By Sen. Torrey Westrom, R-Alexandria Current squatting laws are being exploited by brazen criminals and some of them are people who have illegally come into our country through the southern border crisis. This has resulted in clashes between homeowners and people unlawfully occupying their property. There are more and more stories about homeowners who temporarily
In a move that is music to investment property owners’ ears, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed one of America’s strictest anti-squatter laws. The new legislation will make it much easier for landlords and property owners to rid their property of squatters — people who move into vacant properties without permission and stay long enough to
US News By Chris Nesi Published March 31, 2024, 3:18 p.m. ET A pair of alleged squatters accused of unlawfully moving into a Queens duplex are suing its rightful owners after refusing to vacate the $930,000 home. It’s the latest logic-defying chapter in the ongoing squatter saga in the borough, which in recent weeks has
US News By Melissa Koenig Published March 25, 2024, 10:29 a.m. ET An Atlanta property owner says a group of squatters are hindering his efforts to build affordable housing on his nine-acre lot. David Morris said he’s struggling to remove the group from his property after the city issued a moratorium on evictions. “I’m not
David Morris says he’s been fighting to get squatters of his nine-acre property since the COVID-19 pandemic He and his attorney are making progress toward a final removal of the last eight squatters still occupying his land Though he says he’s frustrated about having to now pump thousands of dollars into cleaning up the property,