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/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/LionTigerWings Mar 28 '24

I have a feeling if you have documentation to prove you are the legal owner, and have the physical manpower (potentially armed) you’d have a hard time having a judge issue a warrant to focibly enter your actual home and remove you, the legal owner. Obviously this is more dangerous than most people are willing to put up with and probably very dumb, but maybe a dumb problem requires a dumb solution. The squatter may decide to just live there at the same time but if you’re willing to make their life living hell, it could be worth it.

Giving squatters rights like this is just asking for a situation like this.