Posted on 03/21/2023 8:39:19 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Homeowners across the country tormented by squatters find themselves tied up in lengthy and expensive legal battles to get control of their properties back – and one expert warns many others can find themselves victims.
Real estate lawyer Jim Burling told Fox News Digital that any home unoccupied for a stretch can be a target of squatters.
"I think it's a fairly big problem and I think it's pretty hard to avoid," said Burling, who is vice president of litigation for Pacific Legal Foundation. Burling said squatters took over a neighbor's home after the owner died and eventually had to be removed by police.
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That’s not a bug, that’s a feature.
The idea is to discourage private landlords and make them sell the ChiCom backed companies buying up properties in bulk.
Property rights go hand-in-hand with 2nd Amendment right.
There’s a resolution, all right. Might involve cleaning up afterwards, but that’s the way it is. Oh, we can always call the resolution “mostly peaceful”.
<y wife showed me a video where the owner got inside in the morning when they were out and moved HIS stuff in, and HE started squatting on the squatters! Brilliant. It worked. He soon brought in unsavory friends who put the other people’s belongings outside where they were stolen. They left within 2 days.
Where is Black Water when you need them.
One would think the Castle Doctrine would take care of most of this.
dump gallons of skunk essence near their encampment- raise africanized honey bees near them too-
I would have hired Guido and his friends............much quicker.........
Way back in the early oughts, there was a local story where some immigrants moved into an empty rental house. It took the owner over two years and $$$ to clear them out.
Looking back, that was one of the first times I knew my country was not what I thought it was, and that we were going down.
Seems quaint now.
Yup. A late-night visit might very well give them a "different perspective".
Practicing your golf swing or batting swing indoors, or maybe cleaning your gun in the intruders face *might* work.
It will.
Don’t rent out property unless you’re willing to squat on the squatter.
How do hotels handle this? You’d think that problem would be much more prevalent.
I watched that video just yesterday.
was pretty enjoyable.
Some people sure have some nerve.
unbelievable..
Servpro will take care of it.😎
Most of these legal ‘oh it’s a quandary, very difficult to resolve’ are legal scams run by, for and to the benefit of lawyers.
Houses are valuable assets. That’s why lawyers are attracted to them.
wait until they are gone
Have the local dojo go in and remove their items. Put in your items.
have locksmith immediately change locks.
move into the building immediately.
Do not leave it empty.
Remove Mail box for that home or apartment.
Find a local biker gang. Make an eviction deal with them.
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