It sounds pretty cut and dried to me. He is squatting, it’s not his land, the dwelling is against zoning laws. He doesn’t have much of a case.
I feel sorry for the guy but you do not just take up on somebody else’s property and think it’s going to be smooth sailing no matter how long you have been there. What if all these incoming illegals started doing this?
I feel bad for him. Maybe some organization will chip in or something for some other arrangements for him but he’s always going to miss what was his home for so long.
The thing is that there was a land transaction that happened while he was squatting—and I would be very interested to know what was or was not disclosed to the current owner.
It may be that the prior owner “pulled a fast one”.