Woman sues Habitat for Humanity over house ownership

A Festus-area woman is suing the Jefferson County chapter of Habitat for Humanity and others over a house south of Festus that she says the nonprofit organization built for her but sold to someone else.

The house is in the 2900 block of Cole Drive on property where the Festus woman, Teresa Armstrong, had lived in a previous house that burned down in 2014, according to her lawsuit filed in the Jefferson County Circuit Court.

In addition to the local Habitat for Humanity, the other defendants in the case are Bank of Bloomsdale and Lana Faye Farrell, who is the current owner of the property, according to Jefferson County Assessor’s Office records…

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