation behind Lisa's lucky break.
