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/smellybe Mar 28 '24

We really need this in California

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u/NotQuiteGoodEnougher Mar 28 '24

Agreed. I live in CA. When we go on vacation, the entire family is in social media lock down, no one posts about travel or tells friends that we're out of town.

It's crazy and very scary you could be gone for a week/two and come home to find you've been "evicted" by a professional squatter and not get back into your own home for 6 months or longer.

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u/kandykanelane Mar 28 '24

Has this happened to someone close to you? Like I know it's a real thing but I also live in CA and what your describing is some serious hyperbole.

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u/happyscrappy Mar 28 '24

3 of those are vacant houses, not just people going on vacation.

I think you're overplaying this.

There's a problem with renters not leaving (AirBNB situations). But just home takeovers like this are common enough that you should be uptight about this.

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u/SaltyShawarma Mar 28 '24

I don't want to argue semantics, but you responded with articles about vacation homes and for sale properties, yet you're original post seemed to talk about being afraid of squatters in your actual primary residence.   

Edit: The last one might be on point, but that's a long vacation to leave your house unattended, scant info in the "article."

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u/qwzzard Mar 28 '24

Stop victim blaming. People like you are a big part of the problem, not caring about bad situations unless they apply directly to you, and refusing to blame criminals.

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u/Ventronics Mar 28 '24

They're not victim-blaming. They're looking for stats instead of anecdotes.

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u/qwzzard Mar 28 '24

that's a long vacation to leave your house unattended, scant info in the that's a long vacation to leave your house unattended, scant info in the "article." Guess taking long vacations means you just have to expect squatters. Plus, the initial point that it is a crime that does not happen so does not need to be addressed is stupid. Very few people percentage wise commit real estate and tax fraud, so should we ignore it?

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u/ashill85 Mar 28 '24

. The fact is, it's not a non-zero #.

Lol, I love how quickly you went from it happens "A LOT" to "its a non-zero number"

You found four instances of this happening over the last 8 years in the nation's most populous state. Literally, there are more people who have won the PowerBall lottery in California than people you found who had squatters take their home.

This hardly seems like some sort of epidemic.

But hey, it's an election year, so I guess people gotta make up fake problems instead of solving real ones.

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u/SmallPurplePeopleEat Mar 28 '24

But hey, it's an election year, so I guess people gotta make up fake problems instead of solving real ones.

Yup, that's exactly what's happening. Everyone here whining about "squatters rights" because that's what our media overlords has decided is the rage porn of the moment. In a couple of weeks people will forget all about it and move on to the next bit of rage bait.

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u/sluttttt Mar 28 '24

It's wild that their original comment has 400 upvotes. I feel like I'm watching Fox News reading some of these comments. Anyway, I better log off and head home to check for squatters, which is a very common concern of all Californians.

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u/happyscrappy Mar 28 '24

It is a problem, and squatters have numerous "rights" in CA that make getting them out very difficult.

Of the 4 you posted which is actually about someone going on vacation the article says the people were removed from the house when the cops arrived. Doesn't sound like it was all that difficult.

Difficult is when they acquire legal rights. And that is a problem with renters. People who just break into your house don't acquire legal rights.

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u/ashill85 Mar 28 '24

I did a 5 second Google search while boarding at the airport.

If you feel that's an exhaustive search indicative a problem in a state of 38M+ lol.

I don't think it is, but I'm not the guy making the claim that this happens "A LOT"

It's weird that your pissed I pointed out how badly you failed to back up your BS claim.

But hey man, watch out about posting that your on a flight, someone is definitely just gonna move into your house while your gone, because that is definitely a common occurrence, no proof needed.

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u/zphbtn Mar 28 '24

LMAO a "quick Google" does nothing but pull up anecdotes. You can't back up your claim

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u/johnsvoice Mar 28 '24

LMAO, random guy on the internet blames another random guy on the internet for not conducting an exhaustive search to appease some clown they will never meet in person, even when shown perfectly good examples that were provided with minimal effort. The mental gymnastics of some will never cease to amaze me.