Where in that article does it state the squatter had permission to live there until the town officials got involved?
You originally wrote that it was the busy-bodies who caused him to get kicked out.
You made the claim that the busy-bodies were at fault, so back it up.
It is admittedly a difficult article to get to. There’s a powerpoint presentation that said he had permission of the previous owner.
I make the claim, so go and click on the article. As difficult as it is to get to.
https://news.yahoo.com/decades-woods-hampshire-man-forced-112145837.html
Lidstone has claimed that years ago, the owner gave his word — but nothing in writing — allowing him to live there. But in the eyes of the current owner, he’s a squatter and needs to go.
Property owner Leonard Giles, 86, of South Burlington, Vermont, didn’t even know Lidstone was there until the town administrator found out in 2015 and told him,