This law is INSANE. It just got someone killed.

Imagine walking through your front door and being welcomed home by a complete stranger. Except they aren’t welcoming at all. In fact, they’re screaming at you, telling you to get out of their house.
Bewildered, you look around and notice that all of your furniture, decorations, everything is gone, replaced with what must be this person’s things.
You yell back at them demanding that they leave. But it’s useless, they make it clear that they aren’t going anywhere.
Unsure what else to do, you pull out your phone and call 911.
But when the police arrive it’s not the stranger that they drag away in handcuffs…
It’s you.
This sounds like something that would only happen in nightmares, but the reality is in fact much worse.
There are many recent cases of people having their homes stolen from them and somehow, it’s legal.
In this video, we will investigate the worst of these real life horror stories, one of which ends with someone not only having their home taken away from them, but their life as well.
And by the end, you will understand how this keeps happening and if there’s any way out.

[@enji1633]

Another case of criminals having more privacy and rights than the victims

[@frogismyhandle]

Doesn't it make you start to wonder, is anything illegal in the US anymore?

[@magivkmeister6166]

Unless you're a law- abiding citizen, no​@@frogismyhandle

[@deaddevilking]

Doesn't it make you wonder how bad the world is getting if people are resorting to this

[@blackmatter4611]

These laws exist because theses were the laws white people used to get ownership of the American land. They were the original swatters. It funny seeing ya mad about it when ya are literally the reason they exist

[@buttercroissant9633]

time to create jobs out of squatting houses, i guess

[@javanaguirre4425]

Squatters rights is stupid, if theft is wrong why is squatting right?

[@XxLostFinalGirlxX]

They've been doing the same for shoplifters for 2 or so years now! It's not a law but shoplifters have more rights than responsible customers..

[@augustinefaithdefender]

Squatters are people as well, open the border to let them in. Keep voting blue, Kamala 2024 lol Edit: it’s sarcastic 💁🏻‍♂️

[@javanaguirre4425]

@augustinefaithdefender Kamala?

[@mikkihesson3509]

@@javanaguirre4425 lol says it all right there.

[@PinkMarshmallows]

@@augustinefaithdefender Please tell me you're just trolling and that dum.

[@AddictIQ]

You have to be a special kind of messed up to feel comfortable living in someone else’s house without permission and never experience any shame or discomfort.

[@Stories_I_Tell_Ya]

They’re soooo brazen though! It’s wild

[@idreadFell365]

The audacity and entitlement

[@happilyevernever4289]

Coz criminals are like that. Shame on America and those who passed this law

[@mikkihesson3509]

@@happilyevernever4289 it was meant to protect ppl renting so we arent thrown out in the cold. renters HAVE to have more rights than the owner or else renters are at the mercy of the owner. it has been misused the shame is not on us it is on the criminals taking advantage of the system. shame on these countries not america. we are the victim in all this. thats just like telling an old lady she shouldnt be walking around while old and she wouldnt get mugged. yeah, real shame on the old lady for being old. yeah, real shame on we victims for being victimized.

[@natpat4094]

@@mikkihesson3509 honestly why isnt there a difference in the law between renters and squatters then???? this is ridiculous. is it that easy to walk into a home and say you own it?

[@whoathatsalotofdamage3718]

I'd rather lose the house in a house fire than deal with this. Fire insurance is cheaper than lawyers and court fees

[@ttscrafts6765]

Or just hire a biker gang for $5000 to take care of it. The courts and police take months and far more $.

[@pickles3128]

There's a Detroit property manage (channel's The Shay Show) & he found some squatters in a house he was about to sell. He asked them to leave, said he'd be back tomorrow to give them time... 2am he gets called to a charred wreck of the house; if the squatters couldn't have it, nobody can!

[@RNMom424]

At least a house fire is most likely accidental while squatters are breaking the law & KNOW they are! THAT'S what gets me! THEY break the law right from the beginning, but the OWNERS pay the penalty! I've always believed that once you break the law you give up your rights (pertaining to what you've done, not all rights)! Nowadays, apparently you get MORE rights when you do!!!

[@amichi5304]

Why does America keep seeming more and more dystopian by the day... I feel so bad for the innocent victims living there with an extremely flawed law...

[@peachiceteaforeva]

im terrified since I live in a small state where it's known for having crimes... there's even a s*x offender I learned living not far from me and I'm scared my house is the next thing being taken since when me and my family go on trips we let the guy who rents one of our houses next door use the house.. but we saw our neighbor also come here uninvited on our porch looking around :/

[@amichi5304]

@@peachiceteaforeva that is so scary, I can't even imagine...I really hope things will get better asap

[@TheBlockerNator]

Democrats. They teach people that they're "Virtuous" by screwing over the common man

[@TigersandBearsOhMy]

The UK started this. The US needs to end it.

[@almondbl0ssom]

save us please

[@katze7289]

Me and my anger issues could NEVER handle this in a civil way

[@ぐけんぢお]

Same bro

[@Kerfur_from_Votv]

Me three

[@sashathedonut]

i would be sent to prison for life for certain reasons

[@ch3rrikiss]

Yep... This warrants beast mode

[@mochigirl444]

Youd be forced to otherwise you'd go to jail.

[@jackson_craft_gamingscates9324]

TENANT DOES NOT = SQUATTER...... a SQUATTER should have absolutely ZERO rights in this type of situation

[@XGalaxyPlqyZ]

Yea??

[@vidal9747]

No lease, no rights. Simple as that. Why does someone without a lease have rights?

[@mikkihesson3509]

@@XGalaxyPlqyZ yeah. enlighten us why not.

[@XGalaxyPlqyZ]

@@mikkihesson3509 literally

[@KeNalla20]

If a landlord refuses or is incapable of renewing a lease (he passes away or is unreachable) and the tenant stays in the home after the lease is over they are considered a squatter, or in some states a "holdover tenant" and they do have rights. But it really depends on the individual state laws. In my state, the landlords were refusing to offer leases longer the 30days because an actual lease gives tenants rights and on a Month-to-Month the tenant had no rights. In the volatile housing market Landlord were kicking out long term renters, with no notice or cause (because they were are not required to provide either). Just so they could re-list the home at much higher rates contributing to the housing crisis and causing prices to skyrocket, seemingly over night. That changed when these laws were put into effect.

[@r1r0s3]

It’s actually crazy how people work their whole life to buy a house, and then some freeloader can come in and take it from them and the home owner is in the wrong.

[@josiahjacinto4156]

No wonder why camping vans are so popular.

[@barrybb5409]

If they dont stealmit someone else will - jakub, israeli philosopher - 2023

[@jessoliver2955]

Like the vintage sign says: we don’t call police. We call smith & Wesson…. and a shovel.

[@supportlocalbusines]

So any trespasser can just tell an officer “I’ve been here for more than 30 days” and that’s it? Savage

[@penitent2401]

It's due to technicality in the US laws that classify it as a civil matter rather than criminal, so the police will usually not even investigate it. That also means when the matter finally gets to court the squatter is simply evicted as the civil case won't be handing down any criminal judgement for property fraud and theft of rental value for duration of their stay, which would easily be classed as felony grand theft due to the amount. But once it's settled in civil court, same case won't be transferred to criminal court, leaving the squatters free with no criminal records to repeat again on next property. The problem does exists but much reduced in most other countries because different laws and systems allows for more flexibility than US systems.

[@LittleMissDeath]

That's why I have cameras around my house.

[@TradBarbie]

Well, unless you look like me; then they'll put cuffs on you.

[@timfool]

Is it really worth dying for? What if the person who owns it doesn't allow you to leave? What if you ended up in a duffel bag?

[@digitalphoenix72]

What's the letter next to the governor's name? I'm not asking for any particular reason of course

[@alg003]

Criminals have more rights than law obeying citizens. We live in a dystopia.

[@elenabob4953]

And you pay first world costs to have a third world country conditions. Yey....

[@lastotallyawesomebleach204]

Yet people still keep voting blue

[@torinju]

The USA has the sixth highest percentage of its citizens in jail. Doesn't sound like criminals are running around scot-free to me.

[@josiem1671]

😢

[@juliemewmar]

I first heard about this about 6 months ago. This is terrifying. I inherited my mother’s house when she passed and it sat vacant for a year while I fixed it up to sell. Luckily nothing happened the hose sold… happily ever after… BUT, that inheritance saved my life and the idea that it could have been snatched away so easily makes me sick. There is a special place in hell for people ho do this. There has to be a way to protect tenants AND property owners.

[@Blitzzzkrieg]

There are SO many ways to protect both by creating a proper contract with proper conditions... on both sides... Imagine receiving an inheritance that you can't fix right now because you have your parents funerals and multiple costs... then after like 3-4 months you're ready to patch some small things up and you find some a-holes making it worse... you might end up needing double the money...

[@TradBarbie]

It's MUCH worse than that. There are people who've gone to take care of passing parents in their last day, then come back and aren't allowed in THEIR home. They then are literally left with NO HOME for them and their children.

[@lisalawson7750]

Not with the Democrats in control. Trump 💯

[@maureen9115]

@@TradBarbieThat happened to a friend. My friends hired someone part time in the daytime while they worked to be a caregiver to a family member with dementia that lived next door. The caregiver took her ward to a crooked lawyer to write a newer will. When the elderly woman died, the caregiver locked the family out, emptied the bank account & wouldn’t let the family bury their loved one. It took 5 years in California courts to regain the house & bury their loved one. The money was gone & nothing happened to the caregiver.

[@scottymaytay7097]

Squatters stole my uncles house. He retired a month before it got stolen. I felt so bad.

[@RedBronz]

oof :(

[@jeniferjohnson374]

Wow. How?!

[@naevithekittycat]

;(

[@_MECHA_]

Do they live there now?

[@Stories_I_Tell_Ya]

This is freaking messed up

[@ghostly.creature]

since I’ve learned about this issue I’ve watched several videos about it AND I STILL DON’T GET IT how can you be considered a tenant if you don’t have a lease agreement? how can some delivery receipt prove that you’re a tenant? so I can just pull up to NY and pick a house I want? HUH this sounds mindblowingly ridiculous

[@foreverpainful]

yeah basically if youre there for a certain amount of time without getting kicked out you can claim that since the owner wasnt taking care of the property and not using it, you deserve to keep it. it sucks bc they do it to normal people instead of big businesses because they know they can get away with it without being taken to court

[@ghostly.creature]

@@foreverpainful but it makes no sense (screaming internally) is there a law that says that if I own the property I have to live there nonstop? that’s a prison and also, even if the building stands empty - I still own it, don’t I? what is this ‘you snooze you lose’ bs?

[@foreverpainful]

@@ghostly.creature thats just Squatter's Rights law 😭 every jurisdiction is different but if you find an *empty* residence and stay at that (not as the tenant) for more than a certain amount of time you can claim squatter's rights

[@leebliss3622]

Don’t worry it’s not actually that simple at all. Plenty of people definitely try to do it all the time and they fail.

[@mamini888]

USA is Orwell's 1984. Fro the greatest country....to the worst. Sad, but true

[@Katelyn_Murray]

We need more specific laws so squatters can't just say "I've been living here for a month" and just get away with it. They should make the person claiming to have lived there for over 30 days show proof (including documents of the tenant agreement) so this stuff doesn't happen anymore.

[@Nekotamer]

the issue is word contracts.

[@happilyevernever4289]

​@@Nekotamer well just make it illegal to do word contracts then.

[@Nekotamer]

@@happilyevernever4289 word contracts are in the law because they are valid, they are the basis of promises and agreements. you cant just force everything into paper, things are not as you think they are.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

​@@Nekotamer When it comes to doing business it should be written contract or else you are sol. That should include real estate. We aren't talking about friends giving eachother gifts, making small bets, and lending money on a handshake.

[@kyuven]

@@Nekotamer Oh you totally CAN make everything require paper. Transfer of ownership of a home requires paper, why shouldn't tenancy? It works both ways too: It ensures the tenants have a paper trail for their protection.

[@ClaymoreGalateea]

It's kinda surreal that in some countries this is legal. Even in my country (and we're talking here about Eastern Europe) if you enter someone's property without permission you get a solid fine or prison time from 3 months to a year. Like... If you're not on the house papers or don't have a renting contract and the owner wants you out, that means that you tresspassed. Break-ins are still Break-ins.

[@livingasagamergirllaagggam7813]

I'm from South Africa and we still have trespassing laws (Private property). There was a situation where a large group of people tried to squat on a farmland and community members came together to chase them away. Police even rocked up with riot trucks and K9 units to aid community members

[@nlhndgrmnc]

it's the same thing in turkey too. you have to prove that you were a tenant for a long time (like more than a month) and you have to do that with legal documents. i've never heard these type of things happening nor i will be hearing it ever. there are a lot of issues with laws, owners and the tenants, but not like these ones in here. again, this would never happen cause even the "not working very well laws" in turkey are working with real documents, not with empty words.

[@critterwhisperer5821]

Heck yeah Europe!!! Another W!! The food is first, weather is second and community is another point

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Big investment firms with a lot of political influence benefit from this chaos. Basically it's becoming safer to rent from them, and this is also forcing smaller landlords out of the market because they can't afford to fight scammers and squatters in court.

[@Blitzzzkrieg]

In my country if someone doesn't have the address to that respective place in their ID card, they can be kicked out with police whenever. The address in the ID card is always proven with your ownership papers of that specific location or with the presence of the actual owner & his papers If your tenant has that address in their ID, indeed police will not get involved and barely then you need to go to court to prove he/she is not paying rent or contributing to any house bills.

[@laureendavis2369]

We owned some land and I just happened to check Zillow one day and it was up for sale. Someone posed as us and got a real estate agent to list it for sale. Luckily we were able to get the agent to pull it right down. It pisses me off that he listed it just from a phone call and an electronic signature claiming to be me and my husband. The fact that he pulled it down with no questions about whether we were who we claimed to be makes me wonder if he didn't have a bit of a stake in it.

[@strawberrytiramisu]

That’s scary. My family owns some land with oil beneath it and we have had to put somebody on the land to live there and make sure no squatters try and take it.

[@jadenr.j]

Don’t try this in FL. Our Governor nor Sheriffs stand for this. Pick the wrong county & you could end up 6ft. under. Instead of simply arrested.

[@BigDaddyJinx]

Heeeeeeere gator gator gator...

[@Scorpio_1974]

Or Texas...

[@BigDaddyJinx]

@@Scorpio_1974 Is that not where "Shoot, shovel, and shut up" was born?

[@kanna231]

To me squatters are a problematic and the cops needs to be retrained not to be taking squatters side but real victims.

[@_nails__4__life_477]

They would but squatters rights over ride home owners nowadays

[@new.starrz]

omw to georgia from florida rn!!

[@Rosie-ez5fh]

Cops are not intelligent enough to make that determination, unfortunately.

[@eryalmario5299]

The law should change

[@critterwhisperer5821]

@@_nails__4__life_477wtf are squatters rights?? They shouldn't have any. They're entitled thieves

[@MrsCarmen]

There is a new squatter law in Georgia that helps prevent this from happening.

[@kaylagrace3517]

What is the law?

[@MrsCarmen]

@@kaylagrace3517 House Bill 1017, also known as the Georgia Squatter Reform Act, was signed by Governor Brian Kemp and immediately took effect April 24, 2024.

[@Ath3nx_2]

@@MrsCarmen w georgia

[@BiaBia10601]

Thank God. I live here

[@happilyevernever4289]

​@@MrsCarmen how is the law any different?

[@katw.6519]

This is sick, pathetic, and mind blowing. If you're a squatter, you SHOULD be embarrassed. Ashamed. Jailed. You want to FORCE people to pay your way and steal their house? Go steal a job position.

[@bryanmiller8604]

DEI, currently does the job stealing in their favor for them as well.

[@HumboldtSqu1d]

reggin go llik flesrouy

[@a.walters123]

It’s illegal to break into someone’s home, but if that homeowner is gone for a specific amount of time, it’s fully legal. It makes ZERO SENSE.

[@CinnxmonCxndy]

how do you arrest someone who owns the house while the squatters get to live there. i feel so bad for the many victims.

[@lastotallyawesomebleach204]

You can thank the Democrats for this.

[@CinnxmonCxndy]

@@lastotallyawesomebleach204 frick politics

[@TechnicalTechnicolor]

There should be no such thing as squatters rights

[@Epicccccccccccccccccccc]

it is helpful in certain situations, but of course it can be exploited

[@XxLostFinalGirlxX]

They've been doing the same for shoplifters for 2 or so years now! It's not a law but shoplifters have more rights than responsible customers..

[@vidal9747]

The only exception is if you have a lease agreement. You can't just kick someone out that is leasing without warning.

[@magivkmeister6166]

Certainly not unless they have a legal tenancy agreement. Else property rights just cease to exist. If someone can just say "finders-keepers" and move in, what sort of a basis do we have for any property rights? This is unacceptable, and people must fight back.

[@PinkoChoa]

​@@Epicccccccccccccccccccc I think it's only valid for completely abandoned buildings or condemned homes bc no one owns them but the city/county or bank but honestly if a house is not abandoned or such , the owner should have the right to handle he home and the trespassers how they want

[@HiRideEV]

Squatting should be abolished and criminalized, and be classified as trespassing on property.

[@Dr_OctacockdaPOTUS]

This also happens a lot in Domestic Violence cases. They aren't on the lease, but they left their bag upstairs? They live there now, gotta evict them legally if you want them to leave. 🤷‍♀️

[@dust4u610]

That's why in the old Break ups movies the girls would throw the stuff off the partner out the window.

[@zoecoffee9054]

​@@dust4u610this is good to know

[@glenclark777]

This can no longer happen in the UK. Over here they made it illegal to squat private homes. You can only squat empty businesses.

[@shirleyallen1418]

That's wrong as well

[@cmposting]

@@shirleyallen1418 not really, if it's a house then the arguement can absolutely be made that the person may require this to live in, their absence from that house being over the time limit yet still temporary, whereas nobody lives within a business/commercial building, and it's significantly less likely that someone will have absolutely nothing left if their business property is taken after being disused for that long as opposed to a house which doesn't generate any money in the same manner

[@tuffy40]

How "Squatters Rights" are even a thing is absolutely asinine!!!!!!!!!

[@iGame3D]

Squatters Rights is how land was stolen from the Native Amercans. Do you live in the UNited States? The land you live on is stolen. Leave.

[@phantom_ranger6814]

How the hell is there no system for landlords? All you have to do is create a system where landlords and tenants register with the city, and have to register a building/house/unit as a rental. Any house tenant or landlord who isn’t registered can’t lease out the house to or from so that squatters can’t claim to be tenants.

[@sapphirebaby96]

My city does this! I used to intern in the department where the leased houses were registered and we kept records of each lease, plus a simplified sheet would be emailed over to the police department. This way the PD would have documents on who the legal landlord is and also have a list of every legal tenant who would be considered a resident of that home (including children and nannies). Tbf tho this was a very small, very affluent town of about 6,000 people, so I’m sure keeping records like this in a city as massive as NYC would be a true nightmare. And basically impossible.

[@elenabob4953]

Those laws already exists.

[@KonekoPurrrfection]

Remember the rent moratorium? Same thing... Its state sanctioned theft and the people who suffer all the loss? The home owner

[@Autistic_Emperor]

How is this even acceptable.. The governments really need to get a grip and get in touch with reality. It definitely starting to seem that they only care for one thing, money. Imagine just spending years of your life in your house, just managed to pay off the mortgage completely, and you decide to have a vacation to celebrate and you come back to see that your house has been taken and you’ve been arrested for practically no real reason other than then “trespassing” being used against you even though it’s your own home.

[@critterwhisperer5821]

The government hasn't had the best leadership ideas in the states for a long time. Honestly I'm embarrassed to live here

[@PrincessElisa8]

Well this is why your house isn’t ever really your house. It’s the government’s. You literally just basically rent it out and pay a mortgage and property taxes. If you don’t, guess what? House gets taken away. Nothing nowadays is truly ever yours.

[@brookelynnwu8016]

They don’t care bc they’re not gonna get $ from it

[@brookelynnwu8016]

@@critterwhisperer5821it’s set up this way to keep us down.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Big investment firms benefit from this because it forces private home owners and small scale landlords out of the real estate market so they can hord it. They have the money and power to deal with squatters promptly in court while private citizens usually do not.

[@crescentusagi]

There is no legal contract proving the squatters are tenants. Can someone educate me how does the law take a squatter's side without a tenant agreement ??

[@EatYourCookies_]

Most of these people are stealing homes that are literally empty So that’s part of it. Unfortunately due to the way most laws are written This law is true So if you own empty or rental property you need to watch your property real carefully

[@EatYourCookies_]

It’s really complicated Unless you’re a lawyer or a Realtor It basically just needs to be re-written/updated

[@unusualsheep]

Many states rule that squatters residing in a house for 30 days become legal tenants, but that’s not exactly the point I’m about to make. Imagine for a moment that your landlord wants to evict you without due-process. He claims you’re a squatter, maybe even adding on that your papers are fraudulent. If you have lived there for more than 30 days and can prove that; you are allowed to remain on the property and your landlord has to properly evict you. Yes- this is a rare situation, but I’ve been told stories where a legal tenant had to claim squatters rights to be allowed to stay on the property she lived on. I believe that the landlord wanted to sell the property or that it was transferred to a new, younger landlord and he wanted to move his friend in instead or something.

[@puclopuclik4108]

​@@unusualsheepNot posible since you have tenancy agreement, the bills are on your name, and most importantly, you have record of paying rent.

[@unusualsheep]

@@puclopuclik4108 if the police arrest you, you don’t have the time to gather all of that Information. It’s best to just claim squatters rights and THEN gather that evidence while you still have a roof over your head and all of your belongings with you.

[@dylanjwicklund92]

The fact they just took away 2 squatters. She asked the deed this guy came and broke into the house by kicking in the door and they're like we can't do anything about it. He says he's leasing it. Where are the papers? Where did she sign the papers? There has to be proof he leased it

[@iGame3D]

All the questions have to go through court proceedings, the police don't have power or the IQ to read and confirm paperwork.

[@dylanjwicklund92]

Except they weren't tenants, they illegally took it over and the judge and cops should recognize that.

[@taythemay4451]

I know so many military families who deal with squatters in the homes they buy in various duty stations. People always ask me why we don’t own homes yet. I tell them about this stuff. With the stress of this lifestyle I couldn’t handle this stuff too.

[@shantidivination]

Most of these squatters are breaking windows, changing locks but when the ACTUAL OWNERS do it, arrest them! The owners with that prick still lingering, his past should have the courts dismissing the case! His goal is MONEY!!!!💰💰💰💰

[@jacquelineelliott144]

Squater and Rights should never even be in the same sentence.

[@iGame3D]

Squatters Rights is how land was stolen from the Native Amercans. Do you live in the United States? The land you live on is stolen. Leave.

[@fluffsarecute]

They don't even have to live at the house. If they get mail at the address and sleep in the home with your permission, even one night, they can stay unless you evict them in SC. Had a very scary experience with an x-friend. Police did nothing.

[@Gshkent]

Unless they have a proof of residency like a LEASE …legal documentation that needs to be shown to law enforcement …. And mail being delivered there or some kind of communication between “said renter” and the owner…. It shouldn’t have to go to court because w/o proof that’s trespassing

[@elenabob4953]

Why would police do their duty when you have a smart person interested in lowering the prices by deploying such tactics to by it cheaper for resale. It is not the first time when I have heard about squatters infiltrating, creating a nightmare fir the neighbors just to force them to sell cheap.

[@angelreder9064]

Crooked lawyer. Should be forced to lose his license

[@aurora6920]

How does the squatter prove they've been there for 30 days? especially without the owner trying to get back in their house? This is really scary. we have squatters rights in the UK too

[@hbogye]

aw man not the uk 😭

[@penitent2401]

How are they submitting obvious false documents as evidence in court and get no charges or conviction? Why is there no mechanism for civil court case to be transferred to criminal court once evidence is ruled to be fraud?

[@LisaBeta-42]

If a tenant does not pay rent, you are allowed to get them evicted, but a squatter may stay? How about people who work abroad, study or are on dispatch??? Not even 5 weeks of traveling the country (or having a tour of several months as an artist) will save your property??? And if you are on tour as a tenant, pay rent and go on tour - is it also possible to squat THAT lease?

[@devilsspit]

Well, I was arrested in jail for a night. Don’t ask why lol I met a woman who actually faced this same thing, but the reason why they arrested her was because of exactly this but the squatter that she let stay in her home, called the police on her and said that they were intruding into into her own home. She let that person stay there out of kindness. And they turned around and stole her home and she wasn’t even allowed to go back home afterwards. Completely messed up her whole entire feng shui and she had to go stay in a hotel and I don’t know what happened to her from then on, but we talked about a little bit of what she was going to do. Essentially, she had to move homes because of it.

[@RNMom424]

I guess she learned the same lesson I did! Don't be nice to people! Partially joking! I'll still be good to others, but if there's an agreement, about anything, I'll get it in writing & notorized first!

[@saurasan]

In my country you can't even stay literally rotting and abandoned building because its still private property. Police will escort you away.

[@MaryJane-zw5pv]

Oh, here in America the police do that too if they know you're in there! the same laws don't apply to everyone here. and many laws get twisted to serve a bigger purpose and the police just go along with it because 9/10 of them are compliant psychopathic thugs. The govern+mente's gang isn't around to protect + serve "we, the people", they are here to protect the system!

[@sophiamac9100]

This is so confusing... Aren't you supposed to PROVE that you're a renter by providing a lease? Shouldn't this problem be easy to resolve?

[@unusualsheep]

Landlord claims it’s fraudulent, now what? Sometimes the only thing you can do is claim squatters rights to buy yourself some time to gather evidence (bank transactions, messages between you and the landlord if possible, (best case scenario, handwritten) letters given to you by landlord, etc) while still having a roof over your head.

[@RNMom424]

Unfortunately, it's now up to the owner to provide proof! As my Daddy would say if he were still alive, "They've got it all bass-ackward"!

[@chi7775]

But normal citizens can’t find some land and build a house w out getting in trouble

[@InkRifts]

Imagine having a million dollar home only to have only to have a squatter spawn without any documents and saying they “live” WITHOUT IPEVEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE! AND YOU END UP IN HANDCUFFS this is as fair as going to the shower and someone rushes ahead of you and says they were there first

[@PikaRaichupikapika]

Squatters rights was written by a criminal. Its like saying burgalers have rights. They are breaking & entering. Plain & simple. It defeats the purpose of having legal papers that say you rent/own the place

[@peterking167]

Squatters right were not written by a criminal 😂 And were actually a good thing before being ruined like everything else by bad actors, maybe research 🙃 it helps to increase your overall knowledge my father said it best "think before you speak"

[@Rhiorrha]

The squatters rights thing was written poorly. The person who can prove ownership of the house should be in the clear if the person who claims to be a renter can't provide proof they are renting from that person, and has never paid any money to them. You can't say you rent it from a third person who doesn't own the property. Just like somebody can't say that they were renting from a deceased person, so now the new owner of the property is your landlord and you refuse to leave. If your landlord dies, when the new property owner shows up informing you that the previous landlord is now deceased and the property is now theirs, with proof and that the property is no longer a rental property, you should have to get out within 1 to 2 weeks.

[@iGame3D]

Squatters Rights is how land was stolen from the Native Amercans. Do you live in the UNited States? The land you live on is stolen. Leave.

[@momoangel9243]

It's sad these people had to go though this and it's especially sad and terrible someone had to literally died for them to change laws, I'm glad they are changing the law, but still that's terrible that had to happen.

[@RacheI_YT]

this would legit be solved if you were required to make at least one payment to live in a home. that way the person could be aware of it and a paper trail can be made

[@Abutado]

These loopholes need fixed immediately. Squatters shouldn't be able to take over a home. I could see if the home has been empty for years, but not anything like this. This is disgusting. However, the housing crisis also needs fixed, it's too expensive

[@lynkirby7008]

Not ‘fixed’ it is ‘fixing’

[@Abutado]

@@lynkirby7008 both work in this sentence grammatically. But thank you for ignoring the point to be the grammar police.

[@Misdrex]

I dont understand how squatters have rights exactly. You either live there and pay rent or you dont if the person is no longer paying and refuses to pay, they should be able to be removed If they never even paid AT ALL and have no legal documents to prove they have or that they own the home, they also should be able to be removed Why is that so complicated

[@bugzpudding]

i got assaulted by my friend as a kid. i reported it then they told me i would be charged for trespassing if i went through with the charges. this confused me as she had the lights on, cars outside and even made me food on the stove. she was squatting! blame the justice system because of this she now has a baby… scary world.

[@timeisakiller]

Always have a security alarm on all houses that you own that way. When somebody breaks in, they don't have the security code and will be automatically arrested for breaking and entering.

[@planets_align]

Let’s all go have a year long slumber party in lawmakers homes!!

[@joopjeup]

0:22 no id be so confused id probably assume i somehow managed to walk into the wrong house, probably apologizing for my mistake until i make it back outside to see that- 'wait.. no yeah, this is my house. whathefh?' -and THen the yelling would commence

[@shanehunt7700]

It should be classified as a home invasion and treated as such

[@Being_Joe]

We dealt with cancer and a dead beat tenant. NY don't give a shiz about land lords. I have no sympathy for squatters.

[@kareystone2285]

I have zero empathy for those who voted Democrat and are now and have been paying for it. But they'll keep voting blue to illustrate their insanity

[@naevithekittycat]

A Squatter stole one of my friend's houses

[@naevithekittycat]

23rd

[@galaxyglow5187]

I am so sorry that happened to your friend.

[@P1xlbunny]

I would sell that house

[@anabellewskiWasilewska]

Something like this use to happen a lot in Spain, we would call them: Okupas, and its still happening but way less but the weird thing is that most of them are teenagers/early adults...

[@AncientSavant7572]

I suppose they aren’t able to or unwilling to find a job

[@magivkmeister6166]

​@@AncientSavant7572It's all about upbringing. Not all people are raised equally.

[@PinkMarshmallows]

In the US, it's the cartel.

[@2bstiff584]

yes there is something you can do I got a few bikers to move in wile the squatters was away let say the Squatters were gone in 2 day from all the load motorcycles and drinking and partying

[@JackieBlue65]

Fantastic 😊

[@kacklina]

This is scary and infuriating. I think that people who have suffered from this should join together and protest outside the properties, make themselves very freaking visible and at the same time make the squatters' lives as miserable as legally possible.

[@pmg-1]

Well.. we have castle laws in Texas... remember that... squatters 😂

[@PinkMarshmallows]

So, dam glad I live in Texas. Husband and I moved in 2019, and Texas has been GREAT for us.

[@kaylaloveslilpeepforever6825]

What state did you move from?​@@PinkMarshmallows

[@PinkMarshmallows]

@@kaylaloveslilpeepforever6825 Illinois.

[@GlamRockFurby]

If a lot of these other landlords weren't so greedy, and the economy wasn't so dang bad, this wouldn't happen. My hubby & I run a small rental home business. 2-3 bedroom homes. The highest rent we charge currently is $650 per month. These 1 bedroom places I keep seeing for thousands every month is RIDICULOUS! We still keep our places very nice, make all repairs, and are still able to keep prices low. It's possible, but some landlords are greedy AF!

[@leslie3188]

where are you located if I may ask , here in california 2-3 bedroom houses are about half a million dollars and apartments are anywhere from 1k-3k

[@raaaaaaarr]

So jealoud in canada an avg one bedroom is 2.3k plus utilities (100-200)

[@SunShyne_Pie]

Im in KY and the cheapest rent Ive found so far is for a 1 bd apartment for $800/month not including utilities, sewage, and trash and those are all separate bills where I'm at.. 🤦🏻‍♀️ smh

[@elenabob4953]

Just you wait until you have tenants that don't want to leave and leverage the law against you and you will understand why others need to charge more for their property.

[@HavianEla]

@@elenabob4953Obviously that stuff happens, but OP’s point remains. Folks, generally, are respectful to you, if you’re respectful to them. It isn’t always true, bust I’ve found it to be the truth the majority of the time.

[@Coffinqueen]

Try taking my home…see what happens

[@RomeliaGomez-Calmell7934]

Same!

[@RussellNathan-d5f]

these people sound horrible

[@penitent2401]

But there is a clear definition difference between squatters and renters. Renters have legally binding rental contracts and have to pay rent. Simple way to fix this would be any squatters caught and evicted, upon court judgement they are to be charged with property fraud and must pay the amount rental value for the time they were living at the property plus interests and any damages done to the property. This amount would debt they cannot discharge by bankruptcy and will be garnished from any income including from social benefits they have in the future or money in banks and seizure of any property or vehicles they own. Refusal or unable to pay, if amount is high enough (which it certainly will be if it's 20 months worth of rent value) they can be jailed for grand theft.

[@xElenoiRx]

You enter someone's home that's NOT YOURS...but claim it's yours... that's warfare at your doorstep!!

[@tiki_riot]

Why hasn’t America passed any laws/legislation/acts to protect homeowners? We passed that in the U.K. years ago, squatters occupy disused commercial buildings now

[@ElliB27]

My cousin had this happen to her, but with her now ex.. i dont think he was on the lease or paid any rent.. she left bc she didnt want to be with him anymore or to deal with his abuse. All her stuff was still there and she couldnt get him to leave and calling police didnt help bc they told her the same thing "squatters rights".. so now he has her apartment and she had to move out.. when she wanted her stuff moved out, he wouldnt allow anyone in to grab her stuff.. hed just set it out in the hallway.. so annoying 🙄😐

[@sherriv4860]

Yep. I was almost in the same situation with my ex, but I eventually got him out 😩 terrible experience

[@iamfish9223]

What that man did to Bernard is vile. Using him and shutting all his friends away, leaving him all alone..

[@Sadlander2]

If you watch the video until the end, they say that these cases are very rare and that the right wing media used these few cases to make it seem like there's an epidemic of squatters. This may be true but all the cases that we've heard of are real. If you or a family member of yours is personally affected by this, to you, it's not just a political issue or something you've just heard about in the news but it's something very real! Even if it "only" happened to a few people, even though these people did nothing wrong, for them, this was a nightmare and *they* should have been protected, not the squatters!

[@sweetla4750]

“Right wing” has lost all meaning…the people we currently have in office are running our country to the ground!!

[@HavianEla]

Ugh, the old “the OTHER guys have said X is true, so it must be false!” notion. Such tribal nonsense from everyone across the board. I’m neither a Democrat or Republican (I’m actually a Libertarian-Anarchist), but I thought it was the left-wing that was saying, around the same time all this was going on (mid to late COVID - now) that “even if it saves one life”, to act? I swear, both wings to this bird are broken, and the U.S ain’t even flying - not even falling, with style, at this point. It’s just in a de@th flail!

[@Ross_Schmidt]

Anyone else ever notice that everytime you see a video about squatters, the property is always FAR nicer than your(my) house?

[@lego_manfacture7]

I got a friend called ''gun'', he was able to get a squatter off my property (this is a joke)

[@user-sw2wv1zx1t]

Until it isn’t lol especially if there are kids involved and you don’t know if they’re in danger from some random stranger in your home who could hurt your family. One woman died by squatters.

[@NeroCat9999vr]

I don’t care about the legal circumstances; breaking into my home will be met with lead. Failure to provide me freedom after protecting myself and my property will result in more lead. I’d rather go to jail for a reason than having my home stolen from me

[@vagurl84]

You work hard to have a home and survive and someone can just take everything from you but you're the one that ends up dead or in jail. It's so sad and wrong.

[@lastotallyawesomebleach204]

@@vagurl84 you can thank the Democrats for this

[@kareystone2285]

​@@lastotallyawesomebleach204touche

[@dangamez1230]

i cant say im surprised this is happening. the cost of living is getting ridiculous

[@FinaTeh]

The law is so broken in US. I feel so bad for the people who got unlawfully arrested and charged when they're the actual owners of the properties.

[@Damini368]

If legal action is in process, adverse possession shouldn’t be applicable

[@unknownme217]

How are they "tenants" when there are no lease contracts a proof?

[@dianekruger5977]

Plus, not paying any rent to actual owner

[@masterpoe4942]

I had this happen to me.. difference is I didn't waste my time/effort calling the cops. Last I heard those squatters are still missing...

[@salpertia]

Despise this world we live in

[@dianaburgos9794]

That girl was 17 and knows better this is a life they took, she should be charged as an adult.

[@trippylee]

i mean we wouldn't have such a squatter problem if big companies would stop buying all the homes

[@TheBlockerNator]

Yeah, it's all big businesses fault and not the government for ruining the housig market

[@coolbreeze3]

Definitely.

[@itsatinygamer]

@@TheBlockerNator It's both.

[@Figgatella]

So true! They are also buying new land to build commercial apartment buildings.😢

[@trippylee]

@@TheBlockerNator who owns the government?

[@Kyanzes]

This 30-day protection should only be valid if the person(s) PAID to the OWNER at least once. If there is no proof of that then it should be null and void.

[@jdidle3130]

One of the reasons people are leaving New York.

[@KonekoPurrrfection]

The fact that squatters who are literally committing a crime is given rights over the victim is a clear sign of the times.

[@lastotallyawesomebleach204]

If any squatters come into my house, I'm not calling the cops ☠️

[@wisdomoverfear2685]

That squatter should be getting some nasty visitors stopping by to have a chat about right and wrong.

[@nuclear_atoms7186]

33:34 "barely adar joors" 😭😭

[@XCaptianXChaosX]

I feel so bad for these people. Imagine being able to afford a house and then this. The worst problem we've had was that people who used to live in our house told us an evil witch who lived in the garage prior, had just gotten out of jail. They wanted the house back. We're still waiting on that evil witch. Edit for context- they meant Skinwalker.

[@TigersandBearsOhMy]

This should never happen in the US. Time to take our country back.

[@Epicccccccccccccccccccc]

as a British person, I could help by stealing the law

[@PinkMarshmallows]

Well, if you vote blue, this is what you get. We, republicans and centrists, have been saying this for the longest time and that this would happen eventually, but did y'all listen, no, and that is why we are having this problem.

[@hachikaruahamefula6030]

This would be scary to experience

[@elil8094]

I’m sorry for pointing this out but 31:50 “Adar joors” made me chuckle

[@americusfallout4777]

So can people do this to politicians vacation homes?

[@iamfish9223]

Please yes! Maybe that‘ll make them realize how bs this law is..

[@ZanyJIntPictures]

Oh dear God no: that would never ever be tolerated... But go figure right?😏

[@jessacosta5195]

This is so ridiculous! There is no way I would be able to keep my cool.

[@QTLouie]

I hate landlords. if your parents own a house you’ll own a house, if your parents couldn’t afford to own a house you’re homeless It’s not a law problem, it’s a nepotism problem. If housing was remotely affordable this wouldn’t be a problem to begin with.

[@DVDTAPEAFKs]

Even then, people will find ways to exploit it.

[@QTLouie]

@@DVDTAPEAFKs if housing is affordable, then people won’t have to turn to this. Choosing between being a “criminal” or getting violated and abused on the streets is natural human instinct. Anyone who is sympathizing with the Land Lords probably never felt housing insecurity, or knows what it feels like to have nowhere to go. Most of these are rentals too, it’s not a needed resource to the landlords, but it is for the victims who have to sleep somewhere.

[@vidal9747]

​@@QTLouienot everyone was a landlord. Some people just bought a home to live in.

[@user-sw2wv1zx1t]

You sound like someone who steals homes

[@magivkmeister6166]

That's a disgusting thought to have. Blame the government, not the individual home owners. It's not their fault the system is broken.

[@josephhodges9819]

My problem is not only do they take the home but they steal the stuff that the owner had in the home. I mean what if you go on vacation for 30 days come back and a squatter goes in the home. What if you had jewelry and coins in the home. They can steal and sell your stuff and you have no recourse.

[@maisparkle5581]

And the government protect them. The law is protecting criminals

[@JackieBlue65]

They protect everyone but hard working Americans 🫠

[@xElenoiRx]

The fact that a bill even needed to be passed to take away squatters' "rights", just shows how poorly-written (ie. - vaguely stated, leading to "grey areas") our laws are.

[@Yuu-ni6ty]

what the actual fxk ???? who even passed this bill??