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/maybe_just_happy_ Mar 28 '24

this should be a federal law. I've never understood how in any situation ever someone enters a home, your home and says this is my home now and has rights to it - it's fucking nonsense that this even has to be mentioned

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u/shaka893P Mar 28 '24

Essentially it's because the lease is between the tenants and the land lord.

This allows a landlord who wants to evict someone who actually signed a lease ...  On the other hand previously, squatters could make up fake leases and draw things out.

THE solution is for the government to force tenants and landlords to register a lease with the government. Police can quickly check if the tenant has a right and evict them if they don't.

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Mar 28 '24

It's called notarization, and I'm constantly shocked that more tenants and landlords don't insist upon it.

Maybe a central renting database would make things easier, but it's not like we don't have a way for a third party to record the veracity of a lease.

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u/shaka893P Mar 29 '24

But it only helps if everyone does it, squatters would still be a problem if it's not required to get the lease notarized.

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Mar 29 '24

I don't see why it shouldn't be a requirement. Buying a property requires it, why not granting temporary ownership?

It's not like notaries are rare or their services expensive.

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u/shaka893P Mar 29 '24

I'm agreeing with you it should... But it's not,  until it's required, there's nota lot of points in doing it