Florida 'Squatter On Steroids' Convicted After Only 35 Minutes

newsweek.com ^ | Jul 15, 2024 | Suzanne Blake

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By Suzanne Blake Reporter, Consumer & Social Trends FOLLOW 15 Aserial squatter was recently convicted in Florida after it only took jurors 35 minutes to decide his fate following a new state law that was passed to crack down on crime.

Florida resident Olandis Hobbs, 37, was found guilty on Tuesday of using fake documents to take over a $700,000 condo near Panama City Beach and now faces prison time. He was charged with grand theft of more than $100,000 as well as fraudulent use of personal identification information. On top of those charges, he was convicted of unlawful filing of false documents against real property and forgery, according toThe Panama City News Herald.

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Florida's House Bill 621 went into effect on July 1, making property theft a quicker process for police to enforce and also allows law enforcement to immediately remove a squatter from a property.

[V_TWIN]

Squatting in Florida is fast becoming a thing of the past......why are other states not adopting this model? 🤷

[NorthMountain]

Olandis Dean Hobbs:

Yep ...

[Carry_Okie]

Awesome. Now they need a law requiring local government to notify a property owner of any prospective change in title.

One of the key responsibilities of government is to protect property. This kind of crap has to stop.

[Raycpa]

So he gets more free room and board as his reward?

[TexasFreeper2009]

about time!

grand theft! is exactly what it is!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

why are other states not adopting this model?

Florida probably has a disproportionately large fraction of real estate that is only seasonally occupied. Florida can be brutal in summer. There are a lot of snowbirds who have second homes in Florida for the winter.

[Dr. Sivana]

So he gets more free room and board as his reward?

Yes, but a substantial downgrade in accommodations and extremely limited meal selection.

[Cinnamontea]

Yes, but a substantial downgrade in accommodations and extremely limited meal selection.

Bwahaha! Thanks for making me spit my morning coffee.

[suasponte137]

And “Community” Showers....with close friends.

[FamiliarFace]

Ping!

[subterfuge]

According to the article he wasn’t a squatter. He’s a thief.

[Red Badger]

He’ll be ‘squatting’ in new digs real soon....................

[ryderann]

He’ll be assigned a job...mopping the jail/prison three or four times a day, kitchen duty, laundry, picking up trash on the roadside. And the new guy is always the target for fun and games of all sorts.

[V_TWIN]

“So he gets more free room and board as his reward?”

Well,it’s not exactly a death penalty offense.

I served 5 years in my church’s prison ministry and spent time in no less than 6 Florida state prison facilities.....it ain’t exactly the Holiday Inn. 😏

[V_TWIN]

“extremely limited meal selection”

See my post 15......one thing I learned very early on was never discuss prison food......it’s a sore subject to say the least. 😏

[Secret Agent Man]

No kidding. I believe a small segment of these people are doing it for this purpose. The ones who are already accustomed to living in prison.

[Dr. Sivana]

one thing I learned very early on was never discuss prison food.

I have had a little prison food during my pro-life direct action days. I was lucky. It was "Mexican Fiesta" night. Some sort of TV dinner burrito and rice. What I could not deal with was the coffee. Easily the worst coffee in my life, and I grew up during the bad coffee era in the U.S. (Chase and Sanborn, Yuban, Chock Full of Nuts, Hills Brothers, etc. largely instant)

[V_TWIN]

First stop is always an “RMC” state receiving and medical facility to be evaluated mentally, physically and go through orientation for what to expect of prison life......he’ll more than likely end up at a facility over there by you somewhere.

[Red Badger]

Yes, it’s in Milton, Santa Rosa County next door to the west...........