No "Squatters Rights" In Tennessee

[@callierens7796]

the banks will evict a home owner for non payment ,but leave a squatter in the home, that is truly fucked up

[@qjtvaddict]

Welcome to the USA loony bin

[@shewolf5098]

I think that the bank that had contract to that property last should be held accountable to force those who are their out. After all it was that bank that lost it so should be the one to deal with it when found out.

[@VanAndCharlie]

The bank needs someone to pay the taxes. Don’t think the bank is stupid.

[@byronchavarria4954]

Eviction Is Done By The Police Or Sheriff

[@kathiemahoney4261]

Totally disgusting. They won't work with the homeowners either, so they can keep the property . Nope. But squatter's, oh well. Banks suck.

[@joanpalko8389]

This is absurd! Squatters deserve no rights. Who the hell ever dreamed up this law and how is it still in effect?

[@connorjohnson8590]

Originally, at least in Canada, Adverse Possession would protect those that lived on a plot of land for 10 years. Basically, if you maintained a plot of land for that long and maintained the land while the owners simply didn't pay attention (ie a rich guy who buys alot of land as an investment but doesn't actually maintain it), then they can't just rob you of everything you've built over the years there by evicting you. In some cases individuals have won themselves plots of land, or expanded their property by building a fence a bit too far to the left and it going unoticed for years.

[@Sharon-sw7mr]

Homestead Act of 1862

[@debbiehauser4446]

This is not a law. There are laws to EVICT renters. These "squatters" are people who have broken into homes.

[@debbiehauser4446]

@@connorjohnson8590 this is true and was true here in the US.

[@anotora9362]

@@debbiehauser4446 Squatters don't break into "homes", they break into houses and turn the houses into homes. Vacant houses are not homes.

[@thedbcooperforum]

they sure don't lose track of payments do they....

[@peachfuzz1204]

TheDBCooperforum EXCELLENT statement!😉

[@R.O.T.C._SEEM]

TheDBCooperforum they cared more about taking the home then anything else

[@RainbowManification]

They make their money back by putting the remaining balance of the mortgage down as a tax write off.

[@cs1458]

Oh they love to lose track of payments... payments that you actually made, that is. 😂

And then reselling the house you put the money into. They act like they lose money on foreclosures which is hilarious.

[@dostagirl9551]

This is crazy. So basically the news reporters managed to inadvertently get him out of the house with the assault charge and probation violation while the banks sat in their hands. Meanwhile, had he been a mortgage holder who lost his job, they would have had law enforcement at the door in 60 days or less. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@SamSitar]

send reporter police pairs to visit a squatter. then the squatter has to talk.

[@raf25985]

clown world

[@PhilMoskowitz]

That's because the mortgage holder owes the bank money, and it's the money the bank wants. As messed up as it is the squatter does not owe the bank money, so the bank isn't as motivated to rid themselves of a squatter. The home is only an asset on the bank's books.

[@anncain2432]

This is messed up!

[@RobertJamesChinneryH]

it's the same here for bums and hoboes in Hamilton Ontario...they have more rights in their "encampments" than working tax paying citizens....even murders in these camps seem to go unpunished (2 shootings)

[@phyllisharrell174]

I've NEVER understood why this is NOT breaking and entering!

[@Jay.Kellett]

I've never understood why people vote for Democrats, then complain about the laws they enact? Just totally Weird.

[@carlcounts1]

exactly!

[@troyb.4101]

Arizona will arrest them for trespassing, breaking and entering, theft etc. They are going to jail here.

[@ecannon649]

Bank or not, how the hell do you forget you own a 200 or $300k property? That's the story I want to hear. If I'm short $5 I'm asking questions.

[@RainbowManification]

These mortgage companies are so large that a few discrepancy on the books will fall through the cracks.

[@Estragon17]

Because for the wealthy that kind of money is pocket change.

[@chadw6983]

Who knows how long it was vacant before he found it. I don't blame him lol.

[@KeithsReviews]

To answer your question you have to first understand how banks and lending works. Technically they never owned the property. They lend out imaginary money, and are backed by the government.

[@chadw6983]

Big fan...lol

[@zencat55]

Ironically, if the squatter had taken care of the property and kept a low profile he could have lived there indefinitely and no one would have been the wiser.

[@R.O.T.C._SEEM]

zencat55 yeah but it's a thing with people if they didn't earn it they treat it like shit always

[@aba192]

R.O.T.C SEEM Absoultely true, but to be fair things which you take advantage of but don't have the deed to you probably have little incentive to upkeep, because deep down you're always waiting for the other shoe to drop and lose it all.

[@petermello55]

yeah that sloppy careless behavior tends to cross over into their work life. A bum is a bum all the time.

[@rickybates9657]

would have been funny if the people the bank had foreclosed on had been the squatter's.....bet the bank would be quick to file on them

[@slightnonsense2448]

Thats a good comment... why must they be so messy and disruptive..🤷🏾‍♀️

[@PatrickTheWriter]

Why didn't the news crew press charges? He came at them with an ax. That's assault with a deadly weapon.

[@ninedaysjane2466]

Sounds like they did. He was charged with aggravated assault.

[@PatrickTheWriter]

I didn't notice that addendum at the end of the video at first. It didn't specifically say that it was stemming from this incident that he was charged with aggravated assault, although that is implied. A guy with a temper like his probably gets charged for violent acts quite a bit. Sounds like Mr. Get-A-Luxury-Home-For-Free knew that his time was about up. It's a shame these things take so long, even when the neighbors complained about it right away. Needs to change.

[@dmc16336]

In another video, it said he was arrested and charged later that night.

[@patmcbride9853]

Why didn't they bring armed security. One attempted swing of that tool and the problem would be solved.

[@R.O.T.C._SEEM]

Did you not watch the video because they said it

[@shanatinnin339]

The bank should let the original homeowner stay in it until they’re ready to do something with it. It’s pathetic to know someone probably worked their butts off for years trying to own a home, then to lose it and some freeloading hoodlums move in free of charge. That’s disgusting.

[@Statutory_Ape]

Most people who get a house like that foreclosed didn’t deserve it in the first place.

[@Firedrake1313]

​@@Statutory_Ape. Way to assume volumes of things you have no way of knowing.

[@Statutory_Ape]

@@Firedrake1313 Prove me wrong, fragile woman.

[@blackjackjoker2759]

The previous owner be watching this video and saying “Damn, I could’ve circled the block and moved right back in for free”.

[@yvonneost12]

they should have .

[@chrispettus2532]

That might not work as well if the previous owners were evicted unless the previous owners were liked by the neighbors. Otherwise, the neighbors will call the bank who can just call the police who will act on the previous eviction order since the previous owners' names are on the previous eviction order. But with a new squatter, their is no existing eviction order and the bank would have to get the name of the new squatters and start an eviction process.

[@Mabrrrr]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👌

[@Beecher_Dikov]

Yep

[@katbrown]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@iwasntlooking87]

No squatters rights, yet there he is, squatting and no one is able to force him out. Hmmm.

[@Phoneyjoker]

They are able to force him out, most states you have to go through the eviction process which normally requires notice, then a court eviction. Only the entity that owns the land can start this process, a nosy neighbor can't. This is all civil, not criminal and there is no need to "press charges".

[@danielz722]

No bank is "willing" to force him out.

[@musicitykidd8768]

just remember that TENNESSE cops and elected officials are all corrupt, You have enough money you could be living in the govnors mansion

[@TheShadowVorlon]

The title does not match the story. He was arrested later that night. The threatening the camera crew with the axe violated his probation on a previous aggravated assault. He is in jail, and will have his accomodations arranged for him. The title is "clickbait" as usual.

[@rjackson8150]

Because he is white

[@someonesomewhere1500]

Get off my stolen lawn..

[@someonesomewhere1500]

Robert Kelley right....He has got some nerve for sure...

[@Camille40able]

Someone Somewhere 🤣🤣🤣🤣 right!!!!

[@passiveaggressivenegotiato8087]

if he hadn't have cluttered that nice lawn up with shit; they might not have noticed. He was too trashy to move into a nice neighborhood and 'fit in'; he had to bring the trailer park with him.

[@passiveaggressivenegotiato8087]

yeah, he actually violated the neighborhood code = best way to attract attention

[@truthsterwakeupworldplease8875]

You cute Lil baby.😗😙😚😊

[@gs-xx8uv]

He should not only be thrown out immediately, but he should be liable for two years worth of fair market rent as well as any damages to the home.

[@circusboy90210]

gerald swanson squatters rights are of value to the whole of society benefits

[@allybean8885]

He shouldn't have a problem with all the money he has clearly he's not poor.

[@stratstafford2167]

Right!! He had all of the best American cars from 97 to 2002 minus a mustang/camaro

[@Lopo13]

Why do you even care ?

[@42lookc]

People care because a criminal like him could move into the temporarily empty house adjacent to their own next. Trust me: there are others just like him watching this case to see if he gets away with it. They'll be in yours or your neighbors house next time either of you go on vacation if they see others pulling this scam off. Then that community will go downhill, too. THAT'S why we care.

[@DavidVanmeterDutch]

Why is it so unbelievably hard for courts to tell the difference between illegal squatting and tenants getting screwed over? Pathetic.

[@anthonyquinn7246]

Stupid fucking liberals

[@geeewiz2231]

You can't just throw people to the curb. There was no tenant, the bank owned it.

[@seanhazelwood3311]

​@@geeewiz2231Yes, we can. If it isn't yours, don't touch it.

[@geeewiz2231]

@@seanhazelwood3311 screw the banks.

[@LittlefootOnthetrail16]

@@geeewiz2231 Screw you. Standing up for theaves. You are just as much trash as they are. Keep your filthy hands off others' property.

[@khfan4life365]

“This guy’s getting law from the internet. Google, Google, and Google is his lawyer, and he’s just wrong.” Not gonna lie, that made me chuckle.

[@austinhernandez2716]

That's theft and trespassing, simple. How is this even an issue? The guy should be immediately arrested.

[@briancarlson9778]

Funny, the real Jesus would view what the banks did as Usury and therefor theft. He on the other hand wouldn't think negatively of this squatter.

[@austinhernandez2716]

Brian Carlson good thing he never existed. 😂

[@Ryarios]

Brian Carlson funny, the real Jesus wasn’t for law breaking either...

[@guardiangibbs2663]

Jesus wouldn't have condoned taking out a massive loan from a money lender for such an extravagant place.

[@HunkMine]

I believe the law works as he has been there long enough and has legal right to eviction

[@TheSlb1984]

And what's even worse is the poor owners who were foreclosed on could've been living in their home this whole time...instead the bank would rather kick out the homeowners who need help getting back on track financially and leave it vacant....then this happens.

[@TheRosa63]

I have heard people recommend if your foreclosed on get out and return as scrattors. whole different ball game.

[@altha-rf1et]

one woman here in Florida did it for 20 years

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

My younger brother lived in his house and made no payments for over 3 years, the bank was OK with it as they tried to sell the place. At least he took care of it and was keeping the place looking good.

[@carlosdyer5868]

You are so on point ! Now the house and yard will be trashed and the bank will have to get rid of it at a loss because the cost of repairs will be enormous.

[@kathiemahoney4261]

Amen!!

[@swinde]

I would think threatening the reporter with an ax is grounds for his arrest. Alter all he is not on his own property.

[@Pete391]

He has already won...Living in that nice house rent free for years...

[@outbackeddie]

I wouldn't call it winning when he is now cooling his heels in the county slammer.

[@rmoberley]

Good for him-! You voted democrats in... Just wait this is just a start.

[@callmeosho7792]

He didn’t live rent free what are you talking about

[@Pete391]

@@callmeosho7792 so are you saying the squatter paid rent

[@callmeosho7792]

@@Pete391 no but if you watched the video you would of heard he paid the property taxes, which is what a homeowner would do

[@ghidfe]

Banks should be accountable for at lease a yearly check on all foreclosed property. If they fail this responsibility then the property should go to an auction for private citizens.

[@qjtvaddict]

@C S then mass squatting then

[@mjh4834]

@C C It’s happening globally, it’s almost as if they’ve had a meeting somewhere to price us all out of home ownership or fair rental prices 😉

[@HeronPoint2021]

banks usually DO have a new hire that checks homes are secured, windows/doors not kicked in. did that in junior colllege part time.

[@bigkiwial]

How the fuck do banks lose track of fucking houses??

[@R.O.T.C._SEEM]

bigkiwial they take away do many it just gets lost in the pile

[@scarecrow_9895]

Bad employees.

[@lv7603]

scarecrow _ no!, Actually this happens because they are understaff banks want the rewards but none of the work.

[@scarecrow_9895]

However you want to say it, someone is not doing their job.

[@rachelgarber1423]

bigkiwial Ikr, they are so busy foreclosing on homes, the legal owners leave yet they can't get rid of a squatter

[@baltsosser]

When my son was several hours from my home during cancer treatment, I had some assholes break in to my house steal, a bunch of stuff, do a ton of damage to the place. After losing your youngest kid then going home to see all of that. Oh my. That is the reason I carry everyday now. People just don't give a shit what they steal or damage anymore. Protect what you own folks, and defend your Rights.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

That must have so horrible. I'm very sorry.

[@stevethompson6226]

Exactly right. I wouldn't have hesitated half a second to shoot him twice, and wouldn't loose a minutes sleep over it.

[@snickergirl434]

hill billy: “lazy immigrants” Everyone: “didn’t you move into an abandon house and live there rent free” 👁👄👁

[@mm-px4io]

hill billy and lazy immigrants don't match. He's a squatter that should be removed, and the previous owner should have a chance to re-own the property if the bank forgot about it.

[@alyssa0411]

The bank FORGOT about the house??? They usually don’t forget when you fall behind on your mortgage payments.

[@jmowreader9555]

The reporter would have been totally within his rights to blow that squatter's shit away the second he came after him with a pickaxe. And these guys just aren't thinking clearly: Wait till he leaves for the day, then send in a towing company to remove all the vehicles from the property and a moving company to remove everything of his inside the house. Since he isn't supposed to be in there, that shit's abandoned. It can be auctioned off, and should be.

[@thunberbolttwo3953]

That would be self defense.

[@HeavymetalHylian]

it wouldn't have been smart to fight someone with an axe

[@bohemianwriter1]

So what the hell are empty houses good for? Apparently, you think that the banker's rights are more important than lives or people's need for shelter. But I think it's amusing that a bunch of white folks whining about "squatters" when your entire nation was built by illegal squatters who went violent against the people who already lived there.

[@90210bribri]

+bohemianwriter1 really? Whites were here 10k years before Indians migrated here from Asia . They are called "moon people " by northern tribes ....btw .....Indians aren't the true indigenous people here. Love how you turds keep bringing up the past to justify your bullshit today.....smh....

[@bohemianwriter1]

Lightning Tornado Ehhh.... No.... Those cave people went over the ice by mistake some 25k years ago... The died off and never colonized.. The REAL owners of the land, you squatters are the ones you caged in at Standing Rock because your white sugar daddy thought that native American burial grounds belongs to white oil company once came over the Behring Straight some 35000 years ago. Besides, there were no meeting between the lost gang and the ones who had lived there for 10k years. So nice try sparky. Trying to claim property rights and moral right to commit genocide because of a handful of people wandered off tracks and landed somewhere in America. I have one last suggestion to you before I tell you to fuck yourself with loaded a gun: GTFU or start paying RENT!

[@keller1334]

First the fact that there is a thing called squatters rights proves how much I legal system is messed up. Second, that guy should have been arrested for threatening people with a weapon.

[@krtacct]

He was, got himself an aggravated assault charge.

[@Zoinaire]

Squatters law? Another stupid law by US 🤣

[@texasgun2731]

by the democrat senate

[@grahvis]

There is a squatter's law in the UK but you have to live in the property for 12 years without interference from the owner.

[@fuuhouhouji]

There is also a law like this in Mexico. But you have to live 7 years in the house and pay your yearly taxes before you tried to get it on your name (after that there is a big tax for that 6-8% of the house markey price so you can get papers on your name) Also in Mexico you cant make the contract of any utilities without a prove of ownership so it can be tricky to achieve.

[@AlfredoLopez-bb8lh]

Wth the dude get said wasn't real

[@circusboy90210]

George it's a 500 year old tradition from England

[@kellenfurter]

I love how they were willing, able and in a hurry- I'm sure- to evict the people who paid on the house for years, probably. But, let a squatter get in there and it's yoo much trouble to evict a criminal who will definitely damage the house.

[@xxSweetStrangerxx]

Can you please guide me. We served a 60 days notice to vacate through lawyer to a tenant whose lease was expired and was on over due rents already. The tenant refused and also brought squatters to reside. It's been a year now without any rent while we pay the utilities. The tenant is not seen for few weeks now but squatters are present. The courts are closed by shameless govt. Me and my family living in constant fear. Any solution please.

[@dansondelta4759]

Get a gun and force them out. Shut off utilities to where they are.

[@MaJieMao]

Yeah bank screws up when they kick out the legal residents who were at least maintaining the property and probably paying something towards the mortgage. Now they leave it empty for squatters and transients to create an eyesore.

[@yvonneost12]

And lowering the value of surrounding homes due to ill repair , smart move banks : NOT " they are idiots.

[@eolsunder]

because banks are dumb

[@KarmicOmen]

Squatters laws vary from state-to-state in the US. Where I live, a squatter can't just take over a property registered to another owner, lessee, or renter. Adverse possession doesn't apply in Massachusetts, so squatters would be immediately arrested for breaking and entering and trespassing. Regarding abandoned property, it would belong to the bank if it was foreclosed on, and the bank would have squatters ejected. The law should be the same nationwide, in my opinion... but each state has its own guidelines, and operates differently.

[@davidb8777]

Screw "squatter's rights" and "adverse possession". It's nothing less than trespassing and theft! Go earn the things you want scumbags!

[@KarmicOmen]

David B Damn straight, friend.

[@edwardlouisbernays2469]

2014 Tennessee Code Title 13 - Public Planning And Housing Chapter 30 - Tennessee Local Land Bank Program § 13-30-117 - Action to quiet title. Universal Citation: TN Code § 13-30-117 (2014) (a) A corporation shall be authorized to file an action to quiet title as to any real property in which the corporation has an interest. For purposes of any and all such actions, the corporation shall be deemed to be the holder of sufficient legal and equitable interests, and possessory rights, so as to qualify the corporation as adequate complainant in such action.(b) Prior to the filing of an action to quiet title, the corporation shall conduct an examination of title to determine the identity of any and all persons and entities possessing a claim or interest in or to the real property. Service of the complaint to quiet title shall be provided to all such interested parties by the following methods: (1) Registered or certified mail to such identity and address as reasonably ascertainable by an inspection of public records; (2) In the case of occupied real property by registered or certified mail, addressed to "occupant"; (3) By posting a copy of the notice on the real property; (4) By publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the property is located; (5) By electronically publishing notices with addresses and descriptions via the municipality's web site; and (6) Such other methods as the court may order.(c) As part of the complaint to quiet title, the corporation shall file an affidavit identifying all parties potentially having an interest in the real property, and the form of notice provided.(d) The court shall schedule a hearing on the complaint within ninety (90) days following filing of the complaint, and as to all matters upon which an answer was not filed by an interested party, the court shall issue its final judgment within one hundred twenty (120) days of the filing of the complaint.(e) A corporation shall be authorized to join in a single complaint to quiet title one (1) or more parcels of real property.

[@dmc16336]

The real problem with these issues isn't just the squatters, but everyone passing the buck on who should handle the issue and how. Some states, it's an eviction process. By that time, the home is ransacked and stripped, and there's nothing you can do. I honestly don't know why any state would have "squatter's rights" when it comes to dwellings, especially in the modern real estate world.

[@writertaylorleecooper9357]

You know, all it takes in a reasonable state is, if you cannot PROVE ownership, you're under arrest. Cut and dried. No bullshit.

[@noshville4888]

A BIGGER BADDER bunch should move in and take all his stolen cars and boats while he's in jail😂

[@rmoberley]

Taking stuff titled to the squatters is a felony!! You will get more time than him. Why is everyone so pissed off half the houses in Florida are squatters. No employment that pays shit I day take those vacant houses over and fix them up. Stay mellow for 7 years...its yours. Go for it.

[@tc1uscg65]

@@rmoberley You don't take it, you toss it out in the yard.

[@taahasiddiqui1071]

look at him, he probably has 20 cousins living with him all armed with shotguns if you know what I mean

[@Sparker408]

How in the world do you just loss track of a luxury home!?! If I miss one car payment those a**holes are calling me the next day.

[@robertphillips6296]

I remember a family that squatted in a vacant home. They turned on the water and electricity without meters. They also had telephone service all without paying. After over a year the bank that owned the property began eviction. Two years after they moved in they moved out and used all of the money that they saved to actually purchase a house, not the one they had been squatting in though.

[@animebrat76]

Geez like to know how they have such skills… love to live like I actually have money without having to pay money

[@LoneWulff829]

After my grandmother died the bank refused to take any payments on the house from me or my brother. We lived there at the time as well helping her through her cancer battle. Well, the bank figured they could keep the 70k she'd already paid on the home and then take the entire house back and resell. So they told me and my brother we'd have to leave, and we did. Four years later it was still sitting there empty because they had forgotten all about it. They were in such a rush to screw us all over, but apparently have a really bad memory. It took a call from the adjacent landowner for them to come retake the house.

[@steveturner2763]

A bank can't refuse to take payments for a mortgage unless the payment was insufficient or late. Something is missing from the story.

[@eolsunder]

@@steveturner2763 exactly. By law lenders can transfer those loans/payments over to family members due to death, illness, etc its Garn-st Germain act, of 1982. You can switch from death to a relative, from a borrower to a spouse/child, and some other things.

[@spaceygfx2965]

You got scammed they waited till the taxes came up and paid it they where supposed to sell the house and cash out you whatever the house was worth at the time it’s sold pay off the loan and the rest goes to probate

[@donotneed2250]

Charge them with burglary like we do in Georgia. Had some dirt bag in a wheelchair try to take over a home while the family was out of town on vacation. When they returned he had changed the locks. He has a place to stay now as a ward of the state.

[@ricknelsonm]

Being in a wheel chair is sad, but I understand the reasoning here,

[@donotneed2250]

@@ricknelsonm, you have reasoning for burglary, false & unauthorized conversion of property?

[@pargolf3158]

That's the second home he squatted on. When he squatted on the first one he was not using that wheelchair. (the first homeowner was not putting up with bullshit).

[@thefreshprincessofeverywai4302]

charge them with burglary just to pay taxes so they are rent free in jail???? I don't get it 🤷

[@donotneed2250]

@@thefreshprincessofeverywai4302, really?! Burglary is a crime, a felony. Unauthorized entry of a home, business is a crime. You must be real young or improperly educated.

[@michaelibach9063]

The irony that we live in a society that would allow a bank to own homes and do nothing with them while people went homeless. Pathetic

[@PatriotLadyFL]

You sound like a socialist the world doesn’t owe you a free place to stay !!!!!!while everyone else is making mortgage payments and rent payments ….nobody should be living for free….. everyone needs to carry their own weight in this world if you don’t like it go to a socialist country and you can live for free

[@tjlovelace5054]

Thank you! I was just about to say this...

[@patriotheart817]

PAY.YOUR.OWN.WAY.

[@tjlovelace5054]

@@patriotheart817 believe me I'm trying but dirt poor don't pay for much

[@tjlovelace5054]

@@patriotheart817 I have to gamble in crypto for a minute chance at a better life....

[@louisc.gasper7588]

He was forced out of the property fairly quickly after the bank got on the case. However, this is another instance in which it is clear that the last thing a bank wants to do is seize the collateral on a loan. Bottom line, they don't know what to do with it. When I worked in Washington, I had a lot to do with keeping banks in order. I learned quickly that they are not equipped to deal with collateral. Later I had an interesting personal experience when I made an offer on a foreclosed property and, to sweeten the deal, offered more than what the bank was asking. The bank refused the offer, saying they had to have the full asking price. ??? Okay with me. I bought the property and picked up the extra money the bank left on the table. But that's typical. They just aren't in the business of managing and selling real estate and are usually at sea when they have to do it. Some day I can tell you about the bank that made the mistake of making a loan to a circus and taking the circus' hard assets, including the animals, as collateral. When the loan went bad, there was nothing but panic at the bank. None of the vice presidents had any idea what elephants feed on, or where to find out, or where to obtain whatever it is they do eat. In turn, the bank went under.

[@dakotadellinger5784]

So if he hadn't have payed the property tax would the state/county/city have sized it from the bank? Or are bank owned properties not subject to the same taxes we all are?

[@stevemyopinion423]

it should take five min, here paper work saying this is not your house, you are under arrest for breaking and entering, and gave him one year in prison. problem solve.

[@ericbess9141]

az21bob666 they have to find the bank that owns it first without a victim there is no crime so all they can do is evict him

[@stevemyopinion423]

yes, but I mean say the bank has a guy that once a week goes around to check on all the house they own, see the guy, call the cop, here paper work that we the bank own it, and the guy Is under arrest. I don't really me five min, but it should be easy.

[@R.O.T.C._SEEM]

az21bob666 well you can't prove that he broke in he can simple say the back door was unlocked but he will get hit with trespassing

[@rmoberley]

He has squatter rights. He can go back to that one or find another vacant one. What r u jealous?

[@Snobert99]

Yeah, but I guess those poor police officers can't be bothered with all that burdensome paperwork.

[@w2385-i2s]

There's an abandon cell in the jailhouse that he can squat in.

[@origamiandcats6873]

I'm sure there is some sort of law against threatening someone with an ax.

[@goddessmelanisia]

If they have to go through an eviction process, then Tennessee does indeed have squatters rights.

[@trishs2326]

So if he’d been a clean, quiet neighbour, and kept vehicles out of sight, probably would have been left alone longer. Good for Tennessee with no squatters rights.

[@K.J.Ray421]

All they would need to do is temporarily have one of the bank employees "buy" the house from the bank. Then that new "owner" can evict the guy with the help of police or Smith & Wesson if he chooses to do so. Then when the idiot is gone, transfer the ownership back to the bank. That's the only way unless the bank is willing to hire an armed security company to take the house back.

[@diablitofilipino]

Once I had squatters in my property. In the begging I tried by law and politely ways to let them know they have to leave. For two days they answered me yelling insluts, talking trash about my race, three punches in the face and a bite from them pit bull. No one helped me, and I was begging for it. The government didn't care, the police didn't come, the neighbourhood never gave a hand. In my third day living in my car I couldn't handle this anymore. I went back to my house, cold and sick, with the intention to reclaim what it's mine. I'm not regret about what I did to the two guys, to the girl and to the dog. The only thing I'm sure is every time they see my house they'll feel a freeze breeze behind them.

[@rondas7772]

Whhhaatttt so what did u do exactly

[@ditherdather]

I totally believe the man's comment about banks losing track of how many vacant properties they have. It's a direct result of telling people that it's there "right" to own a home, and then financing anyone with a pulse. They knew people would default or have to sell. That's how predatory lending works. You usually hear more about it in the auto lending industry, but it's commonplace in the mortgage industry too. It was a contributing factor to the housing bubble.

[@Onlyasking-b3s]

These journalists are so brave to go after these people. Sometimes you're the only ones between us and the lawbreakers

[@SamSitar]

running away from the weapon is wrong. stand your ground and the squatter has to talk.

[@scottread2979]

@@SamSitarwhat?! No one has to talk to journalists, and journalists should not be fighting crazy people.

[@rome79735]

Why do they have to go through channels and processes to get him out, when he didn't go through channels and process to get in? This is trespassing on private property, trespassing is a crime, and him going inside with no permission is breaking an entry. This should be treated as crime and such.

[@zyngacita]

"Google, Google & Google" sounds like a very prestigious law firm lmaooo

[@flipperthrifter]

🤣😆😂

[@gmoney5660]

Yes officer he came at me with that pick axe right there, and he took 4 of my 9mm rounds before he fell, he use to be a pretty tuff punk!

[@dcrose001]

Had this happen to me in Illinois. Finally got the courts to move the trash out and got the house sold at a loss due the damage they caused.

[@redrebel5367]

Remember kids: concealed carry saves lives .

[@jerseyjoyride1316]

I've said this before and I'll keep saying it. Here is the simple solution to this Anytime a property is rented you have to have a document signed dated and notarized at the city clerk's office. Without this notarized copy signed by the city clerk, your occupancy of the house is illegal. Therefore this would always err on the side of the building owner. "I want this person out they have no contract!" City clerk "Let me check my records.....Ok, i have no record. Officers follow this person to their house and immediately remove the sqatter" Squatter "Here's my signed agreement with the home owner!" Police "That's not valid. Only notarized copy signed at the city's clerk are legal. You must leave immediately!"

[@mcewenca]

If I don’t pay my mortgage the bank will foreclose and kick me out of my home. If a squatter moves in they can stay there mortgage free and in just a few years own it outright?? Something is very wrong here.

[@redacted3520]

These people should have no rights in any state period. If you didn’t originally buy the house and you don’t have permission from from anyone to be in that house you should be arrested not just evicted.

[@paulb549]

To be precise he was holding a Pulaski Tool, Small axe on front and a mattock on back. Used in wildfire suppression. I hope his $250 + an hour mouthpiece used this in his defense.

[@ec5394]

Once these squatters loose their court case(s) they should be prosecuted, if charged, sentence them to prison for minimum of 6 to 10 yrs., require them to reimburse court costs & victim's financial losses.

[@kennedykennedy6580]

For living in a vacant house? Chill out, it’s a jail & civil matter. Prisons are already filled to the brim with actual killers being freed because of your small minded mentality. “Death row for the squatter! Let the murder& pedophiles roam free!”

[@terrywinningham5405]

Bought a bank foreclosure property that the previous owner kicked down the door and moved back on without water and gas for heating. I had to go to court and request a hearing wait a month and the judge told him he had two weeks to get out. Took almost two months to take possession of a home that I paid in full for.

[@jerodoverfield9635]

Banks do a better job checking up on these properties that are in their possession there's nothing worse then having a squatter living next door to you. But I'm glad that Tennessee does not give rights to squatters

[@jmokj1635]

“Squatters’ rights” exist in many states to prevent banks or other owners from just letting property sit around unused. Squatting in a home that a family owns is one thing, but squatting in a home that a bank has forgotten about and is completely empty is another entirely.

[@artembolshakov3901]

Guy fucked up by being a public nuisance.

[@Snobert99]

There have been cases in the US where squatters have taken over homes owned by families and individuals.

[@opo3628]

That's complete BS.

[@Spinogrl2000]

Way I see it, once the owner becomes aware, they should be able to remove them without a fuss. I get why these laws are in place, but for anybody that catches them before their 7 years are up, they shouldn't need an act of congress to remove those people.

[@russellpearce3749]

Regardless of whether or not a family-owned occupies a house or a bank owns it and it is unoccupied the owner has the right to remove a squatter. And as far as I'm concerned by any means necessary

[@johnoman6617]

Guy lived rent free for a couple of years minus the taxes he paid. Not a bad deal for him.

[@susanfudge1737]

We need to demand our state law makers pass very strict laws about squatting. It usually happens to the middle class family who owns a few rentals. After evicting one tenant, another idiot moves in before we get it rented.

[@keithdickinson6045]

My quesiton would be this: How did the bank "lose track" of the property???

[@russellpearce3749]

He came at you with a deadly weapon that was grounds to permanently eliminate the squatter.

[@SilveredRaven]

"eviction process" He's a squatter, no rent paid. Nada. No eviction process there. Just Forced Removal Of A Criminal. How'd he get into the home when he "Moved" there? I bet the locks were on it. So he must have broken and entered.

[@scarecrow_9895]

A friend of mine has a rental house, when his renters quit paying rent he moved in. One day were they were gone he showed up and brought his suitcase. They moved out.

[@scottsound4711]

scarecrow _ English do you speak it ?

[@scarecrow_9895]

Blow me.

[@1-chef-875]

So trasspasing, breaking an entering, threats with a weapon, illegally tapping utilities, destruction of property, they could throw in some others for #%$@ and giggles ...man this guy is going away for a long time if they are smart and charge him to the fullest extent.

[@circusboy90210]

#1 -chef- he paid the utilities to co mlm e out ,nothing he did was illegall

[@MsKinnara]

Yep here in Oklahoma your have to live in and pay all the taxes for at least 15 years and if the owner says NO at anytime during the 15 years the Squatter has to leave or be arrested for trespassing. But the laws should actually be if you are a squatter you are a Trespasser and be immediately arrested for CRIMINAL TRESPASSING so the real owner doesn't have to spend time and money going threw the courts to evict the Criminal trespassers. Because just calling the police doesn't do the owner any good the police just Refuse to arrest the criminals and say it's a civil matter when it's NOT a civil matter it's a CRIME to trespass onto or into another persons property without the owners permission.

[@thebadgerette69]

20 in Wisconsin!

[@tomahawk5118]

Why didn’t you take that film to police for aggravated assault charges? Seems like a no brainer there.

[@IllinoisTrafficAttorney]

Probably the most interesting thing I learned about in law school is squatter's rights. The funny thing is they don't really exist anywhere. Rather, the squatter gets the property if they hold it out as their own for a number of years. If they manage to hold the property on their own continuously beyond the statute of limitations for the writ of ejectment (the legal means by which a property owner can remove a squatter), the squatter ends up with the property because there exists no way to legally expel them and they get the property by default.

[@blackstarafro2]

I guess the bank is now feeling what regular people go through, and are powerless to do so. The banks do some shady things to regular people, so this is karma. Maybe everyone who has their home foreclosed on should do this to the bank.

[@pyrrhicvictory1707]

I hope the bank was smart enough to send somebody to change the locks on the doors and throw his stuff out on the curb while he was in jail

[@HEHE-dx9og]

If you find a squatter in your home, Don`t call the police, Don`t notify anyone. Rent a backhoe and take care of it yourself.

[@RodimusPrime1313]

It is basically the bank takes over a home in a foreclosed then don’t actually maintain the house or sent and one around to actually check on the property. Once it is plain to anyone that no one is living there or checking up on the property you immediately attract squatters and they will break in change the locks the move it. It takes a very long time for them to actually gain full legal possession but it is a long legal process to actually get them out.

[@roxie_moron]

The flag in the window says it all...please

[@rocowolf918]

don't anyone care about what's right anymore.?You work for what want, and own what you earned. I feel that God needs to thin the numbers .

[@americanpirate2091]

Maxx Kroes glad to see I'm not the only one to feel like this

[@Estragon17]

People stopped caring when what they earned was less than enough to live on so that the already wealthy could have even more.

[@joshporter5205]

You tell me. How much does McDonalds make a year in profits? Folks like you keep throwing that argument out, but who replaces those folks in those poor paying jobs? Or do you just think we don't need those jobs done.. despite many such jobs being done for the largest employers in the nation? PS.. those kinds of jobs used to pay a living wage. There was widespread prosperity then.

[@freeyourmindtc]

God, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. so what sky fairy do you believe in.

[@freeyourmindtc]

right on

[@isabelramirez381]

There are people like this man, that think 🤔 they have the right or a law that will protect him... Shame on people like him, banks should be smarter with their properties

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

You're right Isabel, It actually resembles psychopathic thinking ... "Rules are made to be broken" ...so their twisted minds think!

[@mts7274]

What is the financial advantage of leaving a property vacant for so long?

[@ollieox9181]

He's not a squatter. He's an intruder. Or a home invader. Sheriffs should be able to go up this a-hole today and say: "Get a U-Haul. Pack your sh*t and your Confederate flag. Get out. We're going to hang here and watch so that you don't destroy the place out of spite. Better hop to it, Jethro."

[@theresabollman8061]

That guy is nuts. They need to send in the National Guard.

[@Bongtasia]

lol, Google is his lawyer

[@tc1uscg65]

Google, Google and Google LLC.. :-)

[@Chris-sv7xq]

Wait till they are asleep and pump car exhaust into the house

[@MikeMcCall-ow9jt]

Good for Tennessee all states are going to need to do this to protect people’s rights. And there property.

[@jeromeclements6532]

A .40 right between the running lights would have solved all that funny business with the axe. lol

[@Minyadagniriel]

and nobody calls the police to report being threatened with an axe? its not his property so castle law shouldnt apply

[@graybeard6320]

they did press charges he was arrested for aggravate assault he is out on bail.

[@henrybourdon6712]

i hope all his shit is in the junk yard and dump. then is is just a vagrant breaking into homes and can be shot and the world will be better off and not have to spend more of your tax money

[@jessicajones8185]

My husband and I had an issue with a squatter who was supposed to be my husband's friend he tried pushing us and our roommate out when our roommate was staying at his girlfriend's house the squatter was only supposed to be here for a week then stayed longer left me cleaning up while I had my son who was 4 months old at the time to take care of we finally asked our roommate to come back his girlfriend moved in to help with rent and because we were living here and by the way it's my grandpa's house so we don't own the place and our roommates had my family's promotional to stay here the squatter had permission to stay a week and when he tried to stay longer master remote to come back and his girlfriend can live with us we don't care kick the squatter out tell him to f*** off and I told him don't you ever come back to my property around I will shoot or call the police which whichever one comes first if he's lucky the police my husband is not allowed to bring it to our house ever again and he does not care about the dude anymore because he disrespected me and he disrespected my husband son and my husband and my grandfather and I had to clean up the mess and we also found out the disgusting scumbag was using are loofahs are towels and never asked for a towel or washcloth which was disgusting so we had to wash all our towels and by everyone is our roommate us and our son had to wash our son's washcloth which was really disgusting and yeah I have no tolerance for squatters so yeah I say bring the make my day law back to protect homeowners someone who is going into the house does not belong to them deserves to be facing down barrel of a gun they have a choice either leave or get shot and the b******* about people who break and Enter if they get shot and not killed can see you that can go down the drain tube because that's bulshit too it's just as bad as protecting f****** squatters like it's b******* and I don't tolerate b******* like that this country system is f***** protecting idiots like that because idiot like that damn country

[@K9River]

Does your keyboard lack a period or a capital letter? The asterisk button seems to be functioning quite well, though.

[@jessegro4]

How is anyone supposed to read this? I know it's the Internet, but holy fuck i got a headache trying to read that. Separate your ideas by forming different paragraphs. USE PERIODS

[@Dead1yCool]

Jessica Denver do you know what a period is?

[@psychosis1242]

You dumb hick.

[@Secretcrushonglam]

Jessica Denver punctuation ? Can't read this.

[@billblass5961]

Dang, that guy always has a free place to stay.

[@wyattfamily8997]

A biker gang arriving in the middle of the night would "finalise" his decision to leave the property.

[@buzzbeebeebuzz6632]

Squatter's rights? Squatters don't have rights.

[@picantel]

If Trump had a son.

[@KeithsReviews]

He would be named Baron. Oh wait...

[@GrayLensman51]

TDS got a hold on you eh?

[@anayajorge213]

I wish the Government would give homeowners the right to remove SQUATTERS ( thefts) by any force necessary!!

[@db3467]

This squatter is no different than an illegal immigrant expecting free housing.

[@bggraham83]

Id call that dude's bluff in a heart beat. On camera swinging an axe... he'd find a new home quickly.

[@teams3345]

TN is such a great state to live in. I am in Georgia. I wish I lived in TN for many reasons.

[@burgerbish]

Then he's trying to threaten people like he really owns that land. The nerve

[@ericmanzo5069]

Squatters should have no rights.

[@musictosoothe]

The only place a squatter should be is in jail

[@feralbigdog]

if i had been a part of that news crew, i wouldnt go there without a sidearm, and when he pulled that maddox, he would be starring down a barrel of a 9mm with a laser site, i dont mess around.

[@burgerbish]

They always take the best homes too I hate squatters they pick the most beautiful homes and destroy them

[@jakematthewsmissouriarrowh3704]

The second he picked the axe up, was the second it became legal to end that mofo's life.