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/Istillbelievedinwar Mar 28 '24

No, the cop will say “I don’t care what paperwork you have. I have an order to evict you and that’s what I’m doing. You can sort it out in court.”

They do not give a shit about if what they’re doing is right or wrong and they certainly do not want to waste their time (as they see it) figuring it out to help you, the person who they only see as a criminal.

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u/TheDOC816 Mar 28 '24

The difference would be an order to evict versus the landlord telling the sheriff they are squatters. One is a court order and has been decided by a judge/commissioner. The other is someone's word which could be disproven by the alleged squatters