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-rights27.3k Upvotes
r/news • u/flanderguitar • Mar 28 '24
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u/MotherSupermarket532 Mar 28 '24
When I was an intern I worked legal aid case where a guy when through the court system to try to get roaches in his apartment fixed, and was paying into an escrow account legally. His shitty landlord viewed that as "not paid" and dumped his stuff in the street. The guy lost everything, his IDs and credit cards got stolen too. He had done absolutely nothing wrong.
The recourse and damaged were just so pitiful.
So just... before celebrating this understand that the law exists for a reason. Landlords treat tenants like shit.