I don’t know about other states, but in Florida the property ownership can be verified immediately on line at the county website Property Appraiser’s records. All our cops have the internet in their squad cars..................
Certainly not all states. But I have given this some thought, and I wonder if it is something like this:
HOMEOWNER: Sir, these people have invaded my home and locked me out.
POLICE: They are saying you let them live there and are now trying to evict them.
HOMEOWNER: I have the title to the property right here!
POLICE: Yes, but that doesn’t mean you didn’t give them access to it, and when it comes to property being loaned, let, or rented, the law states (insert legal blather here) so it is a civil matter you need to take up in court.