Army officer says squatter moved into her DeKalb home while she was on duty, now she can’t evict him

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[DFG]

A U.S. Army officer says a squatter moved into her DeKalb County home while she was serving on active duty, and now she can’t have him evicted.

She told Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray that she found out when her real estate agent was making final preparations to sell the house.

“He’s not a tenant. He’s a squatter,” Lt. Colonel Dahlia Daure said.

There are ‘beware of dog’ signs in some windows and cardboard covering others at her Ellenwood home in DeKalb County.

Daure says someone she’s never met moved in without her knowledge or permission, and now won’t leave.

“I was beside myself and I felt violated. Had I not been serving my country, I would have been in my home,” Daure told Gray.

Daure is full-time active-duty command staff with the U.S. Army Reserves and is stationed in Chicago.

She was renting out her metro Atlanta home, but after a $35,000 renovation, she put it up for sale.

“I got a cash offer. It was under contract,” she said.

That’s when Daure says Vincent Simon apparently moved in. Simon claimed he had a lease and that he’d paid $19,000 upfront for six months.

“The police call the number that’s on the lease. It doesn’t exist,” Daure said.

Daure went to the police and was told it was a civil matter.

This week she served Simon with eviction papers, but he has a right to respond and have the case heard by a judge.

[Fightin Whitey]

Army officer says squatter moved into her DeKalb home while she was on duty, now she can’t evict him

There are indeed a lot of areas (lib crapholes where you simply cannot evict a squatter). The law is often in favor of the squatter and the cops and actual owners can be all but locked out.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Did you read my link in post 100?

Turns out that there is something that the police could do and it was very simple.

So why didn't they do it before she called the media?

Why haven't they done it in other cases?

I bet I know the answer.

[Fightin Whitey]

Here is one tiny aspect of having a bum living in your house...It is crucial to remember that the squatter may only be removed by a sheriff with a court order. Any attempt by the landowner to evict the squatter themselves (by cutting off the amenities or changing the locks, for example) is unlawful and may result in legal action.

This little bit of legaleez below took about ten seconds call up.

Google it yourself, look around. You CAN get squatters in AND out of your home, but it isn't alwayw easy. This person probably benefited from her military ties...I didn't post this to get you worked up...just passing along the small bit of info I possess on the topic.