Posted on 06/14/2024 6:25:56 AM PDT by V_TWIN
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is reminding property owners about the new “squatting” law set to go into effect July 1.
The new law was established to “defend the rights of residential property owners as it relates to individuals found illegally occupying, or ‘squatting’, in a residence belonging to them,” JSO said in a news release Thursday.
If you are the owner or authorized agent of a residential property and someone is unlawfully occupying it and refusing to leave, you can ask JSO to remove them.
However, for police to enforce the law, all of the following conditions must be met:
The requesting person is the property owner or authorized agent of the property owner. The real property that is being occupied includes a residential dwelling. An unauthorized person or persons have unlawfully entered and remain or continue to reside on the property owner’s property. The real property was not open to members of the public at the time the unauthorized person or persons entered. The property owner has directed the unauthorized person to leave the property. The unauthorized person or persons are not current or former tenants pursuant to a written or oral rental agreement authorized by the property owner. The unauthorized person or persons are not immediate family members of the property owner. There is no pending litigation related to the real property between the property owner and any known unauthorized person.
When the law goes into effect, you’ll have to complete a form on JSO’s website, and then call the non-emergency number.
After, an officer will respond and determine the next steps.
I saw that no pending litigation is a prerequisite. It seems like the would afford a squatter the opportunity to draw things out in court
This was the most civil solution. The alternative would have been violence by men with dark hearts.
Yep, they’ll figure out a way to get around it.
This is a smart decision. I guess it’s going to take each and every state enacting similar laws, specifically defending the homeowners rights. Something most assumed already was defended by the law.
I think that mostly refers to ongoing legal issues between a landlord and a renter that’s stopped paying their rent.
If there’s already litigation between those two parties, this law cannot be used to supercede that.
That’s my question, why haven’t othercstates taken up this model?
I get lib states WANT this but I’m surprised other red states haven’t.
Yep, they’ll figure out a way to get around it.
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Not if these laws mandate long prison terms, deportation, etc., for bad faith efforts to avoid them.
Unfortunately, this law cannot be used for parents trying to kick out their deadbeat children...
The state considers it criminal trespassing, leading to fines and possible imprisonment.
But the main thing is permanently getting them the heck out.
“Unfortunately, this law cannot be used for parents trying to kick out their deadbeat children”
One of the most effective things I’ve seen to motivate sorry kids is to remove their bedroom door.
Lack of privacy seems to do wonders for either shaping them up or convincing them to seek shelter elsewhere. 😏
NY squatter allows homeowner to take family belongings from late father’s house
A New York squatter who has been living inside a dead man’s home for the last six years finally allowed the homeowners to collect family belongings that were left inside.Donna Kent recently gained access to her father’s Staten Island home after his death in 2012, but was met with a self-aware squatter named Kyle when she arrived to claim her father’s prized possessions.
https://nypost.com/2024/06/14/us-news/california-bar-manager-killed-after-being-punched-by-customer-who-was-asked-to-leave-police/
had some friends with “deadbeat child syndrome”. sold the house to a friend, furniture and all, without saying a word to deadbeat child, moved the friend in the same day they left town, new owner moved some of his family in right away, deadbeat child left. they are now “buying back” the house after a 6 month vaca. nice!
Brian kilmeade got here before hannity.
And trust me, it’s not just new Yorkers either......the fear many of us have is they are bringing the voting habits that destroyed their state with them.
I know a father who removed his teenage son’s door for a week when the son slammed it in anger. After that, no more slamming incidents.
So I can see that working.
Wow! That’s one way to get rid of them.
I can only imagine the difference in state taxes for Hannity and other celebrities that have fled New York and California for Florida.
I’ll keep that in mind...
And that.
And as usual Rush was light years ahead of these news readers.
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