New ‘squatter’ law signed in Florida as issue runs rampant nationwide

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A Florida property owner tells her story about two women who allegedly squatted in one of her homes. Her ordeal is part of a rampant squatter crisis around the country, according to experts.
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@lisettebarajas9118

Sooo stealing a car is grand theft felony but taking someone’s house isn’t?

@James-fo4un

Arresting homeowners and not the squatters is absolutely ridiculous

@crunchybiscuits4080

De Santis has now changed the law for Florida If you have squatters call the sherrif and the squatters will be throw out, no more court process

@lft4589

Floridian here. Thank you so much to all those who made this law possible!!!!

@BMXIX

Can we just take a second to appreciate the fact that Florida did something about this, and it was Bipartisan

@julieschwartz2135

This should be a NATIONAL LAW! Absolutely outrageous that people can enter your property, and you are helpless🤬.

@dt5310

EVERY STATE NEEDS TO FIX THIS LAW AND PROTECT THE HOME OWNERS

@gabrielacruela

This is insane..... you own something as EXPENSIVE as a home is... in majority of people's lives? A home will be the single, biggest purchase you will make often paying for it for the rest of your life. And to have that stolen from you for even ONE DAY let alone 1 month, 2 months etc.... is just absolutely DELUSIONAL to me.

@SwiftySanders

This is nuts. Falsifying a lease should be a felony charge that carries 5 years in prison.

@palerider964

Falsifying a lease should also be a felony.

@barbthompson2715

How in the hell do the police have the right to arrest the HOME OWNER!!!

@charliehiatt1132

I have a question, I can't hunt on someone's property or even cross their property to get to public land but I can move into their homes and stay for months or years? How in the hell does that work?

@Noneyasauce

They should have actual jail time for this fraud and damage.

@athensmajnoo3661

Wow...... Illigal occupants of my legally purchased property have more rights than I do?????

@lhyork1608

This must end in every state ! Thank you Florida for leading the way ❤

@NomadSupreme911 28 күн бұрын

So if I'm at home at the time it's a home invasion. If I'm not at home it's "squatting"?🤔

@nathanpatera9836

Falsifying a lease should be a felony too. If insurance fraud is a felony, lease fraud should be too. Straight up criminal.

@jessicahayden1415

I'd be happier if making a fake lease was a felony too.

@dereksanchez6751

i work in code enforcement and have seen this exact scenario happen to property owners here in California. I've heard it take up to almost a year for them to get the squatters removed. They have to go through an eviction process, once that is done they have to wait for the sheriffs department to come out and remove them. the squatters always annihilate the property beforehand.