An Auckland real estate agent is being tormented by an open home sign she accidentally left outside a house before the COVID-19 lockdown.

After she forgot to remove it, a photo of one of the woman's open home signs was posted online claiming she was flouting Government rules.

The woman has been contacted and 'hassled' by multiple strangers as a result of the photo.

"They put it on Facebook and now I've had two, three people, even policemen come to my house to ask if I was working," she says.

"They are calling me and asking me why I'm doing open homes and I say 'no I'm not doing any open homes, how stupid!'"

The woman says two policemen visited her and she felt bad for wasting their time, especially during the pandemic when they are especially needed.