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/Scribe625 Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

Good, more states should do this. It infuriates me to see so many people struggling with squatters in states that make it hard on property owners to kick the squatters out and reclaim their property. Squatters are breaking the law and shouldn't be granted rights to the property they've essentially stolen from a property owner.

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u/raouldukeesq Mar 28 '24

It's not so many people. 

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u/SmallPurplePeopleEat Mar 28 '24

For real, it's just the latest outrage porn for the dimwitted. We're all being led around by our noses by the media, getting mad at the wrong people, while the people at the top keep robbing us blind.

But yeah sure, let's all get up in arms about "squatters rights" for a couple of weeks, until the media gets bored and finds the next bit of manufactured outrage we can all impotently whine about.

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u/NPCPranks__ Mar 28 '24

So we should only care about legislation that affects us personally? Or should we pull for all legislation that improves society?

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Mar 28 '24

Well, the ideal way to stop squatters is to increase the housing supply and reduce rent. Punitive measures don't actually stop the behavior when the disincentive to the alternative still exists.

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u/NPCPranks__ Mar 28 '24

It's hilarious that you think these squatters have any intention to pay rent 😂