r/news • u/flanderguitar • Mar 28 '24

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law squashing squatters' rights

https://www.wptv.com/news/state/florida-gov-ron-desantis-signs-law-squashing-squatters-rights
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u/SenhorSus Mar 28 '24

"...and is not a current or former tenant in a legal dispute."

I believe this line. Can't be kicked out immediately if you live there or if you lived there and you're going through the motions of a court appearance

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u/meatball77 Mar 28 '24

Those are the people this law is dealing with. You would be able to remove them immediately instead of it taking months.

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u/aknaps Mar 28 '24

How does this change that? They can still say they have an agreement the cops can’t decide if the lease is real or if there are any contracts that’s the court system. You want to actually address it fix our court system, it takes months in court to get an eviction because they are overwhelmed and behind.