[nickcarraway]

Squatters rights are not something new - they have a long history in English law. But how they are recognized may have changed.

[Jim Noble]

There seems to me to be a difference between occupation of vacant property where the "tenant" has taken steps to move in and is presenting LEOs with fake documents, and going to Disney for a week and coming home to find people in your house using your stuff.

In the former case, I can see LEOs saying, "look, go to court and get papers" and in the latter case, LEOs dragging the trespassers out into the street so you don't shoot them first.

[linMcHlp]

Some guy tried to squat in my dorm room.

I threw him out.

[jy8z]

If I came home to find squatters inside the house I've lived in since 1964 I would force the back door open and send my dog in even though I would have a lot of cleanup to do.

Que sera sera.