She Found Squatters In Her Home So She Called The Cops... THEY ARRESTED HER

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[@AbaNPreach]

America, land of the free houses.

[@JDWalker495]

Home of the bold dumbasses

[@DublinDriftR33]

and Ireland

[@livinghuman2298]

And France.

[@SenszR]

And England

[@RayBetterThanEvilCanival]

America “land of the free” Also America: 6th most incarcerated persons by country

[@FMBeelz]

I feel no sympathy for squatters that get shot or beat up.

[@Mmalcolmhoward]

Are you supposed to?

[@ronswanson1410]

@@Mmalcolmhoward Nope.

[@aligmal5031]

isn't this the main objective against them ?

[@oag2167]

This is how vigilantes are born. Only a matter of time before they do the cops' job for them.

[@ItsJustKat1414]

SPITTT

[@JesusOrDestruction]

Imagine coming back to your home and seeing someone else claim it, then the police arrest you for being upset about it 💀

[@carlosperalta1714]

The audacity of those mofos!

[@jetwayjesus]

You mean Christopher Columbus?

[@XShadowAngel]

Cringe.@@jetwayjesus

[@sorryociffer]

If you vote for a liberal or leftist, you indirectly make it possible.

[@813entertainment9]

​@@jetwayjesusna. Columbus and his peoples won the fight... you have the logic of a 🐩 who can't fight. If I win the fight - it's all mine. 🐩 like you from the burbs always want to run to the law.

[@codex458]

“Take me to court!” Nah I’ma take you to heaven.

[@danielnieto7346]

More like hell

[@ronstallworth9421]

@@danielnieto7346You beat me to it.

[@numbers9696]

Second amendment time!!!

[@user-rr1qt7tr5p]

Bro ong!

[@baronwest]

Let me get this straight. In order to have squatter's rights it takes: New Jersey - 30 years Pennsylvania - 21 years Delaware, Main, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire - 20 years Connecticut & Vermont - 15 years Rhode Island - 10 years New York...30 days. Kinda dropped the ball on that one New York.

[@siennarena5165]

Yeah, it is some bullshit. During COVID, my boss's tenants stopped paying and didn't bother even after the rent regulations were lifted and wouldn't leave, changed the locks, wouldn't respond and he was just legally battling to get them out. I think he eventually died get them out but it took a while.

[@somedogsarecops2354]

It's because they have no homes and millions of homeless people, so they want them to squat in normal people homes so they don't have to deal with it in the city.

[@dantelabella9753]

What do all those states have in common 🤫

[@avpthegreat]

new york city, not new york state. In everywhere else in the state, its 10 years

[@02biddle]

30 days doesn't give you ownership but you can't be removed until legal process is completed

[@rockharvey5787]

Florida legislature just passed a law basically eliminating squatters rights, making squatting a felony, and allowing sheriffs to immediately remove them. I hope other states will follow soon.

[@MoonWalkerTexsRanger]

hell yeah

[@MoTM249]

That should be the norm..Im so confused

[@ReallyMartha]

It's crazy that that isn't standard.

[@alanokida7586]

I mean…. Amen!

[@ksulli5505]

My god is florida based AF

[@RiaBia97]

Squatters rights shouldn’t exist

[@FleetingDream755]

Well now you have country wide squatter rights. They can vote and have more rights than you

[@fuckwit6081]

@@FleetingDream755You are stupid if you think that’s true.

[@Mr.Boring_Man]

Where you live? When do you plan on going on vacation?

[@danieloyeleye3257]

Squatters do have rights (they are people after all) they just shouldn't have a right to your home.

[@charissemodeste6489]

​@@Mr.Boring_ManAHHHHAHAHAHAAHHHH!!

[@tomsellout9576]

The worst part, most of the time when people DO get the house back, by the time they’ve gone through the courts and spent all their money, the house is gutted and completely trashed.

[@lonewolffang]

Insaw a video about a lady who found squatters in her house. They completely demolished her house and it would take her thousands just to fix the interior let alone the furniture, stolen items, and appliances.

[@babykbedatpimp]

My aunt dealt with this in South Carolina. She bought a new home and gave her old home to her grandson, but he was away at college. Finally, when he came down from school there were squatters in his home. It was the same situation and my aunt felt helpless. Thank goodness for her community. They handled that situation better than the law... He's been there for 2 years in his new home.

[@dereksbooks]

Street justice is swifter and sometimes much fairer.

[@Vastspartan]

Street justice will rise up

[@anndeecosita3586]

It’s interesting that her neighbors never bothered to alert her.

[@zero451208]

"Officer, I don't know who this man is. I was in my home, he broke in and I simply defended myself with my legally-owned firearm."

[@SaltyBumRyu]

That won't work in NY, you'll end up locked up while another squatter takes your home.

[@zero451208]

@@SaltyBumRyu why would I live in NY?

[@fatisbuff]

New York doesn’t recognize self defense

[@WolfedOut]

@@zero451208She’s in NY.

[@zero451208]

@WolfedOut that was her first mistake.

[@supernova6194]

If someone squats in your home, don’t call the police and say that there’s squatters in there! Tell them that strangers broke into your home, and you’re afraid!

[@lylelaney8270]

You need to prove that you're living there. In USA and a few other countries in the world, if someone has occupied your property, the only way you can get them out is by legal notice of eviction. Unfortunately, it might take 30 days to a year based on the court though.

[@crackbandicoot2254]

Then the police show up, talk to the squatters, turn around and tell you it's a civil matter. It's the same outcome no matter what wording you use because the police are still going to talk to them next.

[@ankaryciuch]

​@@crackbandicoot2254by that logic, could you have an actual break in to your home, call the police, and the burglar can say he is a tenant to potentially get out of arrest? 😱

[@wojciechwilczynski5309]

@@crackbandicoot2254 Squatters can't talk if they're dead? Just say you feared for your life and they broke in.

[@Enigmatic__Soul__]

Yes! Exactly what I was going to say!

[@alexutzcel]

how can it be a landlord/tennant issue, IF THERE IS NO CONTRACT?!

[@MrMcwesbrook]

In some states if the landlord accepts any amount of money from the tenant it constitutes a month to month lease based on an oral agreement. The tenant could show a text, email, invoice, venmo transaction with a house icon, etc. between the two parties as proof of the agreement.

[@rokkudai]

​@@MrMcwesbrookBut that obviously doesn't exist in this situation so the op's point still stands.

[@painhaus4110]

All they need is a bill sent to that address in their name.

[@painhaus4110]

Or a reciept on money they paid into the property.

[@alexutzcel]

@@painhaus4110 that's wild

[@cakee3630]

What's crazy is if you jump over to Threads on this story, you'll see so many people defending squatters saying "If you have an unoccupied home, people in need of a house should be able to live in it." These type of people will also defend stealing and other immoral activities with their twisted version of "compassion".

[@Chanelluvr]

Each one of them should now be required by law to house a squatter or give up their residence.

[@allste626]

Even ignoring the fact that squatters rights are insane, they weren't even there long enough to claim squatters rights. There will almost assuredly be a lawsuit against the department that arrested her.

[@michelleobrien6996]

There certainly ought to be because they have recording of the man saying he has only been there 2 days!!!!🤯

[@lusiusquietus7510]

Even if they were there for 30days that’s not a long time at all. Especially if you just bought the house or got it through inheritance.

[@MusMasi]

@@michelleobrien6996 i think the white guy at the end is the guy who has been squatting there for longer and he might of been getting other people to pay him rent to stay there, lying that he is the Head Tenant of some BS. So he doesn't even own the house squats there for free and is making money off of it. Just really Brazen, he knows the loopholes in the law and how long it takes and he is just taking advantage of it.

[@perzonne6302]

There wont

[@MusMasi]

Squatters make things horrible for all people, Renters and LandLords.

[@YuriDSC]

Theoretically speaking, if she wants them out of her house before the investigation and trial is over, she needs to do what they did and pretend she is a tenant... As a non-American I find squatters' laws completely moronic.

[@ricardoospina5970]

With the New York person the best option is to sign a legal lease with a good friend or family member, then the tenant can get the police to evict squatters with out all of the court BS. It has to be someone they trust. In the in New York rights area signed leaser is > than squatters > the landlord's rights.

[@sethsherr2793]

France has the same shit and the uk and Spain and other parts of the world buddy not just america

[@joshmiller9783]

​@@sethsherr2793 yea people really arent smart. 40-45% of all humans on this earth have 83 iq or less.

[@abdou.the.heretic]

I live in western sahara, we have a small minefield around our small oasis 💀💀

[@noahokayama3825]

As an American, we do too and are fighting to get them abolished.

[@lonewolffang]

Illegally evicted? Unlawful eviction? It's her house and he showed no proof of renting let alone owning the house. That's some full on bullsh🤬.

[@350BMW09]

When a homeowner deletes one of these squatters, that’s when the laws will be changed.

[@digfitness7598]

Sad but true and very effective. Attack dogs also make great friends to clear out your home in these cases 😅

[@cmike123]

Who do you think will want to go to jail for murder over a property that they didnt even upkeep?

[@LPno.9]

They'll go to prison for murder, genius.

[@runeh3022]

How the hell is is considered a "landlord tenant issue" when they are not and have never been tenants and have no documentation of such a thing?

[@bgrego88]

Cuz cops n lawmakers are dumb n lazy

[@LeejieLextar]

Yeah... If she was charged for unlawful eviction, and the police arrested her without getting evidence for that or had evidence by the time that she was probably innocent, which in this case there was because the squatters could not show any documentation of a lease and could not name anyone who supposedly gave them a lease, then maybe she can sue the police department.

[@NTTofMistery]

@@LeejieLextar i really hope she can do that cause this is disgusting

[@San-lh8us]

@@LeejieLextaroh, don't worry, the police will investigate themselves and find no wrongdoing

[@essies4294]

Everyone is lazy now when doing their jobs. People think it’s okay to foster laziness in service jobs-guess what?? Cops are service workers. They don’t want to do their jobs, either.❤

[@Shepherb]

Wow.. the audacity to illegally move into a house and then try to talk about your rights? Just wow...

[@o.gparamount3099]

Progressive USA 🇺🇸

[@Hudson__scott__morris]

its legal somehow. whoever made that law is disgraceful

[@rodriguezk96]

​@@Hudson__scott__morris the democrats

[@JohnnyLynnLee]

Only the LAW has the right to evict a person. Imagine if people went around privately evicting people claiming to be the owners of the house. In this case it's clear it's hers. But in the same way he can invade the house and say it's his one could come and say, 'It's mine', bring some bodyguards and change the lock. It's a case to be settled in court. That's called RULE OF LAW. I know it's hard for north Americans to understand that. Looks insane cause in THIS CASE we now it's HIM the one on the wrong. But could be her fault. she could have false documents, etc. That's a thing to be decided INCOURT, where both have EQUAL rights to present their case. A cop can't decide on that.

[@simba8665]

You own nothing in the US When will people realize that

[@loyvjsp1624]

I did a lot of reserach because I am in similar situation with an empty house waiting for rent, if your in CA, search up trespass arrest authorization and LAMC 41.24, if you file that with police department and hang out a sign; it'll let police arrest trepresser for up to a year, you just have to keep renewing it every year.

[@dancewithml]

Im too petty for this kinda stuff. That house would all of a sudden have bedbugs, rats, bees. Some damage is easy enough to fix that's its worth it for the end result. I think I'd just get a truck, show up and take off all the doors, and let them figure it out! Michigan winter will do the rest.

[@katar4000]

The audacity of the guy in blue telling the reporter "there's rules to this shit" as he is literally breaking the law being in someone elses house is just wild

[@TheandY408]

He's abusing the law* that allows this. I really wish the reporter asked him "do you feel like you're abusing the law?"

[@SaintRubicon]

@@TheandY408Its not abusing the law if you are following it to the letter. You can dislike the law itself but dont act like it says something different, and these people are deliberately misinterpreting the law. No, the state gave them those rights. cope and seethe harder

[@Ndasuunye]

He's hot under the collar and pulling half information because he didn't expect to get in trouble.

[@TheandY408]

@@SaintRubicon you're right. They're taking advantage of a bullshit law. I don't know why I worded it like that. I never said what your second sentence said tho, in regards to deliberate misinterpretation. Regardless I was in no way trying to cope, the law itself is abusive. Thanks.

[@blastingsound]

@@SaintRubicon Literally this video is about how MAJORITY OF PEOPLE "dont like it" or these people. the ones that support it AS WELL... *cough* but yah, reminding people that it's technically in the book seems like you trying to: cope and seethe harder.

[@bobbah676]

If he cant produce the lease, he has no rights to stay in the house. That dude in the blue jacket is a scammer, thats pretty clear.

[@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARD]

Sorry but she should be arrested for having that house be at a Million dollars.

[@Stydimples]

He prayed on the property because he previously did work on the house. SMH

[@LeviShawando]

@@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARDand you should be arrested for saying something so stupid

[@micperez819]

It’s not that difficult to produce a fake lease. The cops wouldn’t know if it’s real or not anyway

[@bobbah676]

@@micperez819 But he cant even do that.

[@kristopherwilliams6625]

The sad part is these laws are put in place to protect RENTERS from scuzzy landlords that illegally evict actual tenants. These squatters have found a loophole in the law. They need to change the laws so squatters cannot take advantage of a law that wasn't even made for them. Crazy.

[@michaelkaine345]

Yes this blew my mind also. I got locked up for this exact same issue in 2019. I found some dude living in the basement of my home after returning from a long stay in Malawi, I called the police and they said I had to take him to court. for a year-and-a-half this man terrorize me and my family he did whatever he wanted pissed on my door damage my new BMW to the point where the insurance company no longer wanted to pay out and canceled my insurance this guy was about 5foot 2 and I could do absolutely nothing to him without being placed in cuffs. I spent thousands of dollars on a attorney and he received free legal help courtesy of the city and my tax dollars.

[@Proserpina-mr8yf]

That man would have had a very unfortunate accident in that basement 😈

[@DJ-cm8xj]

disgusting. the fact this is even a thing is so gross

[@PepeToTheMooon]

The worst part is, the people who created these laws were voted in. You have to be cautious who you vote for. They don’t have your best interest in mind.

[@marledanimefan7186]

Who made this laws ?

[@Aughtel]

​​@@marledanimefan7186as far as a quick Google search goes: England. Or America, late 18th century. But no names or positions are given in the first bit (I wasn't gonna read the whole thing yet, maybe when I take my morning shit)

[@happyaccidents156]

These laws are very old and very broken in NYC + the courts are so backed up it takes forever to get tenants out.

[@angeloluna529]

@@marledanimefan7186 officials who were voted in. thats why i don't feel bad for new yorkers, they voted ttheir way to chaos.

[@Soggysenpai]

​@@angeloluna529yeah I'm sure when they mentioned this law during their campaign people were ecstatic to vote for them! Gtfo of here bro😂

[@xxSweetySaraxx]

My mother in law was saying in Vietnam if you buy a house and leave it vacant it won’t be long until someone moves in and they’ll pay the police so there’s not much you can really do 😪 Also Aba talking about going on holiday for 2 weeks and coming back to having squatters in your home reminded me of the woman that posted about having rented out her home/room on AirBnb and when she came back the woman refused to leave and she couldn’t get her out - that’s nuts

[@milton7763]

“after 30 days you have rights” What!?!?

[@A_Ray91]

Now people are getting vigilantes to handle the squatters

[@tobiaslawrence8928]

Good lol

[@The_Last_Data_Hound]

Well regulated militia

[@KNByam]

They did the same thing in The Sopranos.

[@enigma2297]

When the government refuses to uphold the law, the people will take matters into their own hands. Who knows, we might even see a resurgent of the mob and organized crime activity centered around "property protection" rackets

[@christinewalker7759]

Good I was very excited when I heard that

[@ThatkidSquid]

I live in Florida, the people that lived behind me went on vacation and squatters tried to take over, when the home owners came home, I woke up to gun shots, the owners shot the squatters, and the squatters were then taken to jail.

[@jermainemyrn19]

Sounds like a made up story

[@JETLOCK]

​@@jermainemyrn19Sounds like you've never been to Florida.

[@jermainemyrn19]

@@JETLOCK I live in florida

[@ianbenjiman]

Based

[@CoreyT127]

@@jermainemyrn19He means a legal gun owner! That’s probably what threw you off?😂😂😂

[@christoph3187]

Same situation here in Germany, happened to my dad. Guy wouldn’t pay rent, didn’t return keys, just disappeared. Not before taking in another squatter. So he had to take legal action against BOTH of them, not just paying a lawyer but also paying for storage for their potentially existing stuff for at least half a year in advance, plus paying for government officials to get them out - all of that twice! Oh and they were using water and electricity, heating and running down the place to the point he had to redo everything, changing locks, new floors, wallpapers etc. I get the state wants to protect innocent, well behaving tenants from crazy landlords but this is straight out government backed daylight robbery.

[@ariesrose5846]

Someone tried to do this to my home went i went on vacation but they were not able to actually get into the house. Instead they sat on my front porch and the backyard for 2 weeks. They slept there, did random non sense yard work? Moved decorations around all day and tried to get into the house in any and every way they could. I have cameras but being on vacation I did not check for anything and when i came home she was sitting on furniture she had moved from the backyard to the front. Then had the nerve to tell us she had been there for years and that this is her house.

[@ricardoospina5970]

Florida just passed an anti-Squatting law.

[@AceofSpades-nf1eb]

Because florida is a red state unlike new york

[@winterxx1555]

The pandering to criminals is why I won’t live in most blue states.

[@Xenoblade_Natsu]

Florida, for all the funny floridaman crazy stories, is actually a significantly better state than most

[@zulubeatsprince]

​@@Xenoblade_NatsuFlorida's the shit

[@iLikeCok]

I love my state

[@Slypooch]

And you know he is going to wreck that house before he leaves causing thousands in damage. Heart goes out to that woman

[@polivepea]

Same....this is so bad

[@mattdobson7598]

Imagine knowing the future and instead of making a difference you just comment on YT

[@AtheneHolder]

exactly. out of pure spite

[@aftershock7064]

​@@mattdobson7598tf do you expect him to do?😂😂😂

[@aftershock7064]

​@@mattdobson7598tf do you expect him to do?😂😂😂

[@viking_nephilim8883]

There was a guy in the UK, who went away for work for a period of time (think maybe 3 months), came home, to find that his house was SOLD by someone else in that time...land registry etc all updated etc. Taken him so far 3 years and counting to get it resolved, because the people that bought went via a mortgage etc as well, so a whole host of shit going on with it. Squatters in the UK have rights after 10 years to fully own the property, but they can't be evicted without going through the courts, which can take up to 18 months...it's wild that squatters in any country have rights when they are criminally tresspassing....

[@Krissylavi]

Thats crazy that it considered a landlord tenant issue yet he’s not a tenant. The nerve of this guy! Pay him money! Money for what dude! It’s not your property!

[@noirking6138]

😮‍💨 My family is going thru this right now in Louisiana. My granny passed away and we couldn’t bring ourselves to do anything with the home yet, generations grew up in that home, so it sat for a good 6 months. We finally made a family decision to start renovating. Showed up with a contractor to see what needed to be done and we heard dogs barking in the home. A woman comes rushing out, claiming we’re trying to break into “her home” that she has a lease for. Super loud and straight cursing out my mom. I’m pissed on the phone listening from Cali. The Cops were called, she’s immediately starts lying to them saying she’s been staying there for years, when literally my freaking granny died in there not even the full 6 months ago. Get this. This b!$&h was the daughter of the neighbor across the street. We've known these people for DECADES! They plotted daily to see if anyone would come by and since it had been 6 months, they just broke in and started living there. Her mother sat there across the street, on the front porch as this confrontation went down. The cops asked the girl for a copy of the lease, then boom, she froze. No paperwork or anything, because they didn't think that far ahead. Luckily, the cops don’t play that here and arrested her for breaking and entering, also destructive of property. The Locks have been changed and bars are now going on the windows and doors. She’s being charged for all the stuff they destroyed in court. Neighbors are no longer just that, they are VULTURES! This country has truly fallen. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@thatsketchyboi6688]

I was about to say. I'm from nola and if she needed to be "removed" it wasn't shit but a word.

[@MusMasi]

thats so cold hearted like vultures waiting for your granny to pass, and its worse when you got an entire extended family who are immoral criminals like that.

[@johndudas5786]

Sorry that u and ur family had to go through that it makes every one not want to go on vacation or what else happened and sorry about ur grandmother passing away but at least the cops arrested the woman who broke into ur grandmothers home

[@rosihantu1]

Decaying America

[@mossfen583]

Thats not fallen, thats the Law working

[@ImmaSureWin]

It's so frustrating to see laws protect criminals like this...

[@azerjinn9160]

Vote then

[@stevenwilliams8931]

The law was established before she did what she did. Educate yourself there's a way to go about things. Doesn't make it right but stop being willfully ignorant.

[@nightspicer]

@@stevenwilliams8931 yeah sure, you just won't be able to live at your own home for a few years... what's the deal? You also have to pay all the bills at the same time

[@ImmaSureWin]

@@stevenwilliams8931 Yes but it points to an obvious loophole/issue that's being exploited. I can understand why it's in place.

[@ImmaSureWin]

@@azerjinn9160 who says I don't

[@grantking4032]

What I don't understand literally at all is how did this become a loophole to begin with? You pay a deposit and rent PRIOR to moving in. No rent or deposit was paid, just because you break into someone's house and fall asleep doesn't mean you are renting or living there. This is such an easy loophole to close. States like NY make it so easy to clown the fuck out of them.

[@RoarinRoots]

Sadly I hear this same type of story quite often. have a friend who was nice and let a friend/acquaintance who needed a place to stay for 2wkd or so. The 2 wks turned into over 2years of horror. Came home from work one day and dude had had furniture and hundred boxes delivered, dog, Cat, oh and eventually a girlfriend showed up to live to.. the guy messed with his property, boobies trapping things. Cutting electric cords to coffee maker, lights, fans, lawn equipment etc., painting all over walls. Turning faucets on to let water run and run bills up. Busted doors,windows. He had to live with this squatter. Was afraid to leave house but at same time afried to stay especially Closer to getting him out because was scared for his own safety & life with some of the things that has happened. He was not allowed to change lock, cut off water,power etc. He had to provide all of these things to this guy....SMH

[@636racer]

my girl works in court & deals with homeowners who have squatter issues & deals with their genuine frustrations for she cant do anything about it & she is the one who signs documentation for sheriff to evict homeowners who are foreclosed on…can evict a homeowner who’s behind on their mortgage, but can’t evict a squatter…let that sink in

[@valeriapebble]

I would be constantly frustrated if I were her

[@priskruger314]

Sounds like some laws are in dire need of an update

[@holidayturnpike]

@@valeriapebble Na. The lavish and luxury things in life + other degenerate activities probably help the cope. KIDDING lol

[@holidayturnpike]

@@priskruger314 Won't happen because millions of people are too spineless to force the few hundreds or thousands who control everything. Add on the fact that military and law enforcement are whipped by the system; slaves, brainwashed, mind controlled by old people who can't fight their own battles

[@valeriapebble]

@@holidayturnpike lol I would rather sh*t in my hands and clap than work for the government.

[@adim00lah]

How can someone break and enter into your home; which is a crime, and then have rights to the place? Makes no sense!

[@efiniGTX]

Welcome to liberal states

[@MallPeaMallCow]

Progressive America

[@thefreestofspeech6951]

Correction it was a crime. New law new rules.

[@huckleberryfinn8795]

Look up New York City local politicians. A bunch of self proclaimed communists. A core tenant of communism is NO PROPERTY RIGHTS.

[@NerdlySquared]

Status Que in leftie cities. Thier “rights” matter. Yours don’t. That’s how it always worked. Some people are always more equal than others in thier utopias.

[@ambrose9821]

You know what's also illegal, trespassing, which you had to do in order to be there 30 days, some people own multiple properties and aren't going to check on every single one in person within 30 days

[@nicolewilson692]

In Georgia, the squatter has to be on the property 20 years before claiming legal ownership. They just recently put a bill into play this month to make squatting a criminal offense.

[@bela-sofia34]

I was terrorized by squatters in California in an apartment complex (that I still live in) during the pandemic. They were selling Fentanyl and meth and prostituting, stealing bikes and worse. The manager wouldn't make them leave. She had few options and had to follow protocol. They did a home invasion, broke a window, stole my car and the manager is still charging me for the crime committed against me. Legal Aid won't help, no one will.

[@offworlder1]

You live in california, the criminal has all the rights and you voted for it, either move to a better state or accept what you have.

[@clonical1044]

vote red and something may change

[@MK-hw2ir]

What on earth are you doing in cali in the first place

[@yincycle]

@@MK-hw2iryouve clearly never actually seen california

[@yincycle]

@@clonical1044bc red states famously do so well lol

[@WalkerSportsLounge]

There is another story out in NYC in which squatters "deleted" a homeowner and stuffed her corpse in a bag before stealing her car and fleeing to another state UPDATE: Right after I type my original comment, I just found out that the culprits have been arrested

[@Hibiscus_FieldS]

That's what I thought they were going to be talking about when I first got the video drop notification

[@nucleargrizzly1776]

The bobble heads on The View actually defended the squatters.

[@mtsEnrique]

They should be out on bond by now

[@WalkerSportsLounge]

@@Hibiscus_FieldSMe too

[@WalkerSportsLounge]

@@nucleargrizzly1776Are you serious?

[@rnr894]

This entire situation sucks big time for her... but at the same time its a necessary evil, and the fact people are shinning a light on this through videos is perfect... the system needs to be changed and it will only change through extremes. This needed to happen and people need to talk about it

[@rnjohn45]

It’s soooo much worse than it looks. That guy isn’t even going to pay for a lawyer. NYC pays for squatters lawyers

[@avanz2885]

Wow who wrote and who passed this insanity. And why was it not challenged?

[@Bmrk349]

@@avanz2885my bet is AOC

[@outcastedOpal]

Unless aoc is re0lican in the early 1900s i doubt it

[@NurmaBP]

Early 1900's law? Why I have feeling that this law was originally made to 'legally' occupy native american's lands

[@San-lh8us]

and here i was thinking the US was some sort of developed country, now i realize how much of a hellscape it is

[@cazabrow1967]

For reference - in non-retard places squatters right are applicable after 10-15 years. as in this law exists for people who have taken occupancy in what is essentially abandoned property or very long-term disputes between people sharing accomodation. whoever made this law applicable after 30 days was INTENDING for malicious crap like this.

[@myentertainment55]

10-15 years is too little, maybe at least 30. 30 days is a joke. Even 1 year or 2-3 is complete joke.

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

@@myentertainment55 10-15 is fair. If you don't need a house for that long and you're ok then it's better to house someone less fortunate.

[@Fankas2000]

@@myentertainment55 Nah, if you don't use property for 10 years, it should go to someone else. There's only so many new homes being build in large cities.

[@dinonuggies2276]

​@@shin-ishikiri-no bro is a straight up communist😂

[@Delimon007]

@@myentertainment55 10-15 years is a long damn time. If you didn't come back to check on your property in hell, even a year, that's pretty sus.

[@alectravis-daugherty3095]

I live in rural NY and this is a problem. Happened to people I know in a neighboring town. They had to go in and change the locks and squat their own home in order to get the hosue back. Its disgusting what these law makers are doing.

[@KivoltTV]

This is where you call some friends to deal with the problem privately

[@SergMilli]

I need friends like that.

[@TastyJester]

In my state of Pennsylvania squatters have to occupy a home for 21 years and then it's theirs legally. The fact that that's a law is crazy! Who TF comes up with this sht!?

[@MK-hw2ir]

Well if it’s empty for 21 years, atleast give it to the homeless

[@thebestyoucansee169]

@@MK-hw2irnigga wtf? Are you insane?

[@tylergaye5457]

​@MK-hw2ir I'd rather it be burnt down and the land auctioned off by the state then just giving it to the first bum that wanders in.

[@switchgear100]

that is the point though. if you don't care about the property for 21 years then you should have rights to it when someone else could be living there.

[@sugarbomb1346]

@tylergaye5457 That first bum has to occupy the home for 21 years in Pennsylvania before it legally becomes theirs. If within those 21 years the land and home owner never even bothered to go to the property then common sense would say they abandoned it. Within those 21 years, it's still considered Criminal Tresspassing. You abandon it, and others maintain it seems like a fair trade that the state make them the new owners. 🤷‍♂️

[@TRC296]

I had this happen to a friend of mine. They had a parent pass away in CA. House went unchecked for 6 months and when they did, a random couple was found living in it. Instead of going to the police, they had to go thru the court system where it took an additional 4 months to get them out the house. I’m telling you, the laws are made not to help us at all.

[@azerjinn9160]

The way people vote is why I left that state

[@M1garandmaster]

Democrats.

[@traviskurtz1244]

This woman is white, stfu, she can afford a new house!

[@CoOlKyUbI96]

@@M1garandmasterit’s republicans too. Can’t you see this is all just a ploy to get us to fight amongst ourselves while they can get away with passing laws that benefits them?

[@8145dwerdna]

Commiefornia

[@kingcolddy5863]

As someone currently dealing with a squatter I’ve had to vacate my home and I’m currently in the process of moving. It’s insane how the squatter has told me to my face it’s not my home while I’m staring at my childhood photos it’s insane. NY btw

[@Ironchefsam1997]

The thing that makes this so disgusting is that I am a new yorker. My family is in the process of dealing with a piece of shit that we trusted and hoped would move one day or grow up. 1 day last year he stopped working. He started lying to us consistently about his life. And it literally takes months to start this process. We have to wait a month to 3 and the papers and the court give them 3 more months

[@NiRoz41]

Second-hand anger is making the back of my neck TINGLE.

[@mizakzee]

The most aggressive use of the word "tingle" I've ever heard since the legend of Zelda.

[@ice319]

I live in NYC, and my girl and I have been following this story. This is insanity. And I'm trying to buy a house in Connecticut in the next few years. Can you imagine going on vacation for a month or some shit, you coming back, and a mf is in your house talking about "I've been living here for 30 days and you can't kick me out"?? I'd lose my shit.

[@LightSilver7]

i know right! last resort would be -> **pop**

[@audreym3908]

That's why I think hiring house sitters or asking someone you know to stay in your home till you get back should be the norm, obviously there should be contracts intact and the sitter leaves when you get back (depending on what time of the night or how bad the weather is or something).

[@argacc9434]

Pop pop

[@mgancarzjr]

You and every person you know and every person they know need to politely petition every politician 24 hours a day until they fix this.

[@BrandonHeat243]

I don't think it would actually work in that specific scenario because there's a difference between you living in the house and you owning the house. This stuff mostly works in scenarios like this(which is when a house is temporarily unoccupied because the owner passed away or previous tenants moved out or something) because it's harder to 100% confirm that the squatter didn't have a lease. Basically, the law exists to stop landlords from tearing up the lease and throwing people out on a whim by claiming they are squatters. The problem is that these laws don't really factor in that actual squatters exist so it's really easy to exploit. I heard Florida recently passed a law that basically invalidates the "exploiting the system" plan that squatters use and lets police kick them out instantly. So that's a point for Florida I guess.

[@Reign31]

11:31 my thoughts exactly. Moved right to Texas and loving it ❤

[@Meo9131]

There is a series on Netflix called Worst Roommate Ever and there was a NY woman who dealt with a similar issue. NY laws are insane and what she went through was crazy since they guy wasn't paying anything towards the bills. The squatter ended up being kicked out eventually after thousands was spent to get them out. The squatter ended up doing the same to 2-3 other people progressively getting more and more violent. Ended up unaliving his brother after the brother bailed him out of jail.

[@welcometotheforest9522]

So just to clarify, and reiterate, if you are a landlord, and you know, people are squatting on your property do not interact with them. Have a new tenant sign a current lease. Now take that lease to the sheriffs department and report trespassers on your property with the new tenant. Now the sheriff will go and evict the trespassers a.k.a. squatters from your property. You as a landlord will never interact with the squatters. PS I am not giving you legal advice, but this is a heads up.

[@Arrowgamesefootball]

This works? Should be pinned for ppl to see.

[@polivepea]

🤔

[@FrancisBurns]

​@@damien7157 better known as Squatter Kaisen.

[@LW1Tok]

Still crazy tho. You can't defend your private property? This communist shit is getting out of hand.

[@gallavanting2041]

@@FrancisBurnsWhen one squatter activates his squat in the domain of another squatter, the stronger squat dominates the weaker one.

[@OfficialAwkbe]

"Pay me money to leave" after you broke into a home is WILD. I can't believe the police arrested the homeowner. The protections they have for illegal squatters go against the people who actually PAY to live somewhere. Protecting the squatter over the homeowner is just insanity.

[@trentreece639]

There's a lot of people that do this simply for that reason. They basically hold the house ransom for 10k or more and then on their way out they trash the place and cause thousands in damages

[@gerardleclerc2657]

Officer, I'm not committing a burglary.... I'm squatting in her home

[@Nubbin86]

Seems like is an issue more in larger cities than rural areas. Things like this are when it is beneficial to have a good relationship with at least one neighbor to possibly keep an eye on your home if you are gone. The worst part about squatters is that the property usually gets destroyed, so with all court fees and property damage you are set back so far.

[@zippo5294]

In France its the same, trespassers are more protected than owners. Same when a burglary happens, say your dog maims the thief, you are liable 😐

[@Aenygma_]

Même chose au Canada. Tu vas en prison si tu pètes la gueule à un voleur.

[@aligmal5031]

let me guess these trespassers are not even french citizens ?

[@wenlisman]

Where did you get that? You better look into French colonial history @@aligmal5031

[@ronswanson1410]

What if the thief accidentally trips on a knife?

[@Naomi-qw7es]

​​@@aligmal5031 they can be, it is not necessary an immigration issue. In France a lot of people are working but can't have a flat.

[@KnowUrEnemy]

“I walked into a burglary in progress. Once they saw me, they rushed me. That’s when I opened fire as I was in fear of my life and great bodily harm.”

[@jumpinglemur4860]

It's New York City, you do that and you'll go to jail for murder because there are no such thing as gun Rights there. Only gun laws

[@LaMach420]

Still getting caged, even in that scenario as a NYer.

[@MariYolo]

Easier said than done

[@areelu-classicwow5845]

100%

[@_JK87]

Nyc aint got self defense laws 😅

[@guzmanme21]

Been through this. Its easy to get out of but you have to get in front of a judge first and it takes months.

[@sman14GTA]

Breach and Clear. Especially for that audacity.

[@geared2cre8]

Yes, I just did a job for a lady that lost $40,000 in rent over 1.5 years because of court battles. She won the case and the guy fled the country. They need a place to live, PRISON!!!! If a teen can go to jail for shoplifting, squatters should too

[@xXsacha9811xX]

can't lose rent money if no one is paying it :)

[@joshmiller9783]

​@@xXsacha9811xX thats quite literally how it was lost dude...

[@elguapo87]

@@xXsacha9811xXdude what?

[@lukeherbst7931]

​@@xXsacha9811xXnot very bright are you?

[@NerdlySquared]

⁠@@xXsacha9811xXYou do realize the majority of people who rent out a place are not rich and still paying a monthly mortgage on it don’t you? Do you think there are no monthly costs owning and maintaining a place? Or do you imagine actual real landlords are like Scrounge Mcduck sleeping on a pile of money in your fantasy?

[@The_Libationist]

It’s crazy that they have a short squatter rights period. The timeline of 10-20 years in most states is basically a recognition of property abandonment, a timeline of 30 days is a legal recognition of theft.

[@denidale4701]

In Spain it is 48 hours. You have a good name for that? To me that is already encouragement of theft.

[@Durmomo0]

yeah I mean after years I get it but for a couple of days, especially when they can just lie is crazy.

[@lukeherbst7931]

​@@denidale470148 hours is insane. What if you need to stay somewhere in the next city over?

[@Butmunch666]

@@denidale4701 So...if you go on vacation and someone breaks in, changes the locks and lives there for a weekend they're the new owner?

[@lauraaguiar5598]

​@Butmunch666 yes, and takes 10 years to get rid of them, and you have to keep paying utility bills

[@yoshighomi]

Yo!!! that is wild!!! I couldn't imagine this... I don't think I would have been able to make it through this... Every day my thoughts on humanity is yet again diminished. This is next level..

[@Purfinex]

If these corrupt laws don't stop helping and protecting criminals while condemning people being victimized by criminals, we are going to see vigilantes of punisher style justice taking the laws into their own hands.

[@Nabinut]

Sounds like it wasn't his first time doing this when he claimed "he knows the law." It's frankly disgusting this guy is taking advantage of a legal loophole in order to squat in a place he doesn't pay rent or own.

[@Aiveq]

they do it in kind of circle. civil court evicts em after months of battling and they squat in someone else house and repeat

[@ciarangrimes7912]

Sounds like the traveller camps we get in London. You kick em out of one place and they go right on to the next one

[@avarice7855]

I can't remember the name of it but there is/was a documentary about this exact topic on Netflix about how some squatters had essentially ruined the lives of the people who owned the properties. Some people had to change their life plans because of the squatters, I think one woman even lost her cats because of one squatter stealing them or getting rid of them if i remember correctly. It was so sad to see how little they could do other than wait for the law to deal with it, which in many cases took years. At least one of the squatters was extremely well versed in the laws and how to abuse them in his favour. It was wild, some people have no shame or conscience at all.

[@ItsJustKat1414]

The fact that freaking squatters have more rights than the ACTUAL OWNERS is so trifling to me. The audacity to try and force yourself into my own home, and then I gotta go to court to get yo ass out of there?! NAHHH CHIEF FUCK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT. I pray that woman gets here house back. Got a law that allows bums to squat in peoples homes without proof that they even live there? You can't make this shit up man.

[@minutemansam3122]

This wasn't this woman's home. She didn't live in it. It was a property she owned. This isn't really about squatters rights but tenant law. Two different things.

[@azerjinn9160]

Vote and vote differently

[@azerjinn9160]

​@@minutemansam3122if she owned the home It's HERS

[@TheAuroraamor1]

That law needs to change! Squatters don't deserve to have any rights. I feel so bad for the owner.

[@daveblackman816]

@@minutemansam3122ummm if she “owns” it, it’s hers. She doesn’t have to live in it.

[@Truthful_living9]

This just happened to me here in California. I have a 6 cottage complex, squatters moved in and were there for 2 months fully moved in. The other tenants thought they were new renters until s tenant contacted me. They would not get out, I didn't call the police, I called the crew. We moved every single item out the cottage and onto to the streets. 5 days later their j uh jnk was still in the streets. I called for bulky pick up to removed their junk. This happened and I have a 7 foot remote control gate for tenants. People are out here trying to steal your property and some local governments are helping them. Stop the bureacratic madness!

[@cmike123]

So what you are saying is, you did not check on your property for at least 2 months. How very slumlord of you...

[@uncannytheos2454]

I saw the video that guy is a scumbag and he lied while the news cameras were filming the entire time. He knows damn well that place belongs to that lady.

[@jubilantvision2212]

Squatter laws are fucking stupid. And the idiots who came up with them should get thrown in jail.

[@registereduser]

Or send someone to squat at their homes.

[@anydaynow]

Communists in power in America. How did we get here?

[@LOUDMOUTHTYRONE]

These laws are as old as the 1860s.

[@TheWunder]

​@@anydaynow Do you know what that even means?

[@felixnotthecat4249]

I'm not American. Let me guess, a democrat made law?

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

Random people invade her house and she can't kick them out. Yet she is expected to still paying the Utilities and also the Property Taxes?....

[@Valen-mh9fh]

That's the bit I don't get. Utilities, for example, would need to be in someone's name. Whose name would it be in, in this instance?

[@luxorwest]

This is wild! Like the sky is red, wild! The nerve and the insanity of this situation.

[@Edvardlarose]

I’m an agent in NYC. It is just terrible the rules they have about landlord-tenant issues. Most landlords are small mom and pops who just have a few apartments/buildings that they bought in the 70s, 80s, and 90s when NYC was desirable as it is now. They don’t have money a lot of times when tenants don’t pay or they have a squatter. There are little to no advocacy groups for them and there are stories of landlords who are under so much stress they are taking the law into their own hands and deleting non paying occupies. It’s a sad situation on all fronts.

[@spacemonkies228]

This is actually a pretty common scam. Notice how he immediately mentioned her paying him for the "home repairs" he just wants a pay out. People will squat and then demand money. Many homeowners will pay because it's faster then the courts.

[@Randomguy-qq1je]

i thought you can shoot people in USA if they break in your home what am i missing here ?

[@RiotforPeacePlz]

dumb move. Few people need to stand up and make a good example of them then things would change. they try that to my place I won't call the cops.

[@Krzysiek9521]

That's crazy. In Poland, you need 20 years if you occupy the property in good faith and 30 if it's in bad faith.

[@bgrego88]

What explain

[@sal3eve]

You need to wait 20 or 30 years for empty home to become yours in poland same in uk...

[@siriusbizniss]

Similar in the Caribbean too. This crap in America is insanity!

[@MrTekKnowledge]

​@@sal3eveI heard in 1945 it was about 3 months. People came back from the prison camps and ppl were living in their houses.

[@sugarbomb1346]

@@siriusbizniss Depends on the state. Some states, like New York, are as low as 30 days. In others they are as high as 21 years. Usually its the blue states with the lowest wait time to claim squatters rights

[@rs72098]

There should be rental documents issued by the state. If you're renting a property you should be have a state issued form. This would get rid of the squatter issue.

[@bwright138]

12:00 These are adverse possession laws, a totally different thing. Almost every common law-based legal system has an adverse possession law, typically 10 years. That includes Quebec. Adverse possession laws govern ownership of land/property while squatter's statutes govern right to occupy.

[@1Deep43VA]

During the roughest times of my life, homeless on the streets… I would never bring myself to do this to someone. It’s disgusting.

[@NTTofMistery]

i could see mself breaking in and staying somewhere, however if the owners returned i would not make a fuss about it just leave as soon as i can.

[@nahsik]

It is the epitomy of evil.

[@seekingtruth1233]

That's call having morals. The Bible says one should not "covet" then "do not steal"

[@CoreyT127]

I squatted in a few empty apartments. But left as soon as i got busted in them! The maintenance men came on 4 deep. And threatened my ass. And i rolled!😂😂

[@vampiredaddy5225]

I swear “ squatters rights” is one of the stupidest things ever, like someone who is not supposed to be there is living in your house and when you try to get your house back, you get arrested?!!! Are you kidding me?!!!! Like I’m a proud New Yorker but this just disgraceful, get it together N.Y.

[@StickyFinguz]

How can you be proud of a place that punishes law-abiding citizens and rewards the criminals?

[@mikescherrer4923]

Proud New Yorker... What are you "proud" of? Anyone with any sense is either an "Ex" New Yorker or an "embarrassed" one...

[@michaelturley3457]

The “how does this end?” Question really needs to be Americans being honest with themselves and never voting another D into office until the party has a complete evolution. I understand wanting to the help the poor, being pro choice, etc. But this political party/ideology is just objectively terrible and I just have no respect for anyone voting for this.

[@michaelturley3457]

@@StickyFinguzyou shouldn’t be surprised. I have to deal with a lot of ex New Yorkers at my job and they are absolutely the worst people you’ve ever met.

[@michaelturley3457]

@@mikescherrer4923never have high expectations for someone that grew up there. All bad

[@joylalime4725]

The 30 days they are considered a "tenant" and need to go through the eviction process which can take up to a couple years.. during that time though the person who owns the house could end up losing the house or going through forclosure which can draw it out longer.. if they forclose then i think the bank has to then go through it again as a tenant removal, again can take a couple years. In CA if youve lived there 5 years consecutively you can have claim to the house, I think you have to just pay for deed titles and property taxes and then you can claim the house or in other words own it.. thats where its nutty. So basically if they can make a way to stay there rent free for 5 years and hope to draw out the process, you can end up owning a house! Nuts!

[@susukichan1130]

This made me so damn mad i can't when tell you the AUDACITY of these "squatters"

[@pieterpuk7684]

Squatters are thieves. Plain and simple. In my country we had some laws protecting squatters because there was a lot of real estate that stood empty due to speculative investment for many years, so they put into the law you could squat a property after like 2 years of verified non-use. This meant that a property could not be squatted unless it was absolutely abandoned. It also gave a reason for property owners to rent out properties for cheap which helped the housing market a lot. There is a way to do it right, there is a way to do it wrong. This is wrong in all ways.

[@mecasunny]

Where is your country?

[@JORISGUY7XD]

@@mecasunny I think it's the Netherlands

[@cloudcampos4555]

I agree

[@tramarthomas6105]

Yeah I'm wondering what new yorks justification is

[@Hibiscus_FieldS]

The entitlement of the squatter to ask the owner to pay him for house repairs that probably cost 5% of what a month's worth of rent would be in that house in NY is baffling.

[@Nimbus3690]

Not to mention he LIVED there. He had a roof over his head for that time. What is the refund for???

[@AmericanBloodWolf]

@@Nimbus3690 No he didn't

[@Nimbus3690]

@MulticultureNativeSadist great. An unnecessary-argument bait.

[@AmericanBloodWolf]

@@Nimbus3690 Shut up

[@AmericanBloodWolf]

@@Nimbus3690 Exactly shut up

[@taurvirdinendir245]

Squatters rights is one of those laws left over from early America, like before the Civil War early. Once upon a time if a settler wanted to claim a peice of land off the Goverment, or just claim it before someone else got there, they would have to squat for a certain amount of time. It did actually serve a purpose of sticking it to the man in the context of oil tycoons or ranchers dominating an area that would otherwise provide good crops for people with no ability to pay the cost to rent it. Those laws have no place in our current society though, their function is pointless now, except to cause pain extreme inconvenience to homeowners.

[@MrFantastic_14]

Agreed ppl just in your house not invited 😣

[@HcMPurplefiend]

Best part is there are tik toks teaching people how to do this exact thing and get away with it. If the government does not treat this situation fairly vigilante justice will.

[@AspienWaifu]

💯🔥

[@SaintRubicon]

Larp. Go into a police station and tell them those intentions big guy. Vigilante justice isnt justice and its what children use to justify shitty actions because they feel they have no control otherwise, when in reality they just refuse to take accountability for their ignorance.

[@Yuuki_Asuna]

tf you talking about I bet if they broke both legs of squatters they would not be trying that shit again,boom a way to reduce this absolute nonsense@@SaintRubicon

[@johnsonjj117]

@@SaintRubiconwhat is justice and who sets the standards? Some cultures see justice as amputating a hand if you steal? Is justice serving 8 years in prison for raping and murdering a child? is that child’s father shooting the perpetrator duritrial justice?

[@smellme6313]

@SaintRubicon You’re saying this on a video where a homeowner, not a trespassing criminal, was arrested for trying to remove the criminal, in a state where the court process will take 2 years to evict, which in that time, the house will be trashed. Honestly, just stfu.

[@smileytlj23]

Its baffling that in the state of New York you need proof of address for any form of government amenities and are forced to jump through hoops to clear any verification checkmarks; but if god forbid you're trying to remove someone from your property, they will take their word without any documentation or hesitation. Im perfectly fine with squatter protection but that protection needs to be reasonable. Ive rented from garbage people who have tried changing the locks on me, and squatters rights allowed me to get my belongings, but I also had bank statements with that listed address for months to confirm that i had been living there, I had phone bills and medical bills to support my statements. Not just hearsay and a vindictive agenda to cede control of someone elses property. As a New Yorker whos benefitted from these rights I firmly believe they need amendments to protect both parties involved

[@cantu7214]

it’s harder to apply to mcdonalds than it is to claim someone’s property 😂😂

[@Vee00001]

Bro it’s harder to get a gun a New York with all its paperwork and proof of residency but to be a squatter apparently all you need is your word😂

[@patricesheehan511]

You were not a squatter .You were a renter .

[@Oimae]

squatter's rights end when they lack a contract. That's it. If you don't have it or you don't renew, you're out. Any more than this and you're giving power to people who will abuse it.

[@smileytlj23]

@patricesheehan511 I was renting, then I was unemployed because my jobs parent company accrued financial losses and had to downsize, and after a few days, the locks were changed and I was sat in the building hallway with nowhere else to go. The moment my rent stalled, I was viewed as a squatter by law, regardless of how recent my last payment was. Had the cops not allowed me back in, I'd have lost my social security, my diploma, my birth certificate, amongst other things that left in a scumbags hands could irrevocably alter the flow of my life. Squatters' rights saved me a hell of a lot of trouble till I could make the arrangements to leave of my own volition without weeks or months of setbacks

[@kmyymk2]

Yea people would be unalived mysteriously

[@gabybreathewell]

I live in Barcelona and it is a common thing here. Owners go on vacation only to return home to people living in their home... there is even a term for it which is "piso ocupado"

[@laminediallo6945]

I live in Montreal. I had a tenant who decided to squat my apartment after ending the lease. I was lucky it took me 7 months to evict him. I had to play hardball to make him leave. The law is not helping at all. After the eviction I was in a 5 years judicial process because he decided to sue me. It changed my mind about how to be a landlord.

[@Yellow.1844]

How do you even prevent that?

[@TheFatalcrest]

I assume that's how plenty of landlords can end up cold on their tenants

[@Tagerrun]

The people who pay rent every Month on time are the ones being taken advantage of by the landlords. Especially when they’re charging you more than room is worth just because they know you’ll have to pay or uproot your life.

[@laminediallo6945]

@@Tagerrun it is easy to say that landlords take advantage of their tenants. The mistake that most people make is when they think that all landlords are the same and are loaded with money. For individuals like me, the rent does not even cover the mortgage payments. We have to pay out of pocket all the charges. I am not a big corporation making millions. There are good and bad people everywhere.

[@Uncle_Apoc]

Yes. I love examples that prove this isn't just a U.S. issue.

[@crestinglight]

And this doesn't even account for the damages that will be done to the property by the time they're out. Squatters almost always take the appliances, strip anything they can sell, then trash the place, and the owner will never get a dime from them. I'm with Aba on this one.

[@ChristinaMoralesMindfuqed]

THATS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME!!! Please read my comment. This shit is so far from funny, its dead.

[@marcoramos5254]

Been a victim of this in Lisbon Portugal. Took me 4 years to get my house back. Happens all over Europe as well. Not just America unfortunately...

[@turbidplayer1019]

This is only in some statesmost states this won't fly

[@MrAnderodri]

I'm from Spain and the situation here is way worse. If the house is not your main residence you can't do anything. Even if you take it to court, they won't be kicked out a lot of times. It's insane.

[@Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa96]

Especially if they're not native Spaniards, which they really never are.

[@ms.hjohnson6820]

Ur so right. I lived in Barcelona some years back and actually dated a squatter. Yikes!

[@xavier7438]

​​@@ms.hjohnson6820I'm from Barcelona and this topic really infuriates me. Did she tell you why she squatted?