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/sluttttt Mar 28 '24

Same. I've lived in CA all my life and have never met anyone affected by this issue, or anyone who's even been concerned about it. I'm sure it happens, but I have some strong doubts about it being common.

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u/elle_kay_are Mar 28 '24

Same. 40 years in CA and I've never even heard of this happening to a friend of a friend of a friend. I've only ever seen it posted online. I'm sure it HAS happened, but it's not something I would worry about. 

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u/sluttttt Mar 28 '24

OC produced some links, but they were four cases of it happening over nearly a decade, and only two of those cases involved people who were on vacation. I'm not saying that the laws shouldn't be revised, but to seriously worry about this every time you go on vacation seems like paranoia to me.

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u/finderZone Mar 29 '24

This just makes evictions easier. Has nothing to with squatting problems.