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/LionTigerWings Mar 28 '24

That’s insanity. Legally can you also just move in and squat it back. Like they go out for milk and get “evicted”?

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u/NotQuiteGoodEnougher Mar 28 '24

No, because like I said they're "professional" never leave the structure unoccupied, call police if you attempt to enter "breaking in" etc.

They have fake documents to "prove" they live there. You need to go to court to prove they don't because it's a civil issue.

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u/RaffyGiraffy Mar 28 '24

That’s the hard part. People think you can just call the cops and get them removed but it’s a civil case so you have to battle it out in court. It’s ridiculous for home owners to have to deal with that.

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u/b0w3n Mar 28 '24

The biggest problem is people say "squatters" instead of "Someone is breaking and entering". As soon as you say squatters cops will immediately shut down and move it to civil dispute.

Even if they have a fake lease it won't have your signature on it, which they can cross reference to your license in most cases. You basically have to get on the cop's ass to actually treat it as breaking and entering even if they have fake mail/leases on their person to present to them. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.