You’re welcome! Bo

😮😮😮😡 I’m so angry on your behalf. My goodness.

Wow, I’m so sorry. It’s sad, how people get their jollies taking advantage of other people, and can’t just be productive or find another niche. I mean live like other people, not scams-as-a-living.

@@queensescape in Quebec, Canada Squatters is out in 24 hours :P the law is great here. no court

Was this in France?, how awful for you. Did you have a tenancy contract?. This happens all over the world unfortunately

@@Tigerlilart yes I had a lease contract but in Arizona tenant gets benefit of doubt. She lied about payments so they set a next court day for her to bring proof. Of course there was none so she moved out the day before the next scheduled eviction attempt. Pill bottles and liquor bottles everyone. Professional squatter.

there is something wrong with the law

Some people showed up at that chateau on the weekend. I’m relieved too.

Why a dog? Usually these sick people will only harm the poor dog!! Alarm should do the job…

Oh yeah, it's a problem in France. There isn't a week where some squatter affair is revealed in the medias, for simple houses. People who inherited a little family house, their parents working hard all their lives to have a house where to live once retired and once they are dead, either the family wants to live there or sell it. And since it's a "secondary residence", the law is so pro-squatters, it's unbelievable. It takes months, sometimes years and around 30 000 euros to pay the lawyers, to get their houses back. Once they get it back, they have to renovate it, which cost a lot. On top of that, even if a judge says that the squatters have to leave the house, the "prefet" is the one who has to give his consent to evacuate the house by the police. And if there is a child, the prefet can not follow the judge's decision. I think he has two days and once the two days are gone, it's impossible to evacuate the house. Or something like that, the law changes every year to try to solve the squatter problem in France. Also, during winter, it's impossible to get squatters out. It's cold in France so the poooooor squatters need a place to stay with their kids. So they stay inside your house for free, for months. The terrible thing is, in France, in a secondary house, squatters can get in, change the locks, order a pizza to be delivered at the adress and it's a proof that they stay here for the judge. That's it. And the owner has 48 hours to do something, once those 48 hours have passed, well, good luck, it will take months or years and 30 000 euros. It's a national scandal. There are pro-migrants associations which find the houses, send the squatters, tell them how to act to stay for years while there's a procedure. It goes against the French constitution, which stipulates the right to "propriety". Meaning to BUY A FREAKING HOUSE, NOT SQUAT IT"!!! If you have a secondary house in France, pay a security system linked to a professional company in charge of protecting houses. Otherwise, you're screwed.

I read that online today. I didn’t know it. Crazy.

Thank you, Kathy. ❤️

In France it sems to be almost the same ! It can be a nightmare for the owners ! (But it don't happen so often)

I saw the same story on the internet about the American squatters and how the owner handled it. Very concerning.

That is so crazy.

Its a tragic aswell as a dangerous world.

Dont be surprised if the card is not his. You can loose that money.

I think you handled the situation perfectly. One has to be always on the lookout for con artists, no matter what business you are running. Good you got out of it!

you're in Seattle & have never encountered squatters or overheard the subject of Squatters being discussed in the breakroom at work? What a charmed life you must live.

YES. I HOPE THESE FOLKS GET SEVERAL CAMERAS AND A DRONE TO MONITOR PROPERTY. SUCH A NICE PLACE AND ITS SOON TENTING TIME. THERE R SO MANY PPL IN CDA ALSO LIVING ON STREETS HOMELESS AND ADDICTED. OUR North Sask River Valley in our city is beautiful...must say the nicest in CANADA. WE GAVE LOTS IF TENT TOWNS. THEY MAKE A HUGE MESS OF GARBAGE BUT NOT OFTEN MAKE FIRES AS POLICE ON BIKES PATROL AND POLICE ON HORSES USED TO DO THE WALKING BIKE PATHS IN RIVER VALLEY. I SEE THE POLICE HELICOPTERS FLYING ABOUT NEAR ME IM VERY COSE TO BEAUTIFUL RIVER VALLEY! I SHUDDER TO THINK OF A FIRE GOING THE CITY CTR!

Lolo holmes, I dont think your comments and tone were necessary. Alex Alex made a perfectly resonable comment- no need to attack!

@@vickokoszka6836 no, I agree with Lolo…anyone living in Seattle knows what a squatter is. Come on. Oh, and the “break room at work”…haha…yeah, right. All you have to do is look outside the window or drive down the road and you will encounter homeless squatters all over the place…even in the nice neighborhoods there.

Thank you Lori. We will be even more vigilant from now on. Bo

I’ve heard of that here too, except that the law stipulates you could go to prison 3 years for assaulting a squatter. Still I’ve heard stories of squatters leaving bc they were intimidated by a dangerous looking owner. 😬 I hope never to be in the situation.

Oh my gosh. I can’t imagine!

He sent me pictures of himself before arriving. I have no idea why, but I have a folder for the police if they need it. He wasn’t French and I think new to the area.

@@queensescape You find a lot of squatters in the south of France ( especially in Dordogne) because of the climat and the touristic activities but you can also have these guys in cities everywhere. They always choose houses owned by old, alone, strangers or disabled people.

​@queensescape Your story gave me a nightmare last night. You really do not need any unsavoury people in your home or on your property. Have you got a good alarm system? As such a system can not be thought of as a luxury. Wish you well.

Hello Jon. Thank you for that input. You’re right, this chateau didn’t come to us in any easy way. A lot of water has passed under the bridge before we set foot here. Hard work and determination are some of the keywords that made this possible for us. Some people do not possess the dignity you mention. They are parasites and users. They have no limits, and they will take advantage of you if you let them. Your milkman is doing an honest job and taking good care of the animals. My grandparents had a farm, and we had fresh milk from the cows every day. Bo

Same, I felt a bit of anxiety listening. I hope that is the end of it….

That’s so nice of you to say, Sadie. We’re thankfully back to normal now. 😊

Thank you Bernadette. That is exactly what we wish for. Bo

Wow. I read that it’s unlikely here too that you collect any money as these folks are usually insolvent. Agree. Just get out. 😬

@@queensescape At least he left without any issues...but lesson learned. The first time I had to evict someone I went after the money because they owed me 3 mos rent by the time all the eviction paperwork had been processed. Extra time is given when the landlord/owner asks for back rent to be paid. So, anyway, I won but never got any money. The only satisfaction I got was that in Florida a judgement is placed against the persons drivers license so that when they go to renew they either have to pay up or they won't renew the Drivers license...I never got paid so I figure they never got their DL renewed either! Anyway, I never went after the money after that. Good enough just to get them gone! I leanred to trust my instincts and never rented to anyone after that that gave me an "off" vibe. Hope everything works out with the other fellow who was cutting down your trees...it never rains but it pours...lol! Oh, the joys of being a property owner!

Oh wow, that’s great.

Thanks Holly.

You’re very welcome. Thanks, Bo.

Thanks you too Carole. Bo

Yes, we needed the room for family and friends, so he could not stay very long. I had written an email explaining that before he even arrived. His game plan was different, and he thought he would be able to convince us otherwise. He failed. Bo

Thanks Nancy, stay tuned for more. Bo

Yes. That somebody seems to be me. 😂 Karen (Pebble Beach? Lucky you)

I’ll check on that Reolink here.

You’re exactly the kind of person we did this video for. ❤️

Annie Dodds , this happens a lot in France and the law here in France is never on the owners side . One story was on the news recently , an old man had to go into hospital , then for a month was sent to a convalescent home . His daughter accompanied home , squatters were in it and they would not allow him back in , they had also changed the locks , they of course went to the police who said we can’t force them out , this caused a scandal here and because of that another similar problems they are trying to change the law , but the wheels of justice turn very slowly . I personnely know of two different family’s that this happened to ,France has changed a lot in the last thirty years .

It doesn't happen very very often (i'm from France), qt least in my region, but it's better to know a few things, in case. And to think twice in situations like this one... To help is nice, but with people you don't know, you better be careful.

I am literally cross against this video, more and more. I thought first Karen and Bo were nice, but this video is a real problem. I am French. I know the place where they live. Karen and Bo don't speak a word of French. They know very little of the country. I tried to explain things, but it does not change anything, and they are conveying very negative things and overall wrong things about France. It is unbearable. "Squatters are a big problem in France" ? Who said it ? In what study did they find it ? If it is a problem, it is no more no less than anywhere else in Europe. Besides, if they had known the country, they would have also known that a scammer can't pretend to live in or own a property so easily. It is madness ! The guy had no possibility of contacting their suppliers for the change of bills ; Karen and Bo live all along the year in their house. They have their ledger proving the commercial transaction. All their neighbours could have testified the guy was a customer. What on earth could he have done ? Nothing. Absolutely nothing ! This was just an embarrassing guest, some lost and weird dude. That is all. Karen and Bo are just throwing their viewers into an atmosphere of stress and anxiety. Good job from B&B owners ! Not mentioning the end of the video, when Bo speaks with amazement of the "40 squatters" in a restaurant : he does not know that the word squatters has in French different meanings, among them a popular one when you simply want to speak of someone who gets on your nerves. As a result, every English speakers is now thinking that there were 40 scammers in a restaurant. Oh my God. Give us a break. This video is crazy. Totally crazy. If you want to have information about a country, dear Annie, please contact people who either are French or speaks French. Contact Daphne and Ian at "The Beau chateau", contact Amy and Marc at "the Great château restoration project", contact Michael Petherick at "Doing It Ourselves", or Scott and Brittney at "Our French Fairytale" (they all are on KZfaq), but forget Karen and Bo.

@@heliedecastanet1882 I am sorry Monsieur/Madame de Castanet, I am an American who lives in France and you are misrepresenting what this couple is saying. They are relating what has happened to them. You know yourself that France is pro tenant and from some of the information given it is apparent that one or more of the people are scamming or trying to scam these owners of the property. Perhaps you should listen once again to their story. This couple were very fair in their presentation of their story.

I wish I knew all the local owners to warn them.

I don't know, how we can push the deputees to bring those small issues on the table in the assemblee Nationale. They can change some laws there. Maybe when all the concerned owners write letters to the deputé of the region ?

I think with a nice legal lease you protect yourself. 😊

If you can find a good rental agent, it can be a nice option. And someone who's local can take away a *huge* chunk of the headaches that come with landlording. (Plus, the really nice agents will spruce the place up for you before you come down to visit. 🙃) Speaking as someone who lives full-time in a 'vacation area,' it's actually a godsend for us to have more 2nd homes available as rentals, even when they're only available for part of the year. We're lucky enough to own our place, but the rents here went up by 40% this past year, and had a similar jump last year. I know lots of teachers, firefighters, etc. who are thinking of leaving because it's so hard to afford a place to live, and so anything that helps to loosen the housing market helps!

Perfect, thank you, that would be great. Bo