Captain Sandy Yawn of Below Deck Mediterranean alleges that her Florida home has been left unfinished and that developers went “MIA with all of our money.”
The Bravo star, 58, claimed to local Florida outlet First Coast News that after she bought a home in Nocatee, Florida with fiancée Leah Shafer — a sale previously reported to be $1.6 million — the builders disappeared.
"We dipped into our bank account and used every penny we had, and this is our finished product," Yawn said.
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The home, located in St. Johns County, appeared to be unfinished on a video captured by First Coast News. The Jacksonville Daily Record, which previously reported news of the sale in January, noted that Pineapple Corporation of Jacksonville Inc. sold the home to Yawn.
"We want justice and would like our money back along with the other victims," Yawn said in a statement,
Yawn told First Coast News that she had to hire additional workers to finish her home, which she said may cost her an additional $800,000.
“Pineapple Corporation is in communication with all parties involved to find an amiable solution," the company's president Spencer Calvert told the outlet. "We do not disclose details of private negotiations."
According to First Coast News, the company is not on Nocatee’s current list of developers and other residents have claimed that they haven't seen the developers on site in a year.
Per local news outlet News 4 Jax, St. Johns County officials believe that Pineapple Corporation is no longer in business.
Shafer said that she and Yawn "worked really, really hard to pay for this house in cash."
"And it's gone. Like, it’s gone,” Shafer told First Coast News. “And so now we’re having to basically pay for this house twice."
Other neighbors expressed their grievances to the outlet, including Demetri Fishkin who claimed he has to spend an extra $500,000 to finish a home he was supposed to move into 18 months ago. Another resident said she put her "lif e savings" into a home in the neighborhood.
"For the Pineapple Corporation to just walk away and leave it not just unfinished, but it's a mess," said neighbor Lisa Sparks.
