Tenants say they are doing nothing wrong. Deborah Ritchie's been living in the house for 6 months. she says due to the housing shortage and skyrocketing costs, people living there don't have many other options. The department of Planning and Permitting says there are two open investigations for illegal rentals at the house and a possible unpermitted business. It can't comment further because the investigation is ongoing. In an effort to crack down on monster homes, the city and county of Honolulu placed a Moratorium on building new monster homes earlier this year.