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A string of high-profile squatter cases have pushed multiple states to pass legislation to protect homeowners this year. Get off my lawn! 5 times squatters took advantage of unwitting homeowners ...
Stories of squatters are increasingly capturing headlines across the U.S. Many homeowners are finding that the process of protecting their properties from unauthorized occupants is significantly ...
Adele Andaloro, a 47-year-old homeowner in Queens, New York, captured national attention last month when she was arrested on her own property for changing the locks after squatters had moved in ...
Per a new report from the Pacific Legal Foundation, “In one egregious example, a Dallas woman sustained more than $150,000 in property damage from squatters. And a New York City homeowner saw ...
The number of cases involving homeowners dragging squatters to court has seen an uptick in Georgia in recent years. In 2017, the number of such cases taken to court in Georgia was only three.
Technically, “squatters’ rights” do not exist—no law purports to intentionally protect squatters, and property owners (theoretically) have a constitutionally protected right to exclude ...
The time period that the squatter must occupy the property before trying to claim ownership varies from state to state. In Kentucky, squatters who openly live on a property for 15 years may try to ...
The squatters eventually got sued for eviction in January this year. After it became clear the judge was not going to side with them, they made an agreement with the current owner to leave in ...