A fake lease for someone else’s property should be criminal fraud.
@nevinbrockett18587 ай бұрын
i think it is
@tunasandwich80497 ай бұрын
It is It's literally textbook fraud
@treehouse29027 ай бұрын
Yes. Previously that could have only be resolved in court. Now the authorities can act quicker to get rid of the scammers.
@gailmorra6 ай бұрын
Vermin
@Rad_Brad8136 ай бұрын
it is once it is proven in a court of law. The way squatting works is, they make a fake lease, then sign up for a bunch of junk mail, some even get utilities on if the house is vacant. Then when you find out, you call the cops. The cops then have 2 parties showing them the same legal document (that is why it is a civil matter), so you have to take them to court. the judge has to determine who is telling the truth, once that happens, they will be jailed and will face a bunch of charges for fraud, burglary, breaking and entering, etc. Without tenants rights in place, yes it would be much easier to get them out, but then law abiding tenants across the state will be at risk of shitty landlords evicting them for no reason at all. Squatters rights have never existed, they are just using loopholes in tenants rights laws. this however is not a good solution. There is no way for a cop to know who is telling the truth, and I see a bunch of legal homeowners getting these. If you thought it was easy for squatters to get your house before, just wait until they figure out how easy this law is to loophole.
@tylagarcia40917 ай бұрын
I never understood how squatters had RIGHTS?!?
@mariahardy12017 ай бұрын
Ikr?!? And just How do you get $60k behind in rent?
@holycrapchris7 ай бұрын
Squatters don't have rights. _Tenants_ have rights. Squatters present themselves as tenants, and police don't have a quick way to verify that.
@a6am3mn0n7 ай бұрын
@@billysunshine9100 It actually goes back to old English law. It is meant to protect renters from landlords, and prevent landlords from just sitting on unused property. As with anything there can be loopholes and abuse.
@garfield24397 ай бұрын
Me either
@rondaallen72117 ай бұрын
hundreds of years ago-before USA was a thing, homeless people would demand rights to whatever open fields they were sleeping in. then they got organized. for some reason, modern laws overlooked this issue until now.
@scottw71417 ай бұрын
Should be charged with breaking and entering too.
@notmebutyou83507 ай бұрын
Yep, and Trespaasing!
@mannydcbianco7 ай бұрын
For sure. And damage to property because she guaranteed broke things to get into the house in the first place. And I doubt a person like that cares if she causes damage to the home in general, so there's sure to be dings and scratches and water damage and scuffs all over the interior of the house. And then she has used the home-owners electricity which nowadays oftentimes is several hundred a month. And then.. she just moved on the the next house down the street, did the same thing. She needs to spend a few years in prison every time it happens.
@cococinnamon22367 ай бұрын
Apparently, that’s new you gotta see how they steal the cut cables from tesla charging station
@vietcongbuondanbannuocphan17917 ай бұрын
and blacklisted these people so it will cost a lot more to rent
@cococinnamon22367 ай бұрын
@@vietcongbuondanbannuocphan1791 yeah but it doesn’t give them the right to break and enter homes
@IAmEverythangАй бұрын
Squatter rights need to be abolished NATIONWIDE.
@fivespeed30264 күн бұрын
Did you steal this car? Nah I’m just squatting in it.
@GlobalFreeLiving2 күн бұрын
Housing, food, and water are a human right. The government has created a system where blacks are locked out of the housing market. We are locked out of job market. and trafficked into private prisons for profit. This has been going on for 400 years. Right now the gov is doing the same thing in Apalachia... Rich developers are buying up land and displacing the poor... who have no where to go??? So, they go to jail and provide free labor.
@0Ghostie07 ай бұрын
It’s like stealing a car because no one was driving it.
@lilamontoya56097 ай бұрын
👏🏽
@SunnyDeLite7 ай бұрын
It's not. The car isn't necessary to live. You will die in these summer's, if your loved one came into a time of hardship and had to find a place to stay to not die from heat I bet you would be saying something completely different.
@MrRDRII7 ай бұрын
@@SunnyDeLitesquatters should fix their own life and not be a burden to someone else.
@SunnyDeLite7 ай бұрын
@@MrRDRII a burden to someone only trying to profit and not using their homes? Boo hoo. Capitalism has you all lost.. America is supposed to be built on Christian values, yet all the comments are valuing someones profits over someones life. Matthew 19:23-26 KJV "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
@KrisD0077 ай бұрын
@@SunnyDeLiteLMAO, I wonder how people survived in the heat before a/c! AND the Bible verses YOU chose to recite mean nothing about being rich, it’s about being saved by believing Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior, not being saved by being rich. YOU should know that OF you are going to recite verses at us. Nice try! 😂😂😂😂
@oiseauNoir7 ай бұрын
It is stupid that a law has to be created to arrest a squatter. Isn't breaking & entering already illegal?🤬
@michaelmerck75767 ай бұрын
Sometimes these doors aren't locked so therefore breaking in doesn't apply
@brandonbell53577 ай бұрын
In some states
@monicarenee79497 ай бұрын
@@michaelmerck7576 wait so if I go on vacation or to work and forget to lock my door then it’s legal for someone to come in? I mean, I know not to do that but didn’t realize that would absolve them
@cowlico7 ай бұрын
@@monicarenee7949I’m with you on this one because yeah that sounds stupid as hell. It’s not their home, I don’t care if the door was wide open and the fact that anyone should have to go to court and fight to get their own property back is pure ridiculous.
@ShaShaLuva4147 ай бұрын
This just never made sense to me. I am surprise that people didn’t loose their lives over this. Ridiculous 😳
@XitSt4geLeft2 ай бұрын
This needs to go into affect EVERYWHERE in the US, not just Georgia.
@emmsmom184814 күн бұрын
Yes it should! These days I wouldn’t want to even own a home that might set empty. I wouldn’t want the headache of bad tenants either. I hate people that take what doesn’t belong to them and then destroy it in the process. I feel bad for these homeowners that have had to put up with squatters.
@XitSt4geLeft13 күн бұрын
@ agreed
@fedupamerican29613 күн бұрын
Florida did this already too. Needs to be a national law.
@ManiSBeezy11 күн бұрын
Seriously! I imagine the unhoused population would skyrocket. 😵💫
@Dbb277-25 күн бұрын
@@fedupamerican296 Florida has the best landlord/tenant laws. Have been a Realtor and landlord for 40 plus years.
@rachelredden66828 күн бұрын
The fact that these loopholes existed in the first place is beyond me.🤷♀️
@USNBLUE7 ай бұрын
It’s breaking entering period. Squatters have zero rights.
@Gungadin01127 ай бұрын
Zero Zero Zero!
@omnignarusist7 ай бұрын
and theft if the owners are trying to rent the property. That's a loss of income(passive).
@USNBLUE7 ай бұрын
@@omnignarusist 💯
@John_Lee_7 ай бұрын
except european squatters in north america. They have full squatter's rights
@USNBLUE7 ай бұрын
@@John_Lee_ Irrelevant comment. Wars are won and wars are lost. Get over it. You can leave anytime.
@szqsk87 ай бұрын
It should never be a civil matter. It’s a crime pure and simple.
@denverlilly36697 ай бұрын
Evidently not...
@fld22407 ай бұрын
Amen
@theinsightfulvisionary01977 ай бұрын
That's true!!!
@Peter-pv8xx7 ай бұрын
These are clearly home invasions which are against the law.
@jesses54637 ай бұрын
It depends. In most states, it's a civil matter pure and simple. In Georgia it is now a crime.
@erikamiller9124 ай бұрын
About time. This needs to be done nationwide.
@Lunar_el4 ай бұрын
Oh wow sounds like you experienced this or have alot of squatters in your neighborhood
@LisaTice-y4w2 ай бұрын
YES!!!
@dcfl21472 ай бұрын
I found the democrat@@Lunar_el
@marcelcicort96712 ай бұрын
Yesssss, so true
@erikamiller9122 ай бұрын
@@Lunar_el No, neither one. I just find it reprehensible that people could do this and not be punished for it. You get caught, get the hell out.
@michigan_6162 ай бұрын
Finally some action is being taken! Many, many kudos to this News station for helping to promote POSITIVE change!
@jonathantaylor692610 күн бұрын
Did you hear the keyword? "Corporate Landlord"... that is why the law got changed because Wall Street firms that own 50,000 homes were getting taken advantage of. The law never cared when it was small time landlords with one or two rentals. When Big Money goes to the state capitol all of a sudden the laws get changed. The law did the right thing for the wrong reason.
@rogersw97 ай бұрын
this is a no brainer. theft is theft is theft
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
squatting is a human right
@MM-zm5qx7 ай бұрын
@@h_3_x_@ squatting is not a human right getting a job so you can buy your own house and contribute to society is a human right. No human has the right to take something that doesn't belong to them 🤔
@diahegge53957 ай бұрын
@@h_3_x_😂😂😂😂
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
@@MM-zm5qx what are u talking about do u know the difference between sqaUTTING AND TRESSPASSING. squatyting is living in a home that is vacant and trespassing is in a home that is lived in. shut up kid and read a book 15.1 million vacant homes and 653,000 homeless people as rent rises we are being lied too. this is BlackRock propaganda
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
what are u talking about do u know the difference between sqaUTTING AND TRESSPASSING. squatyting is living in a home that is vacant and trespassing is in a home that is lived in. shut up kid and read a book 15.1 million vacant homes and 653,000 homeless people as rent rises we are being lied too. this is BlackRock propaganda
@Lucyh67767 ай бұрын
It makes no sense why squatters ever had rights to begin with. Literally breaking and entering. Taking someone's car is a crime, why is taking their house not?
@LionofJudah2227 ай бұрын
Exactly! It's just common sense!
@crw6627 ай бұрын
Squatters rights do not cover the types of squatters found in this video. It’s an entirely separate thing legally. The problem in cases in this video is that cops can not determine if a lease is valid, that’s a judges job. That’s why the law changed to expedite these cases in court.
@masonwoodson21257 ай бұрын
It goes hand in hand with slavery. How do you think the white race ended up with land that other races inhabited.
@thealohamu8087 ай бұрын
What we see here is not what squatter rights cover....this has more to do with the rights of Landlord and Tenants.
@bung10297 ай бұрын
Probably because of rAcIsMs or something
@robindelude37876 ай бұрын
“Squatters rights” should not even be a thing - anywhere!
@angelasmith39676 ай бұрын
Fred Sanford once talked about squatters' rights to Lamont! I'd hollered! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@powerinvolved-di3vl2yd6q5 ай бұрын
Agreed. Even for the Queen who hasnt been on these lands in centuries
@LifesAPeach2Me5 ай бұрын
IKR Who makes these rules... you know it never happened to them!
@DrlftySwlfty4 ай бұрын
Stupid silly American law makers
@finally973 ай бұрын
@@powerinvolved-di3vl2yd6q😉
@gendoll50062 ай бұрын
It’s MIND BLOWING that a stranger can break into your home and the police can’t kick you out. I mean, what?? I don’t care if the house is vacant or not, it’s not yours. Period.
@moosepup4 ай бұрын
The nerve to squat in someone’s home then put a “No Trespassing” sign is absolutely insane
@Evywaff2 ай бұрын
You ban the owner from accessing their property
@jimyoung-h3zАй бұрын
Sounds like the squatters are looking to depart the earth very quickly
@phystogan13097 ай бұрын
These laws should be passed nationwide. Good job Georgia!
@latonyalee78217 ай бұрын
Florida passed this law about a month ago and the home owner can physically remove the people, no need to call the law unless you want to and then they will get them out, but there are some homeowners that aren't waiting around and remember we have the right to carry without a permit, so the squatters are really risking their lives if they continue this foolishness here.
@rickgreen97437 ай бұрын
commiefornia won't pass such a law
@phystogan13097 ай бұрын
@@latonyalee7821 it's a great step in the right direction, but Florida hasn't gotten rid of the law that says that if a squatter has been in the residence for seven years then they gain ownership. Hopefully that will happen someday.
@Omgbrittbee7 ай бұрын
Nationwide is on your side! Lol. Not really. Georgia looks to be though!
@jesusrivera29707 ай бұрын
@@phystogan1309ain’t no squatter gonna be living in the same spot for 7 years 😂 cmon now be real
@PghNGDave317 ай бұрын
A fake lease isn't a criminal thing? That's theft. And a squatter is a trespasser. That's also criminal...
@PghNGDave317 ай бұрын
@@sandrazollman550 I'm sure it could be a felony if the total of the lease is above their minimum for a felony charge. Which most places is $1,000. And I'm sure a lease is over that.
@MisbehavedLiberty7 ай бұрын
A fake lease is a civil matter. The squatter says the have a valid lease, the owner says they don’t, the cops aren’t there to, and aren’t trained to, investigate contract law. That’s for the courts and that’s why it’s not trespass or theft.
@annc.39087 ай бұрын
It’s fraud. Not civil.
@PghNGDave317 ай бұрын
@@MisbehavedLiberty here in Pittsburgh, during a concert, a couple were taking money for people to park in a lot that they didn't own and didn't have permission from the owner. They were arrested and criminally charged with theft and fraud.
@MisbehavedLiberty7 ай бұрын
@@PghNGDave31 I don’t know what Pittsburgh’s laws are. The clip specifically stated that GA changed its law to move squatting to a felony. Squatters rights are linked to adverse possession which is property law.
@royholmes962127 күн бұрын
This is crazy. How does a person have rights to your property? Then they act cocky when you come tell them to get out. That's nuts
@delta-99697 ай бұрын
Just because a home invader refuses to leave doesn't make him a tenant. The sheer absurdity of life in 2024
@louiscyphre22676 ай бұрын
These laws were before 2024.
@prima8086 ай бұрын
You have it backwards. These are stupid archaic laws since WAY before 2024. I'm glad to see these old laws being revised in 2024
@meebzilla6 ай бұрын
Happened to me in 2016. A horrible squatter moved into my house and the cops said he had the right to stay until I filed an official eviction case, which I had to do. They said they couldn’t remove him.
@johnshaddick68586 ай бұрын
@@meebzilla Well, it has been known that squatters can go missing. ( If you know what I mean ) No one will miss them.
@walkermom1006 ай бұрын
It's been like this for a long time. No one would do anything about it.
@5Ring7 ай бұрын
These people should be arrested and charged with Grand Theft of the value of the home. You've stolen a house worth $300k, you get charged with that. Spend 10 years in prison. Set an example for other worthless people.
@tinagaughan62977 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@Themanwiththeplan3597 ай бұрын
Huh? Sounding incompetent. You can be charged that way too if you allegedly "brought a home" through a real estate transaction broker aka realtor
@shazzorama7 ай бұрын
It’s free rent for them either way.
@MizrahiChick7 ай бұрын
Solves not having housing.
@LBCTITAN7 ай бұрын
You're crazy! Too many of you all want to see people charged with a felony and locked as you say for ten years. They should keep it at a misdeameanor and have them pay for lost rent and repairs and 6 months in the county jail on the first offense.
@johntracy727 ай бұрын
The irony of a squatter having a no trespassing sign in the window.
@qubonic7 ай бұрын
I know right 🤣🤣🤣
@billcorder94527 ай бұрын
like that will work...haha
@VAFranky7 ай бұрын
I made the same comment and then scrolled down and saw yours. Absolutely wild!
@richardcallihan97467 ай бұрын
High-speed rocksalt works well.
@horacesmith63077 ай бұрын
All these billionaire in the so call greatest country and ppl R homeless and under pay
@lesliemiller69748 күн бұрын
Finally!!! The audacity of people thinking they can live for free in someone else's home.
@jamedlock836 ай бұрын
Georgia just paved the way!!!!!!!!!!! Other States need to start this
@jameslarosa50746 ай бұрын
Negative, Nevada has had the law in place since 2015. NRS 205.0817. Even better, it is an automatic arrest, not a citation. Additional charges of forgery are added if they present fake documents. Glad Georgia caught up.
@timekabolden53096 ай бұрын
Florida just did before this recently. 😅😂😂😂😂
@irisscott94886 ай бұрын
@timekabolden5309 ACTUALLY, GEORGIA DIDN'T "PAVE THE WAY"...FLORIDA DID...I THINK PENNSYLVANIA IS ON BOARD ALSO....❤❤❤
@angelasmith39676 ай бұрын
And Michigan @@irisscott9488
@angiebervinkle15755 ай бұрын
My doesn't have squatters rights that how it should be it always a crime in my state
@amayautumn3 ай бұрын
Good job. Implement this law everywhere.
@MichaelTravnikar7 ай бұрын
SO HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THIS NEW LAW!!! It's needed in all 50 States...
@vanessak697 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Yet another thing taken to a ridiculous extreme.
@cynthiawilson50667 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@williamdean39407 ай бұрын
Say what you want to but the feds need to change the law first
@missme24667 ай бұрын
Florida has the new law also
@brandonberry94877 ай бұрын
I mean lol this is only happening in the southern states Midwest and above aren't this dumb to allow a law like that to even be made
@tamaraschneider450014 күн бұрын
About time! This law should go into effect in every state. They should go to jail.
@AirForceFalcons_99227 ай бұрын
It's about darn time. Pass this law in all 50 states and DC.
@miriferbuendia46307 ай бұрын
This law should to be extended to the whole country!
@cgilleybsw7 ай бұрын
just at the state level. We don't need more feds involved in our underwear.
@HarringJess7 ай бұрын
Amen
@elhoward74407 ай бұрын
Agreed. If Georgia demonstrates this law works, every state should adopt a version of it. That's how the American system is supposed to work. It just takes a lot longer than we wish it would.
@NoName-rl3fh7 ай бұрын
Correct
@Oshun25257 ай бұрын
California would never pass this law. They are trying to outlaw plastic grocery bags! Straws already bit the dust. They have to be requested at restaurants. Newsom is garbage.
@deonsmith63317 ай бұрын
Just shows how stupid the government is. You gotta make a bill for burglary. SMH this is a common sense law.
@chavvy90747 ай бұрын
It’s not burglary and the law establishes crimes stupid
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
shut up kid and read a book 15.1 million vacant homes and 653,000 homeless people as rent rises we are being lied too. this is blackrock propaganda
@caroleappling20077 ай бұрын
Squatter right laws date back to the Homestead Act of 1862, which allowed setters to take western land from Native Americans, now it’s backfire.
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
what are u talking about do u know the difference between sqaUTTING AND TRESSPASSING. squatyting is living in a home that is vacant and trespassing is in a home that is lived in. shut up kid and read a book 15.1 million vacant homes and 653,000 homeless people as rent rises we are being lied too. this is BlackRock propaganda
@JimsEquipmentShed7 ай бұрын
@@caroleappling2007yea, that probably should have been updated sometime BEFORE 2024…..
@karatekai63842 күн бұрын
I’m delighted with this new law, I could never understand how this was ever tolerated so many people lost their property over these criminals.
@candicane17 ай бұрын
Finally, the homeowners have rights to their own homes! It’s about time!
@lewisbale17 ай бұрын
I know right
@ask-tek34137 ай бұрын
In THAT state!
@ezrathing7 ай бұрын
@@ask-tek3413 In Florida, too!
@johnsondavies20297 ай бұрын
Homeowners have the "rights " to THEIR OWN HOMES!
@AndrewBurbo-zw6pf7 ай бұрын
homeowners never had rights, but more of these buildings are owned by corporations so now things are getting done
@susanhurst32927 ай бұрын
I'm glad to hear them say no fake lease and receipts today!
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
what are u talking about do u know the difference between sqaUTTING AND TRESSPASSING. squatyting is living in a home that is vacant and trespassing is in a home that is lived in. shut up kid and read a book 15.1 million vacant homes and 653,000 homeless people as rent rises we are being lied too. this is BlackRock propaganda
@streetlegalsprintcar7 ай бұрын
100% ❤
@OMEGATECH7 ай бұрын
Me Too!!!
@Kenna1987 ай бұрын
& “pass the word around” lol
@jenf13877 ай бұрын
@veryslyfox that woman made her family homeless. The police just removed a criminal trespasser.
@JayCee902617 ай бұрын
Reporting on this matter made the law change. Bravo to the news outlets for pushing this
@MirandaSinistra7 ай бұрын
Local news for the win.
@Entreped7 ай бұрын
This is what good journalism is supposed to be. If only the mainstream media acted the same way. The world would be a better place.
@bobcortez94717 ай бұрын
Imagine that, the news, or “4th Branch” actually doing what they are supposed to do versus being propagandists.
@Rad_Brad8136 ай бұрын
now all someone has to do is make a fake lease, then call the cops and they can remove the legal homeowner/tenant. Good job making it easier for squatters is what you mean. Before the house had to be empty for squatters to move in. Now since they changed the tenants rights laws, not squatters rights laws those have never existed, the cops will vacate the house for the squatters! I mean how do they know what documents are real, and which are forged? They couldn't tell before.
@_PatrickO6 ай бұрын
This was also never a civil matter. Police just refused to do their jobs. Trespassing is trespassing. This is a law that forces police to do their jobs.
@letmethinkaboutit89822 ай бұрын
Good for Georgia. This needs to be rolled out NATIONWIDE.
@sdlock837 ай бұрын
Squatting should be an automatic FELONY because squatters KNOWINGLY deprived the properties' rightful owners and intentionally cause hardship.
@MagsVision7 ай бұрын
That’s dumb. Then the south could just sue the north.
@sdlock837 ай бұрын
@@MagsVision I think it's funny that your kind want to politicized everything.
@uncleb78217 ай бұрын
@@MagsVision your emotionally charged response was identical to that of an adolescents. Time to mature, baby boy.
@MagsVision7 ай бұрын
@@uncleb7821 emotionally charged?
@infinitemafuba62697 ай бұрын
@sdlock83 you sound like an abused kid that never got help
@bobbygetsbanned60497 ай бұрын
Squatting should be a FELONY in all 50 states!
@Puddycat007 ай бұрын
I see you’re not a Christian . Homeless ppl can’t afford to pay high rents . All of our tax dollars is being given to illegals by the democrats who have destroyed our country
@corneshahenderson81697 ай бұрын
And we mean this whole heartedly!!!!!😤😤
@techmouse.7 ай бұрын
If you don't want squatters, then lower the rent and stop discriminating so a real tenant can move in. Moldlords are destroying the country. Get a real job.
@xxdesertstorm7 ай бұрын
as well as all Provinces and Territories in Canada
@xxdesertstorm7 ай бұрын
@@techmouse. ok woke clown, the government doesn't control rent that is up to landlords which is another problem in itself
@glenmoss027 ай бұрын
Get busted exiting a house with a TV, that's a crime. Steal the actual house, that's a civil matter. 🤦🏼♂️
@jcallwood257 ай бұрын
Welcome to America.
@FirehorseG7 ай бұрын
@@jcallwood25The UK also. Except the burglars are never caught because the police don't even bother to come out anymore or to car theft. Welcome to broken Britain.
@bobbydee11877 ай бұрын
Makes No Sense.
@het-herukhepra7527 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 right SMH!!
@TigerLilly-qz1ff7 ай бұрын
If you take a car it’s grand theft but a 🏠
@the5-starreview87127 күн бұрын
The police officer was so happy. I was too. "No, no, no. That law was changed the other day" Checkmate
@gerogefinkle47647 ай бұрын
This needs to be enacted Nationwide!!!
@the__source29 күн бұрын
No. All it does is make it easy to evict people- even if they have done nothing wrong
@barnabyaprobert51597 ай бұрын
If the squatter feels that they've been scammed then GO TO THE POLICE.
@XoxoMoot7 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂that part! 💯!!
@hotmesssouthernmom45427 ай бұрын
The Police? They don't give a flying f*ck
@TheTibetyak7 ай бұрын
The sad part is they have and have been successful. A NY woman attempted to evict squatters from a rental home. The squatter called police. They came and arrested her. It got quite a bit of coverage because the homeowner videoed the entire encounter. It's enraging to watch.
@ImprovmanZero7 ай бұрын
My biggest concern is some overzealous officer will enforce on the house next door like on too many warrents
@smokingjoe98647 ай бұрын
@@ImprovmanZero let the lead fly. It's the only thing they understand.
@anniedoddle7 ай бұрын
I think it's great that Georgia has this new law. All states should do this.
@Rad_Brad8136 ай бұрын
so how are they going to decide who is telling the truth? Are we seriously leaving it up the the officers to determine?? I see many lawsuits in the future, once squatters realize the cops just made it easier for them. Used to be, the house needed to be vacant for squatters to move in. With this new law, it seems all one has to do is forge a lease, and call the cops claiming to live there, and they will come clear it for you.
@scottmichaels126 ай бұрын
No, some states already arrest these idiots for "Breaking and Entering" and kick them out immediately! Georgia's laws are so lenient that even with this new law, all they do is kick them out and give them a citation. That's pathetic!
@scottkinney86696 ай бұрын
@@Rad_Brad813 I'm not sure what you are saying here.
@CodyCole802 ай бұрын
This needs to be nationwide!!!
@georgiamoyse18577 ай бұрын
About time. Hard working people need this protection.
@ericjohnson76327 ай бұрын
I love it!!!! Now the real property owner doesn't have to go to court and waste money and time trying to evict a thief from a illegally possessed property. This law is a win for the property owner.
@RodNubianKing7 ай бұрын
I AGREE! FINALLY! 👏🏾
@techmouse.7 ай бұрын
A thief? What did they steal? Your house is still there, right? Or did they put it on their back and walk off with it? You're just mad because you weren't making as much money as you feel you were entitled to. It obviously costs like nothing for the house to stay empty otherwise you would lower the rent and stop discriminating so a real tenant can move in. Squatters are what you get for leaving it empty for so long. You did this to yourself. Get a real job, moldlord.
@xxdesertstorm7 ай бұрын
they should have allowed property owners the right to do what they want to squatters as many department need to look the other way with junkies as squatters are homeless junkies
@kellycarver25007 ай бұрын
WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD PRIVATE PROPERT LAWS and we need to KEEP THEM, no matter what we need to do for it. Watch my sheriffs alert and get it to YOURS.
@shawncosmos54317 ай бұрын
Agreed. Decades ago in Florida ( think thats the right state) This guy had moved and his very nice house was on the market. He checked on it regularly and the next thing he knows theres a group of really nasty people living in it. He called LE but had to get a lawyer and go through an eviction process that cost him a bundle. That situation has stuck in my mind ever since. I achieved a life long dream and purchased a true log cabin in the mountains. I don’t rent it out. If I pulled in and found thugs in my home LE isn’t getting called.. Not getting caught up in that bs..
@CodeGr88n7 ай бұрын
'nope nope nope, thats over with....yall can pass the word around' the cop dropping FACTS
@markstewart45017 ай бұрын
Cops are just enforcing your greed. Clearly you have put the housing of people UNDER protecting your greed.
@Anna_Stetik7 ай бұрын
That cop was making me laugh. He wasn't taking any BS.
@Msspinnerb87 ай бұрын
Was looking for this comment.
@ells807 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@TheRealWattLife18 күн бұрын
Imagine thinking someone staying in a house is wrong, but yet you still let your government screw you over at every angle!
@susansusan66127 ай бұрын
HOW was committing several crimes NOT a criminal matter !?!? 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
@alexalexandersen51987 ай бұрын
😂Ask Israel squatters
@CBe-ot8vu7 ай бұрын
These idiots didn't show the world that people squat on private properties. This has been happening for 2 decades before you losers did anything
@locklear3087 ай бұрын
@@alexalexandersen5198 lmfao, doesn't apply to countries dog. Get over yourself. Any country can take any land they want, if they want.
@mykeride7 ай бұрын
I'm not an apologist for squatters, but here is the rationale behind how police handled it before (and how most police still handle it in other states). In cases of actual squatting, crimes are committed making it a criminal matter (B&E, criminal trespass, etc. as have been mentioned). But the issue is that the police are not often in a good position to make that determination. When they show up, there's a property owner who says "these are squatters", and there are people saying "I'm a tenant and he is trying to illegally evict me". There are landlords that do try to illegally evict people, including denying that they are tenants. And since it's just a he-said/she-said situation, there's not an easy way for the police to know which situation they're dealing with. This leaves the best way for them to deal with it being to instruct the parties to go to court to settle it, because "status quo" is the least harm to everyone in the interim. Once there's a judgement, then the police don't have to be the arbiters and can just be the enforcers. With the new method of enforcement, it is only a matter of time before we see a lawsuit from a landlord performing a truly-illegal eviction by weaponizing this new law and lying about someone being a squatter. If I were a renter there, I would be secretly recording every interaction with the landlord (Georgia is a one-party consent state, so it's legal to do so).
@vallee79667 ай бұрын
Ask trump
@timmontano87927 ай бұрын
It's about freaken time. Now I'd like to see every state in the country adopt these new squatter laws.
@MrAsmith15836 ай бұрын
Alabama just passed an anti-squatter law shortly after Georgia passed theirs.
@ElizabethHome1536 ай бұрын
Florida never need a law, we have stand your ground/protecting your property
@Unconsciouslybiased6 ай бұрын
@@ElizabethHome153Florida just passed a law as well. SMH
@huckleberryfinn29086 ай бұрын
Yes, We do need this Law in FL. And, thankfully it was just passed.
@huckleberryfinn29086 ай бұрын
@@ElizabethHome153Stand your Ground does NOT protect a Homeowners Property when the Trespassers break in when Homeowner is Not Home.
@shawnkurtti39027 ай бұрын
EVERY FREEKIN STATE NEEDS THIS LAW!!! Tooo many years they do as they want and takeover homes and possessions without and consequences!!!
@aboogie7977 ай бұрын
That’s how they got the land to begin with. 😌
@selfesteem34477 ай бұрын
@@aboogie797How ironic and yes very good point. Straight facts.
@selfesteem34477 ай бұрын
And sometimes Squatters totally destroying homes to where they have to be leveled.
@tbell977 ай бұрын
Now we know what Native Americans felt like....
@anthonymorris42117 ай бұрын
Doesn't seem like much consequence. But it's something.
@Dixie-n1f23 күн бұрын
A house is the greatest expense most people will ever carry. And squaters get a free pass to steal it??
@machinaxarxes764619 күн бұрын
No they don't. They're just trying to manipulate the law through their skewed perception of turning logic on its head. You would think if squatters thought this hard they'd think their way out of their squatter predicament.
@J_needs_more_golf3 ай бұрын
About time. Unfortunately the reality is most of these people will destroy the homes they squatted at.
@EyeXombie21 күн бұрын
You want to stop them. Make affordable places to live.
@SandraForde-o5f7 ай бұрын
It’s an injustice to every homeowner that a LOOPHOLE EVER EXISTED!!!
@metalrooves36517 ай бұрын
theres a silly law in missouri called ADVERSE POSSESSION...that lets someone mowing and maintaining a property for 5 years.....get this,,,lets them take that property!,,,our laws are so weak!
@WhiskeyNixon7 ай бұрын
Squatters rarely occupy homes. A person can only have one home. Squatters, like every squatter shown in this video, generally occupy houses. A house is not a home. A home is occupied. I'm not just playing semantics. This is a legal distinction, one every landlord here is familiar with. Landlords love getting sympathy from people who forget they are a business, profiting off of land at everyone else's expense. Now, we have to pay even more to secure their vacant properties. Figure out who your friends actually are.
@WhiskeyNixon7 ай бұрын
@@metalrooves3651 Brighter minds than yours have already determined adverse possession is an important tool. Namely, the Supreme Court of the United States. Furthermore, adverse possession has evolved from common law, that taken from the British. It's been a part of human culture for centuries on centuries. Are you really so sure of yourself as to decry hundreds of years of legal precedent? It's also a little more complex than what you describe, requiring the possession to be open and not secretive. Basically, if you take a property, and make it obvious that you took it, AND then the entity, being reasonably expected to know you took it, then does nothing, (for years and years, up to 20 in some jurisdictions), why SHOULDN'T it be the yours? People have to assert their claims, or the reasonable conclusion is they don't want to. Why should we have to pay to secure a property no one is using, while someone else is ready to use it? Laws like these are what prevent individuals from gobbling up land and then forcing everyone else to pay the price. Don't you think?
@Foolish1887 ай бұрын
@@WhiskeyNixon They DO take over homes. And trying to stay in a rental after the lease is up is very different than moving into someone else's house without permission. Don't confuse the two.
@georgeplagianos64877 ай бұрын
@@WhiskeyNixonhow could you say the problem with from somebody else's expense that's what squatters are doing.. profiting from land? What are you saying if someone's paying all the bills water heat taxes mortgage ECT somebody should break in or stop paying rent and live forever? That is the real story.
@leer.watson46737 ай бұрын
This is like someone taking your seat at a restaurant while you’re in the bathroom and eating your dinner. To make matters worse, you still have to pay the bill. Absolute insanity.
@pellabologna7 ай бұрын
not really, since landlords just sit on properties A closer analogy would be that you ordered food, payed, then left the resturant, and someone else eats the food before it rots.
@Jimmy-r1f7 ай бұрын
Perfect analogy
@Davee-lr7ol7 ай бұрын
@@pellabologna if you purchase property it's yours to do with what you please. Just because it's vacant doesn't give bums the right to use it rent free. IT'S NOT THEIR PROPERTY. PERIOD
@cheesecakefan48807 ай бұрын
They should be in prison
@BearBig707 ай бұрын
@@pellabolognaIf someone else pays for something, it theirs, PERIOD! More importantly, it's NOT YOURS. Now go get a job, and own something. If you want to give it away, that also is your choice. See, eazy peazy!
@whitefrostingfulАй бұрын
“Are you squatting in this home”. 😂😂 Did he really expect her to say yes.
@cherylriley812 күн бұрын
I know right?! 🤭😂
@orbs10627 ай бұрын
#1 How could this not already have been illegal? #2 They should be arrested for breaking & entering. #3 The homeowner should be allowed to sell their crap at a yard sale.
@CodyCole802 ай бұрын
Yard-sale!!! Good idea to get an extra few bucks for the aggravation. 👍🏾
@jennywinget11447 ай бұрын
All states need to do this.
@coldskoolbeatz7 ай бұрын
This should be a federal law!
@DeeGee-mv6eq7 ай бұрын
Not as long as democrats are in there.
@cjmuniz127 ай бұрын
@@DeeGee-mv6eqRight, Marxist Democrats don’t believe in. Private property
@apap15867 ай бұрын
Democrats will never do it . It's usually their voters committing these crimes.
@FoodNTravel12347 ай бұрын
I believe FL was the first one to change the law about a month ago. Exactly, all states must change this stupid law. I doubt if Blue states will, though.
@nancybirrer98447 ай бұрын
How is it car theft is a crime but in most states squatters can enter a person's house and put up a fight to stay?
@bamahama7077 ай бұрын
But is that fight legal?
@toolittletoolate7 ай бұрын
Housing matters are civil issues. Police do not have authority on civil issues unless given so by a higher form of government. This is why you have to do through the eviction process before you can get the Sherif to come change the locks and kick people out for you. It's also a line of protection against shitty scumbag slumlords who would abuse the system and their tenants even further given the chance. If we didn't have rights like exist they could just take your money and kick you out and you'd have no recourse for it at all. They could just take your money and have the cops drag you away. Use your head for a minute and realize how things have to work for everyone.
@xxdesertstorm7 ай бұрын
why fight them when they could be not a problem, people forget there is a grey area in the removal of said squatters
@gibbygibbons58357 ай бұрын
they want us to own nothing and be happy
@cookiemama47 ай бұрын
@@xxdesertstorm There is no gray area. If it belongs to someone else, you have no right to even walk through the doors! That's called breaking and entering. They are breaking the law! Whatever stupid laws they put in place to "protect" squatters, was put in place for only one group of people. Let's send the squatters to the homes of everyone involved in making laws against home owners, and FOR home thieves! They can at least put up a tent in their yard!
@GlamorousTitanic2120 күн бұрын
The fact that squatters anywhere have rights at all is baffling and flies in the face of law, society, and just plain common sense.
@catherinecastelli91057 ай бұрын
Never understood how a criminal trespasser has any rights at all
@elhoward74407 ай бұрын
They don't. They claimed to be tenants, and police weren't empowered to decide they weren't.
@NoName-rl3fh7 ай бұрын
Undraftable Americans that vote.
@scottmichaels126 ай бұрын
@@elhoward7440Well if the homeowner goes to the police and says that these people broke into their home, the people should be arrested. It's pretty easy to prove ownership of a house and prove that your lease signature is forged. People get arrested on suspicion of crimes all the time. If they truly have a legit lease then they can prove it in court and they will get financially compensated, but the homeowner who doesn't want someone in their house should be able to kick them out.
@305Alligator7 ай бұрын
It took too long ‼️ Many people lost their homes because they couldn't get squatters out. Breaking and entering should be a Felony charge
@rmf95677 ай бұрын
This is what happens when you import the third world into a high trust society they take advantage of our laws
@survidmt7 ай бұрын
Ought to be adopted nation wide.
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
15.1 million vacant homes and 653,000 homeless people as rent rises we are being lied too this BlackRock propaganda
@sandblast56367 ай бұрын
that is like using COMMON SENSE, they have none.
@katen12287 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@LV4EVR7 ай бұрын
In D'em/liberal run states, it's not likely. They have literally been protecting criminals like this. Insane!
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
@sandblast5636 squatter rights ate human rights. U have vacant homes all over 16 million to be exact and 653,000 homless people as rent rises we are Being lied too
@wadessirenvideos67508 күн бұрын
This should be the law in AL 50 states, including Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Unauthorized occupants of any residence in the United States should be criminally charged with a felony, period! End of story!
@MTLHX025 ай бұрын
We need this law all over the United States!!!
@Long-legged3 ай бұрын
They're only changing the laws on squatting so you can't squat on blackstone!
@SweetJustice7 ай бұрын
How can it be a civil matter when a criminal broke into your house to stay there?
@TheEvox817 ай бұрын
All of the windows are intact. The doors aren't kicked in. They have a key to the lock on the door and an official looking lease saying they have a right to be there. Prove that they broke in. Everyone on the outside looking in always thinks these situations are black and white, but it seldom is for a law enforcement officer who's had 15 minutes to evaluate the situation.
@utlord7 ай бұрын
@@TheEvox81 Really? i wonder how does it work in other countries where you cant squat and get expelled from the property in an instant. Must be better police officers by your logic.
@morningstar81877 ай бұрын
@@utlord which countries are those? Pretty much every western country has some form of squatters rights that require you to go through a legal eviction if you can’t prove they broke in.
@ElaineWood-f2t7 ай бұрын
@@TheEvox81 IF you understand the touchdown rule in football, the B&E laws are much the same. IF you break the plane of the door and you are not the owner of the property and you have no permission or legal reason to enter the property, then you have committed breaking and entering. It doesn't matter how you gain entry.
@russellmz7 ай бұрын
@@ElaineWood-f2texcept, as mentioned before, the squatter will be showing the officer a fake lease. and his stuff will be moved into the house by then.
@tracigreen47867 ай бұрын
Tougher penalties? Last time I checked, there were no penalties for squatters. Just for the owner of the property. Which makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE !
@aaronmontgomery20557 ай бұрын
There were, it was civil penalties. It just those people were generally to broke to get anything from them.
@markstewart45017 ай бұрын
The tiktok: tell me how its all about the "me me me me" without telling me its about the "me me me me". LMAO. I am absolutely shocked the 4-5 past decades that wages haven't followed inflation...just snuck up me!!!! No really really...my hamburgers should be made for me by people living in tents, or teenagers that shouldn't be going to high school...am I RIGHT? Totally right. hmmm, children are spoiled. Eating out of the garbage during lunch and picking clothes from the pile of year end PE class taught me about greed. Dad shouldn't of had that pancreas problem at 34 and 4 kids, it cost him/wife/kids millions...and I am NO victim. ME ME ME ME.
@cherylholmes96367 ай бұрын
I was renting from someone who rented the house, posed as the owner. Used the rent money for a down payment on her own house. I never knew until she texted me that I had two weeks to vacate. I went to court to learn the landlord had no knowledge of me. All of my rent payments went to the person who falsely rented to me. She had more than 1 house she was falsely renting as her own. I rented through a legal way. I'm glad this law is in place, it means renters will have a better chance of not being scammed from the start.
@randallsmerna3847 ай бұрын
Did you not pay attention to this? The Georgia legislature changed the law making it possible for police to get involved instead of leaving it to the civil Court!
@randallsmerna3847 ай бұрын
@@cherylholmes9636Do your due diligence and do a background check on the landlord as well as the property through the county clerk.
@elizabethcooper3902Ай бұрын
Thank goodness finally someone gets on the side of home owners as it should be
@blalesnail30987 ай бұрын
I don't see a reason to treat a home invader who breaks into your house when you aren't home any differently than one who breaks in when you're asleep in your bed. Defend your property and call the cops for cleanup.
@mybraineatseverything74047 ай бұрын
Yup! And quite honestly, that's pretty much all the cops are good for anymore anyway.
@suemitchel-runow35667 ай бұрын
If u aren't their, then u are not in personally in peral, so it won't be the same
@Su-Jo7 ай бұрын
☝️Looks like suemitchel is a squatter too! Hope you go to jail!
@Stambo597 ай бұрын
@@suemitchel-runow3566 So if you walk in on a squatter after being away for a few days you should just leave them be?
@rmf95677 ай бұрын
@@suemitchel-runow3566why don't you just tell us all that you don't own any property and you have nothing. 🤡🤡🤡
@williamwilson64997 ай бұрын
I always found it crazy that if a person breaks into a home but then leaves, they can be arrested. But if someone breaks in and doesn’t leave, they have special rights to remain.
@DeborahThird-og1uo7 ай бұрын
Makes your head spin 🤪
@AngelAPAVLOVSCornDog7 ай бұрын
Merica🤪
@fabianmckenna81977 ай бұрын
Even worse that they are allowed to stay, clear the place of valuables then totally trash it before leaving with no charges brought!
@bobroberts23717 ай бұрын
Squatters are twisting laws that PROTECT legitimate renters that have a lease. This was to prevent a land lord from throwing someone out of a property with out giving notice.
@jrbenson8107 ай бұрын
Listen they can only stay if they are able to explain why they are "legally" allowed to stay....
@Burn5947 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing what needed to be done! The real victims are the homeowners, not the squatters.
@thedcgirl20212 күн бұрын
Other states need to enact these squaters laws swiftly! These bums need to held liable for stealing peoples properties! Good job Georgia!!
@thebigl1566 ай бұрын
Finally a local Atlanta reporter who doesn’t present criminals as victims.
@tina-mariecrocker56873 ай бұрын
❤❤❤refreshing
@belizegal293 ай бұрын
The female newscaster tried to play devils advocate at the end of the story.
@tracycase45207 ай бұрын
Even children know if it doesn't belong to you don't touch it. Ferals will never obey laws.
@EroticOnion237 ай бұрын
*Pharaohz
@danieljohnstone68057 ай бұрын
Agreed On The Feral Sqatters
@Keaton08017 ай бұрын
@@EroticOnion23it is Ferals, not Pharoz, these squatters act like wild animals, and during the eviction processes, knowing they would get evicted, would tear up the inside of the home, throw feces everywhere. It literally looks like 20 hungry grizzly bears tore the whole place apart.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28237 ай бұрын
@@EroticOnion23No, they mean "feral." As in wild animals.
@EroticOnion237 ай бұрын
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 and I mean kang tootatootatoo is my great great great granddaddy mang 😁
@MichelleParalegal7 ай бұрын
I love that common sense officer "NOPE NOPE NOPE!"😂😂😂👍
@a.e.79887 ай бұрын
He should run for president!
@MichelleParalegal7 ай бұрын
@@a.e.7988 👍YEP YEP YEP😂😂
@starhill84566 ай бұрын
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 😂
@athomewithvicky6 ай бұрын
I laughed so hard 😂😂😂😂
@MichelleParalegal6 ай бұрын
@@starhill8456 👊👍😂
@jeteagle14572 ай бұрын
Squatters should have no rights at all they're taking / or using someone else's property .
@andrewg56727 ай бұрын
This new LAW kicked the squatter out twice then IMMEDIATELY released her twice in less than 3 weeks. She is probably in another empty home
@The_guy_on_the_internet7 ай бұрын
well at least the homeowners can get their property back a lot quicker now
@4KindnessGal7 ай бұрын
If they keep running her off and she will eventually have to go a squatter friendly state. ALL STATES need to take a stand for home owners NOT the criminals! Don’t you think so?
@kishascape7 ай бұрын
@@4KindnessGal except for california. let them suffer in what they voted for.
@tim31727 ай бұрын
@@kishascape "Suffer" in the fifth largest economy on earth? "Suffer" in the state that is so highly-desired that rent and housing is out of control? "Suffer" in, by far, the most prosperous state in the US? The only people "suffering" are the repukes there who refuse to leave.
@libra89937 ай бұрын
maybe there also shouldn't be so many empty homes, landlords or property companies who leave dwellings vacant empty for extended periods of time should be fined, taxed or whatever to hasten the process of fulfilling vacancies, that ought to correct the cost of rent and ownership in this country... mega corporations like black-rock are holding tens of thousands of properties as a store of value or investment vehicle while the average person goes homeless or pays an outrageous cost of living
@YelloTapeSicario7 ай бұрын
Finally! This whole thing was ridiculous. See how they ran like Roaches and sounded like they were being done wrong 👍🏽
@mikeroberts3087 ай бұрын
Don’t give roaches a bad name.
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
what are u talking about do u know the difference between sqaUTTING AND TRESSPASSING. squatting is living in a home that is vacant and trespassing is in a home that is lived in. shut up kid and read a book 15.1 million vacant homes and 653,000 homeless people as rent rises we are being lied too. this is BlackRock propaganda
@bigblue45797 ай бұрын
@@mikeroberts308😂
@cococinnamon22367 ай бұрын
@@mikeroberts308he’s not they don’t have to behave like one
@selfesteem34477 ай бұрын
IKR, All those videos of squatters being confronted getting their back up. Literally tripping tf out acting like it's their home. Squatter displaying the AUDACITY that anyone would bother THEM. Using intimidation totally freaking out. Over and over we would see on video this same irate behavior on the squatter's part working perfectly for them and then, they get to stay. In one video the homeowner was actually put in handcuffs and taken away.
@miked8157 ай бұрын
The fact squatters ever had rights shows how dumb and stupid our justice system is.
@giveittomikey177 ай бұрын
They’re batting a thousand right now
@TheMasochistKnight7 ай бұрын
It used to make sense. The laws were originally created to protect tenants from scum lords, which was a huge problem in nyc back in the day but of course we can’t have anything good..
@jenniferlynn3297 ай бұрын
@@TheMasochistKnight I wonder if the rules are even older than that... back 100+ years ago, if a property was left empty and no one claimed it, then they could claim ownership of it.
@twicemadd7 ай бұрын
@@jenniferlynn329That’s what thought it came from.
@davidperez50897 ай бұрын
Yeah! Take it back to OJ for starters.
@madelinebock646922 күн бұрын
If someone has to use a window to get in or out, the lease is fraudulent
@margaretarross17127 ай бұрын
This whole thing was absolutely unbelievable. Having to pass additional "laws" to protect law abiding people who "own" property from criminals..
@DaleRojoDecaf7 ай бұрын
The original laws were in place to protect tenants from slimy landlords who would kick them out by disputing and trashing the lease. Over time, people figured out in these consumer protections the loopholes. If landlords were honest across the board, it wouldn't have come to this. This is the state's fault in closing an obvious loophole in their consumer protections.
@Jaxmusicgal237 ай бұрын
@@DaleRojoDecafhaving notarized and filed leases with county records could do the same and protect home owners from fake tenants using verbal or fake lease papers to steal someone residence when they leave.
@AlexConnor_7 ай бұрын
@@Jaxmusicgal23 Scummy landlords will pressure tenants into accepting a lease that isn't notarized and then threaten instant eviction if the tenant has any dispute over rent or property condition. Could work, but you'd need massive legal and financial penalties for any landlord who turned out to be renting without filing records.
@miketlane25 күн бұрын
innocent until proven guilty....man what a loop hole
@StaccatoRedFox7 ай бұрын
Enter your home-see a stranger-fear for your life-you can figure it out from there
@dianab96887 ай бұрын
Right idea. We'll see whose paperwork is valid later.
@Hiphop_Love7 ай бұрын
You will be charged
@maxxcarver55027 ай бұрын
@@Hiphop_LoveEspecially in a blue state!
@jamesslick47907 ай бұрын
@@Hiphop_Love I'm charged with my friend Mr.Browning.
@noname723907 ай бұрын
@@Hiphop_Love only if you let them arrest you for protecting your home otherwise treat the police the same as the squatter.
@micker98307 ай бұрын
So you get arrested for breaking into a home, but not if you pretend to live there? How is this even a thing?? Absolutely should get arrested for Breaking and entering also.
@privatecitizen12467 ай бұрын
It's been a thing for decades. Homeless people break into homes that aren't occupied change their postal address to that address and now legally they can live there.
@shinrapresident70107 ай бұрын
@@privatecitizen1246 Dude, I'm putting my post address as the White House. 🧠
@DgurlSunshine7 ай бұрын
@@shinrapresident7010 WE ALL SHOULD!
@onewayturtles7 ай бұрын
Why can't people do this with cars, then? "No, no, it's not stolen. This is my car!" Or literally anything.
@raeraebadfingers7 ай бұрын
@@onewayturtlesif someone can get a fake lease I don't see why they can't get a fake title
@ChannelOne-115 күн бұрын
Love it!!! It’s been a loooooong time coming.
@phillipsmall76747 ай бұрын
A citation and 3 days to present a valid lease! No, they should be kicked out and arrested immediately!
@liamrodriguez62697 ай бұрын
This is like a red flag law for your house. Is that really what's best for the people?
@mnn12657 ай бұрын
You really want anyone to be able to accuse you of squatting and the police immediately throw your crap out on the street? What if it's is your home, then what? Still want that to happen? The law could be used to seriously harass and cause people financial ruin if that was allowed... remember, you'd have no way to prove to the cops it's your house since they don't have records.
@robertsmith29567 ай бұрын
@@liamrodriguez6269 No, just the opposite. The house FINALLY has required court protections. You HAD red flag leases where you couldn't get a hearing.
@todayslist377377 ай бұрын
Why is there no copy of the lease in your home (if you really have one)?
@liamrodriguez62697 ай бұрын
@@todayslist37737 Not everyone has their documents in order, what everyone does have is other things to do than go to court. What if a guy's incapacitated in the hospital & somebody says he doesn't own his house, now we have to hope the guy knows someone he can trust in his home who can find it in 3 days, or else has a great lawyer because if the document looks good they might find in favor of the other person by default, something like 95 to 98% of criminal cases never make it to trial because the prosecution makes the suspect plea out. Left or right, we all can agree courts as a whole don't apply the law evenly. Since this is a magistrate issue this law could easily end up being like a private-use version of eminent domain that's weaponized against the most vulnerable of our society. As I keep tabs on this issue I find it gravely disturbing how eager some people are to invite police to almost freely kick people out of their homes. They still aren't going to listen to you if you say it's yours, they'll still say "settle it in court", the difference now is that they'll assume (or just say, even) that you are a squatter and haul you off to jail.
@regressmenot7 ай бұрын
It's AMAZING it took this long for states to pass these laws.... and it's INSANE how many state still refuse to pass similar laws.
@Stambo597 ай бұрын
Probably some local congressman's house was being squatted in.
@auroralights27597 ай бұрын
It blows my mind that squatters have rights🤯.
@phatskellington13717 ай бұрын
@@Stambo59just like how the Summer of Love ended when it landed on the governor's lawn
@Themanwiththeplan3597 ай бұрын
All these incompetent beings now want "government intrusion" in private matters to suit their mob mentality agenda. Sad.
@schrodingerscat18637 ай бұрын
They only passed these laws now because so many properties owned by big corporate landlords were effected.
@jmash77517 ай бұрын
Every state needs to get on board with this, ASAP! I cannot imagine going through such a nightmare.
@meaghanorlinski84647 ай бұрын
The people who got scammed? Yeah. This woman’s kids are suffering. Why is a faceless corporation owned by shareholders who live all over the world given more rights to a home than a US citizen?
@BASH9537 ай бұрын
Exactly
@noconsentgiven4 күн бұрын
Nice job GA🙌💯❤️!!
@naturreal17057 ай бұрын
No way she got scammed 2x in a row on the same street. Go ahead & arrest her now! I think any city that allow squatters to have rights over someone else's property should be sued for the rent owed, property damages & taxes.
@AB-ez4rm7 ай бұрын
If she did get scammed twice she should not be allowed to have any (more?) kids for being so gullible.
@ambermyers74637 ай бұрын
Civil matter but remember these squatters will never pay one dime.
@DrewFlo6 ай бұрын
now they need to go after the scam artist who are renting fake homes
@KagomeYasha0236 ай бұрын
Wish squatters would go squat in the governors home and the likes
@h0rriphic6 ай бұрын
She tried pulling that bullsh*t twice on the same block?! 😂 wooooow she deserves allll the static coming her way.
@realestateandvibes7 ай бұрын
This is monumental!! All states need to follow suit ASAP!!
@xlnuniex7 ай бұрын
This has always baffled me how squatters was ever a law. How is it not breaking and entering? Pisses me off how law abiding citizens have to deal with this crap
@4saken4047 ай бұрын
It was intended so people could use make use of abandoned and neglected property rather than letting it rot. Squatters are supposed to occupy conspicuously and do things like mow the lawn, etc. Something that would benefit everyone involved. The people doing this kind of stuff are abusing that concept.
@Daniel-jm8we20 күн бұрын
It should never have gone this far to begin with.
@CZsWorld7 ай бұрын
About time someone took a stand against these squatters. I've been seeing more and more stories like this over the last 5 years.
@Warrenhelming5 ай бұрын
Thank God Georgia is taking a stand! God bless you ! Get them out!
@RB-gt8bf7 ай бұрын
I presented my proposal to update the laws in my state around squatting to my local city council two weeks ago. You could have heard a pin drop in the room. Even those who were present to speak on other matters came up to me after I spoke and said they had no idea about the squatting problem. I am now waiting in hopes my county will look into updating the law and my ultimate goal is to get it changed statewide. I am one little person who used my voice.
@AJ-TheGr87 ай бұрын
It starts with one. Thank you for your efforts.
@meaghanorlinski84647 ай бұрын
Pass a law outlawing foreign and multinational corporations from buying houses. Huge corporations are outbidding families and citizens everyday and then charging excessive amounts for rent. I thought the USA was proud the kicked out the rich aristocrat landowners. Now you’re giving them more rights.
@SoundofSilence4927 ай бұрын
@@meaghanorlinski8464 As a US citizen I totally agree. The US is not protecting the interest or future of its citizens.
@magdatorruellas91227 ай бұрын
Bully for you, hope they accept and pass the law. Have you thought about speaking in front of other counties?
@VAFranky7 ай бұрын
Mad respect for actually trying to do something about something you know is wrong. If idiots around you want to sit on their hands and do nothing that's on them, you can say you didn't do the same.
@hellraizer32216 күн бұрын
I wish every state would follow suit. It's about time!
@justdoingitjim70957 ай бұрын
At what point in our lives did the word "trespassing" get eliminated? It would appear that no one can be charged with trespassing anymore! Did some corrupt politicians change the laws while we weren't looking?
@billp47 ай бұрын
Dec 13, 1997
@h_3_x_7 ай бұрын
shut up kid and read a book 15.1 million vacant homes and 653,000 homeless people as rent rises we are being lied too. this is blackrock propaganda
@virginiakane84407 ай бұрын
Send all squatters to the White House. Wonder how fast they will be dealt with?
@andrewvelonis59407 ай бұрын
It get complicated when someone legitimately believes they have a genuine lease that they paid for.
@Evertruth287 ай бұрын
Yep. Research and pay attention.
@bbrcummins19847 ай бұрын
Back in the day this would have lasted about 5 minutes
@icemancometh16217 ай бұрын
Damn straight! And the garden would be very productive the following growing season.
@scottystiffchicken7 ай бұрын
@@icemancometh1621Love you man!
@jr-xs9tf7 ай бұрын
@@icemancometh1621The old Triple S Technique........shoot..shovel..shut up.
@codeman36407 ай бұрын
Great news for GA homeowners! Awesome
@markstewart45017 ай бұрын
Back in the day, I didn't know how bad the greed in this country would become. TODAY, I wouldn't see a problem with the poor taking down the greed a notch or two. I have some very cheap suggestions.
@charcushman95077 ай бұрын
Georgia FINALLY DOES SOMETHING RIGHT!!!
@franklees1013 күн бұрын
Good job, this needs to be adapted all over the country.