I saw a post online where someone (in the UK) is claiming they accidentally went to the wrong house to replace windows and the homeowner let them in, let them perform all the work, and then thanked them at the end but never informed them it was the wrong house.

I've seen dozens of reports about roofing and siding companies showing up and tearing off the roof/siding without ever talking to the homeowner and obviously they are liable but in the event the homeowner lets you in and lets you perform what is likely multiple days of work knowing it's the wrong house, wouldn't the homeowner be liable for payment?

An Additional example: Another person commented on the post saying they replaced a front door for someone in maryland at the wrong address and a judge dismissed the case because "the homeowner might have thought it was a gift" and they couldn't prove otherwise. Seems likely another fabricated story but wouldn't it be pretty easy to prove no reasonable person would just assume they are being gifted home renovations without at least being told it's a gift directly?

I saw a post online where someone (in the UK) is claiming they accidentally went to the wrong house to replace windows and the homeowner let them in, let them perform all the work, and then thanked them at the end but never informed them it was the wrong house.

I've seen dozens of reports about roofing and siding companies showing up and tearing off the roof/siding without ever talking to the homeowner and obviously they are liable but in the event the homeowner lets you in and lets you perform what is likely multiple days of work knowing it's the wrong house, wouldn't the homeowner be liable for payment?

An additional example: Another person commented on the post saying they replaced a front door for someone in Maryland (US) at the wrong address and a judge dismissed the case because "the homeowner might have thought it was a gift" and they couldn't prove otherwise. Seems likely another fabricated story but wouldn't it be pretty easy to prove no reasonable person would assume they are being gifted home renovations without at least being directly told it's a gift?

I saw a post online where someone (in the UK) is claiming they accidentally went to the wrong house to replace windows and the homeowner let them in, let them perform all the work, and then thanked them at the end but never informed them it was the wrong house.

I've seen dozens of reports about roofing and siding companies showing up and tearing off the roof/siding without ever talking to the homeowner and obviously they are liable but in the event the homeowner lets you in and lets you perform what is likely multiple days of work knowing it's the wrong house, wouldn't the homeowner be liable?

An Additional example: Another person commented on the post saying they replaced a front door for someone in maryland at the wrong address and a judge dismissed the case because "the homeowner might have thought it was a gift" and they couldn't prove otherwise. Seems likely another fabricated story but wouldn't it be pretty easy to prove no reasonable person would just assume they are being gifted home renovations without at least being told it's a gift directly?

I saw a post online where someone (in the UK) is claiming they accidentally went to the wrong house to replace windows and the homeowner let them in, let them perform all the work, and then thanked them at the end but never informed them it was the wrong house.

I've seen dozens of reports about roofing and siding companies showing up and tearing off the roof/siding without ever talking to the homeowner and obviously they are liable but in the event the homeowner lets you in and lets you perform what is likely multiple days of work knowing it's the wrong house, wouldn't the homeowner be liable for payment?

An Additional example: Another person commented on the post saying they replaced a front door for someone in maryland at the wrong address and a judge dismissed the case because "the homeowner might have thought it was a gift" and they couldn't prove otherwise. Seems likely another fabricated story but wouldn't it be pretty easy to prove no reasonable person would just assume they are being gifted home renovations without at least being told it's a gift directly?