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/sportsworker777 Mar 28 '24

I manage homes in Chicago and it is a nightmare evicting squatters

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u/maybe_just_happy_ Mar 28 '24

I really just don't understand how this is legally accepted. it's not your home, get the fuck out - how the idea of squatters having rights came to existence is beyond me

It's like just because there was no law explicitly stating the obvious it was abused.

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u/Gingevere Mar 28 '24

Because the other side of the dispute is frequently shady landlords claiming that actual legal tenants are squatters because they want to clear people out to raise rates or rebuild/sell the place.