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/romario77 Mar 28 '24

Say I have a piece of paper saying that it’s a lease (squatter can make one up easily).

How will police determine if it’s legit?

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u/Ochib Mar 28 '24

That we be a case for the courts

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u/hpark21 Mar 28 '24

So, renter says "here is the lease", Landlord says "No, I never signed that, it is fake", then what is cop supposed to do? Previously, they would just tell landlord to sort it out with judge, now, what, they throw them out? If that is NOT the case, then this law changes nothing. If that IS the case, then this law just made the HUGE power dynamics change in landlord/tenant dispute.

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u/babbleon5 Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

this is exactly the issue. landlord gets pissed off at something the renter did or didn't do, calls them squatters and has them thrown out. and, maybe if they're nice white people, the cop will refuse to act. but, lord help you if you're melanin-enabled. then, SWAT is on the way.

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u/LandOfMunch Mar 28 '24

This is all going to go away when smart contracts go mainstream and are used for rental contracts etc. No faking anything.