New ‘squatter’ law signed in Florida as issue runs rampant nationwide

A Florida property owner tells her story about two women who allegedly squatted in one of her homes. Her ordeal is part of a rampant squatter crisis around the country, according to experts.
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[@lisettebarajas9118]

Sooo stealing a car is grand theft felony but taking someone’s house isn’t?

[@redzoom7857]

Right, crazy!

[@adrieljimenez130]

Exelente point! If someone steals a BICYCLE worth $1,000 or more that's a felony in most states. But most states have no laws regarding squatters in your property. Insane.

[@Alan-sp9pd]

That's something I have wondered. Can you just take a car if it has been sitting there for a few days? Produce a fake car lease?

[@yooper2186]

Damn blacks!!

[@BobBob-ms9gt]

​@@adrieljimenez130/ This is a lie we are being told. There is laws and those laws make the homeowner have all the power over squatters but the laws are not being enforced

[@James-fo4un]

Arresting homeowners and not the squatters is absolutely ridiculous

[@chocbear8394]

That's NY where they protect the criminals not the law bidding citizens.

[@delanabunch8990]

Welcome to marxism, and thank your local Democrat! November 5, 2024 TRUMP MAGA, baby!!!

[@jeremyschmidt182]

@@delanabunch8990 This has been happening for a long time under both Rep. Trump is a criminal do you think he will fix this? I highly doubt it. More concern about Russia and Ginaa. Get it. LOL

[@parkermeme1]

Oh my God! Wake up already! 'You will have nothing and you will be happy" is it ringing a bell to you yet?!

[@tokebak4291]

The person doesnt own the home. The bank does. CRY ABOUT IT 😂

[@crunchybiscuits4080]

De Santis has now changed the law for Florida If you have squatters call the sherrif and the squatters will be throw out, no more court process

[@kekerand4491]

Should be a law in all states

[@arneanka4633]

Actually, you need to go to court and sign a declaration that you are the owner and the people there are not renting from you. If you lie, your ass is on the line.

[@jeannawalton8107]

Probably the only decent thing DeSantis has ever done for Florida.

[@melted_cheetah]

He just signed the bill, he didn't come up with it.

[@kevinkevinkevin1909]

Florida has real governor who does his job.

[@lft4589]

Floridian here. Thank you so much to all those who made this law possible!!!!

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

Great state to move to!

[@sheilablanchard656]

You have an awesome Governor!

[@ruthvargas4317]

Thank God and governor Disanti for this home owner law 🎉

[@BlueRivers-xg2rt]

I like the fact that he is a doer THANK GOODNESS! Now for the school system.

[@julieschwartz2135]

This should be a NATIONAL LAW! Absolutely outrageous that people can enter your property, and you are helpless🤬.

[@omi_god]

The laws allowing squatter's rights are hundreds of years old. This is how America has lived for many generations; unused property can be "squatted" on. In one sense, this seems fair - when housing is needed and is intentionally held off the market, that should ALSO be a crime. But this has been taken too far.

[@jasonparis7103]

Id get my house back one way or another trust me😂

[@naknampucha5236]

​@michaelanderson3816 no personal obligation toward Squatters.

[@kevincallahan1201]

Sorry but they only have the right to go to jail for breaking and entering

[@kevincallahan1201]

Squatters should go squat in China's properties around the country

[@SwiftySanders]

This is nuts. Falsifying a lease should be a felony charge that carries 5 years in prison.

[@Burncsb]

But what if the dude that signed the lease had no idea it was false? I think arresting him would be wrong.

[@basicinfo11252]

@@Burncsb bruh you're dim. signing a false lease is entirely different from falsifying one.

[@basicinfo11252]

​@@Burncsb if all voters are like you than the country is doomed.

[@rockhaze]

Robbing from 7-11 should have the same minimum sentence, but I bet I can't get you to agree on that.

[@sda9995]

I agree

[@dt5310]

EVERY STATE NEEDS TO FIX THIS LAW AND PROTECT THE HOME OWNERS

[@gabrielacruela]

This is insane..... you own something as EXPENSIVE as a home is... in majority of people's lives? A home will be the single, biggest purchase you will make often paying for it for the rest of your life. And to have that stolen from you for even ONE DAY let alone 1 month, 2 months etc.... is just absolutely DELUSIONAL to me.

[@ckw961]

The word is “baffling” or… “perplexing”. What makes it not delusional is the fact that it is, sadly, true in the USA.

[@palerider964]

Falsifying a lease should also be a felony.

[@Halo3Matalix]

especially because it wasn't their first time

[@janesmith9024]

In my view it is fraud - which is a crime here in the UK.

[@TheOneTrueNoName]

​@@Halo3Matalix 2nd time is Life

[@Halo3Matalix]

@@TheOneTrueNoName 100%

[@carriecarrie7975]

Agree… it’s fraud

[@BMXIX]

Can we just take a second to appreciate the fact that Florida did something about this, and it was Bipartisan

[@alaska-bornfloridaman4068]

Some democrats in the state legislature voted against it.

[@mitchell1786]

@@alaska-bornfloridaman4068 Stop lying. It passed the House 108-0 and the Seanate 39-0. Not to mention the news report said it passed unanimously, although I doubt you know the definition of that.

[@alaska-bornfloridaman4068]

@@mitchell1786 This is the third version of this bill, because democrats kept voting against a straight bill. Some even abstained from voting at all on it. I tried to post the link to it, but YT deleted it. Blue states would never pass a bill like this.

[@alaska-bornfloridaman4068]

@@mitchell1786 ABCnews keeps deleting my tweets showing which democrats voted against this bill 3 times.

[@proudmom3971]

Yes, Florida has a lot of good laws. can't wait to move there

[@lhyork1608]

This must end in every state ! Thank you Florida for leading the way ❤

[@barbthompson2715]

How in the hell do the police have the right to arrest the HOME OWNER!!!

[@crystallinemushroom4803]

because they enforce whatever the law says regardless of whether it benefits or harms anyone hell it's still "legal" to mutilate baby boys bodies yet parents and doctors don't get punished for this crap

[@jesses6697]

Because the NYPD are corrupt

[@nathanpatera9836]

Falsifying a lease should be a felony too. If insurance fraud is a felony, lease fraud should be too. Straight up criminal.

[@vanillaoreo251]

Im surprised it isnt tbh. Itd a serious legal document

[@D.E._Sarcarean]

It already is! The problem is that police don't want to actually do their jobs. These criminals break 100 laws that are easily verifiable. For example, the police can just ask the neighbors next door if the person broke into the house. But doing any type of "investigation" is considered doing work.

[@nathanpatera9836]

@@D.E._Sarcarean From what I gather from the video they explictly said falsifying a lease is a misdemeanor?

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

@@D.E._Sarcarean That's absolutely not true; when an officer responds they have no way of knowing right then and there who is a legal occupant and who isn't given that leases can be forged. All they know is somebody dialed 911 and they're obligated to respond. This is why they tell folks to take it to court, where it can be concretely proven who is the owner and who isn't, because cops aren't lawyers. Granted this law is needed especially in situations where it is VERY clear that the occupants do not belong on a property, as it closes the loophole being exploited to save needless months of disputing easily proven fact. You still have to go to court, but this streamlines the process of getting the squatters out.

[@TryHardNewsletter]

I don’t think you understand. It is criminal, but only if the property is owned by a large corporation. THEN they get arrested for breaking and entering, vandalism, and fraud. But if Joe Bob the plumber wants to rent out half his duplex to cover property tax and insurance, corporations don’t want Joe Bob getting any big ideas, so no police protection for Joe Bob.

[@Noneyasauce]

They should have actual jail time for this fraud and damage.

[@YouTubeprotectorDeestafa-zm9bx]

Cuídate de Nationwide mutual insurance company son sinvergüenzas estafadores

[@omi_god]

Damage and fraud in this case would fall under civil tort law. You can sue the squatters, if you can find them. The problem being finding them.

[@themetalhead1463]

@@omi_godSue the squatters? You can’t get blood from a stone. They have nothing to take.

[@omi_god]

@@themetalhead1463 Oh, I don't know about that - they must have plenty of ready cash, given that they don't pay rent.

[@MarcShorty23]

@@omi_godyou really think these people got money 💰 😅 good luck getting a dime from them their probably homeless plus if they flee good luck finding them lool

[@charliehiatt1132]

I have a question, I can't hunt on someone's property or even cross their property to get to public land but I can move into their homes and stay for months or years? How in the hell does that work?

[@Kvindevognen]

Yah, be careful about that. They can shoot you on site in Texas, I think. Understandable about not letting you enter someone else’s land for hunting, though. Might be dangerous for the human occupants or their pets.

[@richrodgers9961]

I think in every state it takes some time before the tenants have any rights. If you check your property occasionally it would help a lot. There are scammers who will rent out houses they don’t own. That screws over both sides. We need better laws, but we also need reasonable housing available.

[@lorayakol226]

The woman for n Florida gave advice to put up No trespassing signs on the property.

[@angelaw9476]

If you can hang on for seven years in FL as a squatter the property becomes yours. Amazing how this country can't pass simply laws but coughs up billions for security and defense of any country with it's hand out.

[@liamjohnson2474]

@@angelaw9476 yeah republicans SUCK DICKS don't they?

[@NomadSupreme911]

So if I'm at home at the time it's a home invasion. If I'm not at home it's "squatting"?🤔

[@athensmajnoo3661]

Wow...... Illigal occupants of my legally purchased property have more rights than I do????? What kind of law is this?

[@kevinsamuelsghost685]

Its complete lunancy

[@drsev61]

An old law, a couple hundred years old. One that needs to end quickly. It's just ridiculous.

[@nixwestlake9196]

It is INSANE

[@learobinson4450]

The concept of squatters rights comes from medieval England, when only land that was occupied or being used was taxed. Wealthy land owners would allow big swaths of land to go fallow & overgrown to avoid paying taxes. In order to collect more taxes the King allowed squatters who moved onto this land & farmed it to claim ownership as long as they paid the taxes & were in continuous occupation for a period of time, which varied from 5-20 years. Squatters rights were written into American laws during the Westward Expansion. Unfortunately what’s happening today with criminals breaking into people’s houses & moving in without the owners knowledge has nothing to do with the original idea developed in England. The houses they’re stealing aren’t really abandoned & the owners are paying taxes on the property. When the cops show up the squatters claim they’re legal tenants (they often show a fake lease) & the property owner is a mean landlord trying to illegally evict them. The cops don’t know who to believe so they tell the property owner to take the matter to civil court.

[@bluecube7247]

Americans are stupid

[@jessicahayden1415]

I'd be happier if making a fake lease was a felony too.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Exactly, because some people really believe they have a legitimate lease, because a scammer "rented" the house and took money for it, and gave them a fake lease. If someone is too quick to give a lease, it's suspicious. Most legit leases take a while to approve the new tenant, because they want to make sure the tenant will be able to pay rent and won't trash the property and run off.

[@angeladansie4378]

They did say it was a misdemeanor. But it SHOULD be a felony. Isn't theft over $1,000 a felony in most states?

[@XetaXones]

Id be happier if everyone could find adequate housing, each for their own.

[@2and26]

@@angeladansie4378I think it’s $750 in Florida

[@eisbeinGermany]

@@XetaXones well Airbnb has caused many people to be left homeless when their leases expired,as the owners turned it into an Airbnb ,whole blocks of flats are now being used as Airbnb and is causing a shortage of flats in some states, the video is here on youtube showing this, in Paris its now the same with the Olympics coming up,, was watching a few hours ago a piece of video on France24 how people are being told to vacate their flats when leases are up, young college students are now being the hardest hit by this,

[@maxwells2602]

The police were there to help the scammers steal the woman's home by arresting her.

[@DavidS-bm2st]

Police ARE THE CRIMINALS.

[@dereksanchez6751]

i work in code enforcement and have seen this exact scenario happen to property owners here in California. I've heard it take up to almost a year for them to get the squatters removed. They have to go through an eviction process, once that is done they have to wait for the sheriffs department to come out and remove them. the squatters always annihilate the property beforehand.

[@honolulubiketours]

The Peoples Republic Of California (PRC) needs to revamp all the state laws.

[@wyattwalker9764]

My sister was hospitalized after a car accident and people moved into her home. These laws for allowing squatters are outdated and need to be brought up to date.

[@SunflowerSunset]

Omg, life really kicked her down 😭. Are they gone now?

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

Agreed. The laws exist for a reason, but they do need to be brought up to speed to expedite safely removing unlawful occupants. ESPECIALLY when it is clear they do not belong there.

[@BlueLuna5]

There's no reason for the law. They must get money somehow from it. Lawyers from law abiding citizens. They have to pay the court costs. Squatters have no money. They make the law-abiding citizens give their money, while they give freely to the criminals.

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

@@BlueLuna5 That's not true. The law exists because it has a basis in English Commonlaw, and it was also used as Americans settled westward. The issue with the law is that it's largely based on societal norms from 200 years ago and doesn't account for those that deliberately seek loopholes in the system.

[@amandaturley6584]

Dont expect anything to get done with the current administration. They dont give a damn about US citizens...which is so funny because we pay them. Except when youre funnelling money with china, russia and ukraine

[@sereion]

I was heated when that lady got arrested for trying to get her house back. It shouldn't have to be an act of Congress to get your home back from the squatters.

[@philpalmer4877]

This republican congress can do nothing. 🤣 Besides, it's a states issue for now.

[@kathyeyesopen4078]

@@philpalmer4877 You are Wrong! If Congress stopped playing political games they could make this a FEDERAL law!

[@sangeet9100]

@@philpalmer4877 this is clearly a problem that existed for a long time - NOT an issue of the current congress

[@carlosgarciasanchez]

​@@sangeet9100But the current House is incompetent and you can't deny that.

[@JoeGarrity]

How come you can't do the same and squat back in your own home?

[@plaintruth1506]

The Refusal Of Law Enforcement To Uphold Owners Rights Is Literally Criminally Insane

[@tidub119]

What's the difference between squatting and home invasion?

[@dand2219]

How is squatting not grand theft? They go in your home and claim that the property is theirs when it’s not.

[@amen_ra6926]

And trash the hell out of it too.

[@GallowayJesse]

Democrats want criminals to just be able to do what they want

[@bladedspokes]

Because squatters rights laws say it is not grand theft. They are not claiming the property is theirs. They are taking advantage of the rights the law affords them with respect to the occupation of vacant properties.

[@bobmcbobbington9220]

Because they didn't steal anything. They're not taking your home somewhere. It's a house, not a car. You don't squat a car. Different concept requires different laws and regulations.

[@natalianegritto]

@@bobmcbobbington9220by that what if a person decided to sit in your car… for as long as they want?

[@Alan-sp9pd]

Ever notice that the home owners dealing with squatters are never politicians, judges or law enforcement?

[@phaedrus000]

@@ja-mez5102 Isn't that what she was trying to do when the pigs told her that if she tries to go back into her own home again they will arrest her?

[@phaedrus000]

@@ja-mez5102 1:44

[@Dario36515]

Theyre the one who allows it but if it was them the squatters would be evicted the next day and if there damages trust me theyll find a way to overdo their charges

[@SwiftySanders]

Probably need to squat on their property. Let’s see how fast we get new legislation.

[@charlesclark9627]

How is this even possible? Desantis set a precedent!

[@ppraish]

I'm so glad that Florida is taking the lead on squashing these squatters even though I'm not from Florida. CA and NY should definitely take a note of this.

[@phd8296]

30 days tenant rule is the dumbest law ever created

[@craigfowler7098]

How is this not burglary or trespassing?

[@lepayen]

Well, it is, and if someone comes along who is in charge of the property, they can have people removed. The difference is, we are not criminalizing being homeless, and there has to be an option for people who become homeless. And right now, housing the homeless should be your priority, not complaining about whether or not they're breaking the law by using a property that isn't being used.

[@mmdaa4]

@@lepayen while I agree we need to do better with the homelessness issue however there is a problem with squatting. These aren’t simply emptied abandoned houses and these aren’t simply homeless people seeking shelter. Illegally entering, living in someone’s house isn’t a solution to the problem you stating anyhow and it sure as hell shouldn’t take a home owner days/months to remove them. Breaking and entering has always been illegal, right? I also feel if this was a “homeless” person would leave the property when found/confronted. There is also the very real problem of vandalism. Then there’s the issue of possibly causing the homeowner to also become homeless. What then?

[@lepayen]

@@mmdaa4 You don't seem to understand. You're acting like they're breaking into houses people live in and are taking over, they're not. They are squatting in abandoned properties. We aren't talking about break and enter, or properties that people live in before the squatters come along. we're talking about people using unused properties, trying to survive. That's what squatting is... It isn't what you seem to think it is. Get it straight: Squatting is when someone who doesn't have a home, takes over a property that isn't being used. Squatting is not robbing someone else of their home, like you seem to be assuming. Squatting doesn't cause someone else to become homeless. The properties squatters use are not being lived in by anyone and aren't being used or taken care of by anyone. Squatters aren't depriving anyone of anything. Try being homeless for a month or two, with no money, no place to go, having to dig in the trash for food, and having to find places to sleep. I guarantee you will look at the many abandoned houses and other buildings and think "I'd love to sleep in there".

[@withinwithout9761]

​@@lepayenmf please I've been homeless and I can survive fine this is unacceptable to think anybody can just go into a house and claim it.... but me being a homeless american I'll get arrested beat and shot over that fck u bro this is warfare

[@alroth6308]

@@lepayen only biden democrat morons think squatting and stealing from other is ok, eff such criminal promoting filth as lepayen

[@juniorcampbell2980]

There needs to be a federal law against this kind of squatting crime.

[@stevemurray710]

Federal government is too big government plus California won't go for it this derailing it for everyone. Have your state government do this. Should be quicker. A key point of the constitution is that states have more power to make laws than feds. Feds are only to make laws on military, some taxes, money printing and oh yeah, the border.

[@mri3384]

There are more squatter votes than home owner votes.

[@janesmith9024]

It is appalling. Here in England we have now made squatting in private homes (not commercial premises) a crime but still people do it. It just offends so much our sense of justice that someone could work so very hard to buy a home and then someone just steals it! Going to court is very very expensive and 30 days mentioned on the video is much much shorter than the UK.

[@donstervintage8383]

England's politicians have destroyed the nation. Two hundred years from now a small percentage of Brits living in a Muslim nation. Your major cities are already lost.

[@kekerand4491]

All states should have this law passed. Specially in newyork it's been a big problem

[@UR_gg]

We need a federal ban on squatting.

[@soulscanner66]

State rights. Constitution says its State jurisdiction, so your State government has to take care of it. Also, squatting is a Constitutional right that goes back to colonial times. These laws might be overturned. Might need a Constitutional amendment to overturn it.

[@charlesmills6621]

U.S. legislators will do absolutely nothing to help until it happens to them. And then, they may only do enough to resolve their own problem. If they perceive no gain for themselves, they seldom bother with the problem. They aren't looking out for you!

[@DestructiveAssertiveness-jg8pt]

They are unhoused 😂😂😂

[@simrdownmon6431]

​@soulscanner66 and keep in mind, changing the constitution in any way opens ot up to change in many ways. Second ammendment, goodbye and good riddance. You CuckCons are no smarter than ShotLibs. Both think then others are brainwashed and ignorant. Both are correct.

[@deborahmartin843]

Why isn't this burglary ?

[@salliem424]

I had a squatter that invaded my property in Florida in 2017. I told my family about it. The next day, 6 male cousins showed up and said they were moving in. The squatter left that same day!

[@kiana9941]

Yes. I was about to say if this happened to me I'm pulling up with a whole crew and some weapons

[@flowerdoyle3749]

Could be a lucrative business........Squatter Removal Inc

[@89five3five]

@@flowerdoyle3749There is actually a company that does this.

[@whereisyourhumanity7557]

Yes, I saw a special on lady who owned a home and a female squatter moved in and took over. The owner signed a lease with a team of security guards who moved in took over. Squatter moved out when big hairy guys shared her bathroom with her.

[@Max-uu2gs]

Who u gonna call.. S.Q.U A.T. busters 😂❤

[@CUSTOMWORKS7.3PSD]

I haven't read the bill/law but why all 50 states haven't immediately followed this shows how messed up America has gotten !

[@phyllis9750]

This needs to go national! Who thought not charging squatters was a good idea????? If they get in your car. they're arrested immediately! They get in your house and trash the whole place, they don't GET CHARGED!!!! WRONG? WRONG! WRONG!

[@Wongseifu548]

The concept of squatters rights is nuts

[@omi_god]

Not really. If a property is just sitting there unoccupied, the laws have allowed people to take over for hundreds of years. It actually SHOULD bring a penalty on the owners if they just buy property and hold it unoccupied as a way to artificially pump up the price of other properties they might own.

[@user-em7fc6db8k]

LOL. If a property is sitting, unoccupied, it is for the owner to decide next steps. Get Fked liberal SJW @@omi_god

[@livingwell5892]

​@@omi_godOnly there have been cases of families going on vacation for two weeks and coming back to their home being overtaken.

[@wfqsfg]

@@omi_god Really? So if I go on vacation for 2 weeks and I come home to squatters I should be penalized?

[@Omni25]

​you can't be this dumb. Are you really trying to justify something so absurd? @omi_god

[@me21464]

“Right to privacy”??? ….but not on my private property!!

[@meno4054]

Right?! They have a right to privacy? It is my property. What about my privacy. This is just ridiculous. Thank you Florida.

[@kekerand4491]

This why home security is so important. Buy home security and cameras and keep doors and windows locked to protect your home🙄

[@FemiNelson-sb1em]

The police department should be held accountable $. There should NOT be laws protecting squatters at all period. "Isa"

[@time4paws]

All other states need to follow suit, GOOD JOB FLORIDA!

[@FuhqEwe]

Agreed.

[@coldsoul333]

Where do I sign

[@breadfan9]

SHe was a total moron for not knowing about squatters to begin with. Does she not watch the news?

[@user-hh8eh7gb2j]

This is what all states need, back in the day, police would literally get them out and moving on out of town, maybe we need harsher treatment of squatters, it is well known that they plan this act.

[@XCBen]

For real

[@chelseahoney31]

I hate that I’m a hard working, law abiding citizen, and these criminals are getting away with this mess. Stealing homes, stealing from stores, and no end in sight. This is the best thing Florida has done and all states need to follow suit.

[@ewe392]

They need to make the law only apply to individuals. Investment companies should not be owning 100 empty houses.

[@debbies7184]

​@grandmaida7819 you people will find fault in everything. Miserable

[@BobBob-ms9gt]

​@@ewe392/ If an investment company wants 100 houses with zero profit then let them

[@ewe392]

@@BobBob-ms9gt They already do that. Huge investment companies own the world, and they make their own money from nothing. They buy up real estate, hoarding empty neighborhoods. They get to control how profitable the housing market is, in times when everyone is needing to buy a home. Residents are forced to rent, they turn most of their properties into rentals run by giant companies who do not care about screwing renters over. They get full control and are able to charge top dollar. They are making their money.

[@BlueLuna5]

Make sure you don't vote Democrat then. Republicans aren't much better, but at least they don't actively help criminals like democrats. Do you see how easy they can fix it? Think about the border. Why so we have an illegal immigration/criminal/ human trafficking problem?

[@mariej9176]

My heart rate start starts going up watching this, this angers me so much

[@sandyfarley260]

Oh this just infuriates me for the home owners! It should be federal law that squatters should be arrested and prosecuted for B &E! And, if they have damaged the property, reparation should be paid from their welfare checks!

[@mashondaknight9132]

The number one question is, why are they covering up The squatters faces no shame them. Let everyone know who they are and then throw them in jail, this is ridiculous.

[@omi_god]

Privacy laws. In order to use someone's face in a commercial program on TV, you have to acquire the right to do so.

[@camallen1895]

@@omi_god well we need to change that law as well

[@markozivkovic7409]

From who? ​@@omi_god

[@omi_god]

@@camallen1895 Nope. Privacy rights are important, as is the right to control your own image. The law should remain as it is. You have no legal interest in seeing these peoples' faces.

[@helo4366]

@@omi_godnot if it is done on public property, they can stand on the sidewalk and film freely

[@Josevazquez212]

Someone steals your car, you call the police make a report, and if the criminals get caught inside your car they go to jail. That should be the same foe a house.

[@jonnyfendi2003]

U progressives wanted this. Now u mad??? Smh

[@crystallinemushroom4803]

2 psychopathic parents steal your FORESKIN and they should get arrested

[@KillTheCupcakes]

@@jonnyfendi2003when did squatters rights first start?

[@arneanka4633]

@@KillTheCupcakes Back in the times when people abandoned farmland. If you lived and improved the land, you could get a deed. It took years. In NYC, it takes 30 days and no improvement needed.

[@MrAbdi-cc1no]

you can rent a home not a car

[@annamaedevlin1713]

UNBELIEVABLE! Thanks for the info!

[@DavidShort-ov5vb]

When you have to hire someone to try to get someone out of your house is ludicrous! The lawyers should be sued!

[@jdleo18]

He is not a tenant! Funny how police can arrest people from a store for trespassing but no a residence

[@moondancer334]

Exactly, it just doesn't make sense to me at all. Or how is what they're doing not considered breaking & entering?

[@AGalacticMerger]

@@moondancer334bc you don’t know if THEY broke in or if someone else broke in and rented it to them. THATS WHY WE GO TO COURT. REPUBLICANS ARE BRAIN 💀

[@timlu697]

Scam law allow them to do so vote put in new law protected rights owner

[@skiptown22]

todays policing is mostly about protecting business.

[@GotoHere]

Or arrest someone inside a public building for trespassing.

[@virginiajessee3708]

Law called break and entering. Why is not enforced?

[@Lulu4Him]

It is very satisfying to finally see this new law giving homeowners control over their property. Thank goodness the police can arrest them and the courts charge squatters for their selfish actions

[@michelleh9584]

Time to squat at your governor's home so they can start changing the squatting laws in your state.

[@rashadhaughton22]

Exactly!!!

[@kimberlyj2066]

YES YES YES!!!

[@sereion]

Yup!!

[@carolbradley4845]

My heart really went out to Patti. Those women that illegally took over her home were such pigs! The audacity and entitlement was off the charts and of course we all saw the damage they left behind! My advice to anyone is to install cameras. They are inexpensive and link with your cellphone. Any type of motion will activate the camera and it records sound too. I had a home for sale and a woman found a door unlocked and went on in to look around. My cameras went off and I saw her from my residence. I called my real estate agent and asked if she was showing the house. Nope. I called the police and they were there in a flash. I arrived on the scene to a woman apologizing profusely and almost in tears. I called have pressed charges for breaking and entering but did not do so. I’m sorry this cost Patti over $40,000. I’m happy they are changing the laws against these squatters.

[@maryannbravo5650]

Send them to Whoopi Goldsburgh house.

[@NoProJoe]

All of these squatter situations are absurd. Telling a homeowner they have to pay to get someone that broke in out is absolutely insane. This is the state of our legal system. Perfect.

[@johnw8984]

Just because squatters have a lease doesn't mean it's valid

[@EllieM_Travels]

Insane that this was not illegal in the first place! It’s trespassing, theft, forgery, fraud.

[@chickenceiling]

right but that's the problem. The police officer has no idea whether or not its fraud, that's why it has to go to civil court.

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

It's a loophole in residency law that has needed closing for awhile. Those laws exist to protect occupants and to keep folks from just taking the law into their own hands, but it was by far being exploited well outside its intended scope.

[@chickenceiling]

@@sodasaintcommentaries4054 its not just a loophole. The problem is, police officers literally no not know who is lying vs who is telling the truth. What if the tenants were actual legitimate tenants and the landlord was trying to illegaly evict?

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

@@chickenceiling I don’t disagree; it’s a nuanced subject for sure. I was speaking more generally of cases where it is exceedingly clear that the occupants are there unlawfully.

[@bobmcbobbington9220]

It IS illegal, it's just not the type of illegal that a cop, for instance, can mitigate. You guys didn't watch the video.

[@ni1351]

The entitlement of people who have lied and stolen is infuriating. They’re willing to yell and fight with someone to double down on their thievery. Sick.

[@dendrien]

thats what criminals do.

[@alroth6308]

they are not called entitled liberal biden morons for nothing

[@achangyw]

Very sick indeed.

[@GodsChosenMekAmoR]

ABOUT TIME!!!! This is crazy from the first day I heard it. Why is that any different than someone breaking in my home and showing documents . This was ludicrous.

[@rantinggrannyb7408]

I really hope that Canada, nationwide, makes this a law too.

[@littleplakes8654]

isnt it called breaking and entering or burglary when you enter a locked house with criminal intent ? WTF is going on in our country!!!

[@WeedWitch1620]

Funny, if I try to squat in a hotel room, a storage unit or in a pet daycare facility, I would be removed for criminal trespassing.

[@jamesw6484]

It is called No country for old man now. It is pretty effed up

[@parkermeme1]

Oh my God! Wake up already! 'You will have nothing and you will be happy" is it ringing a bell to you yet?!

[@cindyjohnson1025]

People want liberalism, here it is.

[@lsfromrncforjc2254]

It’s called pandering to change the voter base. We’re discards in America now. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@cindykedzierski2415]

Every state in our nation needs to do this!!!

[@parkermeme1]

Seriously? Wake up already! 'You will have nothing and you will be happy" is it ringing a bell to you yet?!

[@SharonDelores-sn8vb]

The bill doesn't start until July 1,2024? Why wait?

[@jesses6697]

Because it has to be given time for the police officers to be caught up in the new law and the squatters time to leave the premises. Plus also not to mention any court cases that maybe taking place at this time.

[@jimyoung361]

What's the difference between a squatting and taking possession of a vehicle? You can get arrested for stealing a car.

[@nealshort670]

The state should have to pay her back for all expenses involved with removing them pay them all back this is insane!

[@Kanti12311]

Agreed! The state put in the law and they are liable

[@meowmeowmaow]

@@Kanti12311 get real if that was the case, they would have to do that for every single home and you can’t contest a lot that was put into law prior to your abolishment of the law. I hate to say it like this, but she should be happy that the law is passed, and at this point, the person who squatted in our house is the person liable to pay back for all of the damages. The state has nothing to do with what happened to her property

[@tokebak4291]

The state ? No. We aint communist china and we shouldnt pay for the slow brain.

[@bryn1063]

This is so unfair.. This isn't even their houses! She got arrested for not wanting a criminal in her house is insanity..

[@AGalacticMerger]

Another ignoramus

[@bryn1063]

@@AGalacticMerger wdym

[@Scotto97]

If I was a cop I would absolutely refuse to arrest a homeowner just trying to get an invader out of their home.

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

With the law as it was written prior to this, you HAD to go through the courts to get squatters evicted, but that could take months or even years to do. But even with this law change, there are still certain ways you have to go about it. Even if you have squatters on your property, you're not allowed to use force against them unless there is an immediate threat to your life and your person. You will 100% catch criminal charges if you were to try and chase squatters out with a baseball bat, for example.

[@unapologetic6159]

@@AGalacticMergeryou must be a squatter

[@IbelongtoJesus.]

No one can do this to me because I don't have a home. I'm a senior citizen without affordable housing, but I would never move in to someone's home. Realities should hire people to stay in an empty house until it's sold.

[@altairiv6326]

The BIG problem with this law is the third condition: ***The individual is not a current or former tenant in a legal dispute. If the individual(s) even shows a phony lease, it takes going to court to prove it is phony. Law enforcement will take the side of the squatter with a phony lease in hand. Even waiting only ten (10) days to go to court, a lot of damage and thief can happen in those days. The squatter with phony lease can take and/destroy all appliances, destroy the place then just disappear. You really think they are going to appear in court and take a chance on jail time? The law should have required both owner AND person with "lease" in hand to be banned from the house/residence - property until the court date. Yes, it is an inconvenience for a home homer, but it is a lot cheaper than needing to replace appliances and repair damages to the residence/property. Which can be into the tens of thousands of dollars and take months to make the residence/property usable again.

[@jesses6697]

Nope this law by passes all that they will be removed immediately and they they will have to take the home owner to court afterwards. And if there are damages over $1,000 dollars then it’s a felony. And they will be charged.

[@altairiv6326]

@@jesses6697 The law does NOT by pass that. The new laws takes the court wait time down from six (6) plus months down to just ten days. The people with a possible phony lease are not put out of the residence, Immediately. Because if it is a REAL lease, the property owner and the police (taxpayers) can and most likely will be sued. Only a judge's order can put someone off the property. Read the law.

[@jesses6697]

@@altairiv6326you are incorrect about that. Track This Bill View Bill Summary Glossary of Legislative Terms CS/CS/HB 621: Property Rights GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Steele ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Amesty ; Berfield ; Black ; Chamberlin ; Chaney ; Daniels ; Garcia ; López, J. ; Michael ; Mooney ; Plakon ; Rudman ; Stark ; Tramont ; Truenow ; Tuck Property Rights; Authorizes property owners or authorized agents to request assistance from sheriff for immediately removing unauthorized occupants from residential dwelling under certain conditions; requires specified complaint; provides requirements for sheriff; authorizes arrest of unauthorized occupant; provides that sheriff is not liable to any party for loss, destruction, or damage; provides that property owner or agent is not liable to any party for loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal property unless it was wrongfully removed; prohibits unlawfully detaining, or occupying or trespassing upon, residential dwelling intentionally & causing at least specified amount of damage; provides criminal penalties for any person who knowingly & willfully presents false document purporting to be valid lease agreement, deed, or other instrument conveying real property rights; prohibits listing or advertising for sale, or renting or leasing, residential real property. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Last Action: 3/27/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-44 Bill Text: PDF Senate Committee References: Rules (RC)

[@jesses6697]

@@altairiv6326you don’t know the law it says immediate removal not 6 days you’re an idiot. You’re trying to be a keyboard warrior lawyer against me someone that actually knows law 🤣

[@altairiv6326]

@@jesses6697 Read the bill. It REQUIRES the property owner to provide proof that the person(s) is there without permission. A basic squatter will not have any paperwork and that is enough to have the squatter removed. If the person(s) /squatters is a professional squatter, which many are today, they will have a fraudulent renter's agreement. Then it is a, he said, they say situation. The police or sheriff's deputy(s) can only give the occupants a summons to appear in court in the next ten (10) days. A judge MUST then confirm that the renter's agreement is real or fake and then and only then can the squatters be forced off the property.

[@yvonnewilliams8800]

This law needs to be in every state because squatters are everywhere.

[@obscuremusictabs5927]

Thank you, professor.

[@scottandrews947]

No it shouldn't. People should not be allowed to own multiple homes. That's the real cause of this problem.

[@cheekzt2l]

​@@scottandrews947 that is not the problem. The vast majority of people do not. That is a different issue that requires nuance

[@scottandrews947]

@@cheekzt2l It definitely is the cause. The people in this video don't live in these homes. If they did, squatters wouldn't have been able to set up shop there. These people are hoarding vacant houses during a housing crisis. THAT should be illegal.

[@amirkazi]

@@scottandrews947 This is stupid. What about people who go on a vacation and come back to see squatters in their home? Should people not take a two week vacation anymore either?

[@davewalker9926]

I got rid of squatters. I advised my squatters that I wasn't evicting them, but next Saturday I was removing all the windows and doors. That next Saturday morning I showed up and my house was empty.

[@mako9673]

Awesome.

[@ms.rolltide256]

Police told me you’re not allowed to remove anything off the property even if you bought it. That he’ll arrest me 😢

[@flenif2247]

​@@ms.rolltide256Don't involve police

[@mikepatton8691]

​@@ms.rolltide256You're not allowed to remove things, change the locks or even stop the utilities. The OP would've been actually arrested if he tried to carry out his threat, so he might just be spinning a yarn. I just found out about the whole squatter issue and I couldn't believe that people could basically steal your house and the homeowner is basically legally powerless. Best way to remove the squatter under the old law would probably be to wait till the squatter leaves for work or to run errands and then you move into the house and squat your own home. Out squat the squatter lol.

[@tinawalton2208]

​@@mikepatton8691I wonder if that would work! 😂

[@mrmyth5846]

I’ve always heard the term “squatter” and knew what it meant, but when and who made it a legal thing to do. If o come home from vacation and find my home occupied by “lowlife individuals/squatters”, I’ll tell them to get out and that they have 30 seconds to vacate. That’s when the ball-bat comes out and does the extracting. The fact that this is even a discussion today is mind blowing. Nobody has the Right to just come in and takeover your home like this…NOBODY!!!

[@marricktryathia3464]

It is stuff like this that really shows that this nation is spiraling down the gutter.

[@jaeeluv]

💯‼️

[@dbyd777]

Beyond AMAZED that a law protecting the homeowner has not been in placed from the get-go!!!!! This is INSANE!!!!

[@Po0pypoopy]

Welcome to the greatest country in the world 😂😂

[@wisepati123]

There is actually historical precedent for it, and it was part of how we settled this country. You found a piece of land and you squatted on it and it was yours However, it is time these laws be changed. You should’ve learned this in history.

[@wisepati123]

@@Po0pypoopy you do understand the historical context for this? It is certainly past time to change the law, but it was there for a reason.

[@AGalacticMerger]

There is a law. It’s go to court & get legal eviction. That protects the homeowner from being shot trespassing on their own property 😂

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

@@AGalacticMerger That and it also protects all parties involved from hot-heads that will escalate the situation into something it doesn't need to be. Doesn't matter if they're squatters or not; if you try and force somebody out using a weapon without there being an explicit threat to your life or physical well-being, you absolutely *will* be charged for it. Not to mention, if a weapon does get involved... there's no undoing somebody being shot.

[@jamiedecker7853]

That's the million dollar question. "How is it not breaking & entering?"

[@chickenceiling]

my guess is she doesn't have proof that they broke in? Did she have a security system in place? If someone fakes a lease, you need to go to court to prove that is is fraud. A police officer cannot determine who is telling the truth or not.

[@AGalacticMerger]

Bc you don’t know that THEY broke in. Thats why it turns to legal eviction. Republicans don’t have braincells. They have criminals in their system that aren’t criminals though, I guarantee that. Bc that’s what this creates.

[@boomboompow5687]

@@chickenceiling Breaking and entering generally requires an occupant in a house (due to the extra danger of safety). Squatting also has some rights, the reason being that government really don't like houses to sit vacant. There is a strong political backlash against investment properties, they tend to drive up housing prices, and there is even greater backlash against investment homes that sit vacant. Government views it as a waste of resources (yes, it is your resource, but they still hate it when you waste the home by keeping it vacant). For example, California is going to start taxing you if you keep your home vacant, if someone squats in your home, it can actually save you some tax dollars.

[@user-be8nj1xu2y]

The way you handle this is you make it look like a breaking and entering. Go at night but not alone and not unarmed. Break into the house, and then call the cops. Tell the cops you heard a crashing noise and your and your family woke up to find these people in your house. Show them the broken door/window. Now it's breaking and entering, not a squatter's right issue. Helps if you have a neighbor show up to vouch for you.

[@boomboompow5687]

@@user-be8nj1xu2y House is vacant, breaking and entering requires someone to be living there. If the squatter already has photos and other items put up. It will end up you being the one who broke in.

[@lmanzer]

Watch how fast the law works when a cops house is squatted.

[@hedlesshossman]

So are you telling me if I lived in USA, left for work in the morning and came home to someone else in my home, I wouldn't be able to kick them out if they said they had a lease without going to court?

[@brianbadershall5427]

Stop calling them squatters when they're criminals people think I'm crazy that law that you don't own your own home

[@webeducation]

Exactly, calling them squatters is dumbing down the problem, so that it doesn't seem as bad. They need to be called what they truly are.

[@ianbattles7290]

I never understood how you could get caught inside someone's house without their permission and not get arrested. Aren't there laws against breaking and entering???

[@AGalacticMerger]

How do you know it was THEM that broke in!? What if ‘I’ broke in & rented it to someone else real fast? That innocent unknowing individual should get arrested & have a criminal record? This turns innocent people into criminals, without due process. Florida gonna have some fun lawsuits & guess whose pocket it comes out of?? STATE TAX PAYERS 😂 Republicans gonna bra1nd34d 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️ This is why republicans aren’t winning elections, they’re brainless. Unfortunately, if you read through the comments, it explains why the Republicans are keeping up. Most humans don’t have critical thinking skills. Thats why they keep defunding education. “I don’t want thinking I want workers” 😂

[@ShadoCroc]

Murca

[@transphotography]

Unfortunately, now, breaking & entering is only a misdemeanor that doesn’t get prosecuted in court so the police don’t even waste their time with arrests. Crazy.

[@plantsplantz2116]

Like the police said : There's little they can do....... That's like on basically everything. They have been neutered

[@denverlilly3669]

It helps to understand the history, wording and nuances in law. It's never just black and white.

[@danrodrigues3531]

Squatters usually destroy the property while they're there which costs the owner a lot more money...

[@EuroGuy85]

Falsifying lease should not be a misdemeanor charge!

[@Boopooh43]

As a homeowner I find this disturbing on many levels. People don't have the right to move into houses they didn't buy, inherit or not legally leasing/renting. These squatters know they are full of BS because when asked to show their documents they are indignant and self righteous. These laws are long overdue.

[@katsukanna9322]

Giving right to criminal is the trend currently

[@4431charlie]

@@katsukanna9322 going on 4 years now

[@lgwappo]

Imagine getting kicked out of your own house by trespassers. And that's legal.

[@joydurand]

Guess I should look for a bigger, more expensive, empty home.

[@jerryramsey4236]

So it's ok to break into a homeowners house? This is absolutely insane? Where are the Rights of the Homeowner? This is Criminal Activity!

[@XetaXones]

Its odd you say it as “homeowner’s house” and not just simply “their home”

[@lynette8918]

Burglars need to just change the locks and steal all the property at their leisure

[@Hushh_2024]

Democrats laws 💙

[@XetaXones]

@@Hushh_2024 no theyre archaic realty laws. Interesting theyll change it to benefit the landbarons but not the serfs. They wont change the laws to prevent parasitic rental practices

[@scubascoob7441]

squatting should be across the board illegal, they have no rights to someone else's property

[@AGalacticMerger]

They do though & there’s a reason for that. Take it to court & get an eviction.

[@mobitecstore7344]

​@@AGalacticMerger the law should favour property owners by default let the squatter go to court

[@malcolmxxx86]

why is not considered trespassing by the policy. If come home to my apt and people have broken into it and are eating my food, sleeping in my bed etc I need to go to court to kick them out, yet since it's my place i of course could stay in my own bed? @@AGalacticMerger

[@AZ-nr1id]

Falsifying a lease should also be a felony

[@davidhill4141]

This is insane !! The people who squat are so disrespectful , and damaging of property ! There is very likely room in the local jail !! Maybe the lawmakers need THEIR homes to be commandeered before anything will happen ! EVERYTHING IS BACKWARDS !!

[@deanna1589]

The squatters need to be required to pay a portion of the real estate taxes and insurance for every moment they occupy a property.

[@LeonardoHakaisha]

Good idea, but good luck collecting. Those who squat in houses are wastoids

[@sirdiealot53]

Am I having a fever dream? How was this even allowed to exist in the first place???

[@bananascoaster1243]

Landlords kept creating homeless people on some BS. That's how. Let's check the pendulum but not swing it back too far

[@OriginalLonelygstar]

It was a law that was enacted during the turn of the last century. More specifically a few years after the civil war.

[@bigtenfourrubberducky]

Well you see, it all started back in the mid 1860s…….

[@Joomlahacks]

Same reason Trump was still allowed to run for President.

[@Robbie-mw5uu]

No squatters laws come from medieval europe. The law was made because in those days, people would leave cities and build homes on vacant land.

[@user-ne7zi3ym3b]

This is why I'm not on social media. If I am out of town, I don't want friends asking me about my whereabouts. When squatters know that you're out of town, that is an open invitation to squatters to take over a home.

[@hbell1111]

It happens with roommates, too! I have an arrest on my background, which affects my future employment opportunities. Very expensive mistake! Formal eviction 45 days. Changed locks damaged homebwouldnt leave or pay. Too dangerous to take them back to court for restitution. Austin Texas.

[@treytavares1727]

Dont tell anyone there was a squatter in your home. Dispose of them yourself and no one will know any different.

[@user-sp3gq1up9n]

I share your same thoughts.

[@josron6088]

👍

[@Timw927]

Got that right!

[@Robbie-mw5uu]

You dont need to. Just rent a lease to some strong men and have the men break the locks to move in. Squatters rights protects squatters from owners, but not from other tenants.

[@Scotto97]

In the old day, the Mafia had a different way of handling these matters. That's how they came to be - to protect those those the Police wouldn't.

[@laserbeamdaddy]

Don't ever call he police for squatters. Then you'll have to go the court route. Find another way.

[@AMLagonda]

yep, go play some baseball :)

[@DavidS-bm2st]

@@AMLagonda It's Homerun Time!! Yippie!!

[@tracy_222]

The money this home owner has spent should be paid back to her.

[@jameskenney5623]

Whatever lawmaker actually put their name on the bill that gives squatters rights should be held accountable

[@BashoStrikes]

My Son-in-law had this problem with one of his rentals and we already knew going through supposed due process was futile. He got a bunch of his buddies together and we all went over and had a very frightening but legal conversation with the squatters. They were gone that night and we donated all of the stuff they left to Goodwill.

[@nashsigmon6004]

😂

[@AGalacticMerger]

Sure you did bubba

[@Hoovie9596]

What did you say to them to make them leave quickly?

[@BashoStrikes]

@@AGalacticMerger Hey, believe what y'all want junior, it's your brain...... or is it?

[@BashoStrikes]

@@Hoovie9596 I can't tell y'all. But they were terrified.

[@conquerorkang6193]

That fact that squatters have RIGHTS is one of the best examples that society is failing.

[@jamalwilburn228]

It's been a thing for centuries going back to Medieval days

[@omi_god]

The laws permitting squatters' rights have been on the books since America was founded. Claiming that this is an example of "society failing" is silly under the circumstances. That would mean America has been a failure from the start. It hasn't.

[@dpf2122]

​@@omi_godThere are a lot of arcane laws still on the books. Huge difference between a farmer claiming abandoned land and evildoers taking over an innocent lady's house.

[@omi_god]

@@dpf2122 Yes, of course there is a difference, and I am not excusing anyone "taking over" anyone's property. But the law is the law, "arcane" or not. We ignore the law at our peril.

[@Neokvash]

So squatters have rights and get to live for free whereas the homeowners have to pay mortgage. Talk about and upside down world.

[@lauramichelin4904]

Thank God Florida is taking action..❤

[@JacquelynNhi]

Why just Florida? This is happening nationwide!

[@elizabethhansen6984]

How about reimbursement for the damage often caused by squatters? If they are getting state/federal funds, monthly deductions should be taken.

[@dking4604]

Why blur the faces of criminals?

[@GotoHere]

Fake news ABC is why faces are not shown. Try to keep up.

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

Civil liability. Also: all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. As such, to avoid accidentally prejudicing a jury, their faces are blurred. Granted it doesn't change the fact that they're squatting, but they deserve a fair day in court like we all do.

[@MrKongatthegates]

innocent until proven guilty. Some of these people paid real money to the fake owner, they dont know he had no right to rent the property

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

@@MrKongatthegates This exactly. Some of these folks are victims of scammers and aren't necessarily malicious.

[@katsukanna9322]

Because it's racist.