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Ron DeSantis Signs Bill That Takes Sledgehammer
To Squatters’ Rights

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 3/27/2024 2:53:45 PM

signed a bill Wednesday to crack down on squatters taking over homes in the state. A TikToker recently went viral for telling illegal migrants how to use squatters’ rights to steal Americans’ homes, and there have been reports of squatters in states like New York. DeSantis said this new legislation will speed up and simplify the process to remove squatters from homes during a press conference on the bill in Orlando. “We are putting an end to the squatters scam in Florida,” DeSantis said. “While other states are siding with the squatters, we are protecting property owners and punishing criminals looking to game the system.”

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 3/27/2024 3:37:29 PM (No. 1687034)
Sounds very good, we'll have to see how this works out in reality.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Venturer 3/27/2024 3:40:46 PM (No. 1687037)
DeSantis is doing the right thing here. Illegals or anyone else just moving into an vacant property and saying it is theirs is gross BS
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Reply 3 - Posted by: jasonB 3/27/2024 4:17:37 PM (No. 1687073)
Just does it. Doesn't talk about it. He's built different.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: sunshinehorses 3/27/2024 4:52:23 PM (No. 1687090)
Just like other things. What part of ILLEGAL do you not understand?? If you don't own or rent the property and are not there with the permission of the owner, you are trespassing - THAT IS ILLEGAL.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Mcscow sailor 3/27/2024 4:59:49 PM (No. 1687096)
Good
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Reply 6 - Posted by: WV.Hillbilly 3/27/2024 6:52:09 PM (No. 1687156)
West Virginia's deadbeat governor signed a similar bill into law earlier this week.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: smokincol 3/27/2024 6:59:44 PM (No. 1687161)
somebody, anybody ..... please, please tell me how did "squarters" ever get "rights" to do anything
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Reply 8 - Posted by: PismoPat 3/27/2024 7:30:26 PM (No. 1687171)
Just which rights to other people's property was the sledgehammer taken to?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: JimBob 3/27/2024 7:33:02 PM (No. 1687174)
'Squatter's Rights' do not exist, except in the warped mind of the Leftists.... and not even THERE when on Martha's Vineyard or The Hamptons. (I recall the fine Democ'RATS got those NEWCOMERS kicked off the island in less than 24 hours!) The term is a oxymoron.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: rytwng 3/27/2024 10:51:04 PM (No. 1687253)
When will people have enough and make some squatters dead?
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Reply 11 - Posted by: YorkieMom 3/28/2024 12:39:39 AM (No. 1687285)
I don't know if it's a law here in NV, but a friend's daughter sold her house and moved to another one. Squatters took over the empty house before it was sold, trashed it, and it took months to get the squatters out of the house. This was a few years ago under our former Dem Governor. The libs are really good at making sure the losers of the country come first. Another good thing DeSantis is doing in Florida.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Kafka2 3/28/2024 4:36:31 AM (No. 1687336)
This is just one more reason I thank heaven that I live in Florida.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: mifla 3/28/2024 5:23:36 AM (No. 1687350)
Be careful when you advertise a house for sale or for rent. May have to hire someone to keep an eye on the place.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Old Army Vet 3/28/2024 6:40:20 AM (No. 1687386)
Good job Ron. Glad that I moved here.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Strike3 3/28/2024 7:40:29 AM (No. 1687405)
It shouldn't require a law for people to have exclusive rights to a home they rightfully own. Anybody found camping out in my home is going to disappear.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: broken01 3/28/2024 8:04:07 AM (No. 1687414)
Exactly #15. You rightfully own the property NO ONE squatting there should NOT be allowed to just stay there. Note: I don't care if you are an illegal alien criminal or a bum wearing brand new sneakers. Squat anywhere near my property and you'll be gone.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: franq 3/28/2024 9:03:29 AM (No. 1687464)
All these recent articles made me look up NC laws. It takes 20 years of uninterrupted squatting for them to get legal possession. But it's probably still a major headache before that.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: NYbob 3/28/2024 9:34:14 AM (No. 1687481)
My brother rents property in a tiny town in PA. Had renters who refused to leave after not paying rent. He removed their front door, they left.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: MickTurn 3/28/2024 10:07:21 AM (No. 1687516)
Squaters HAVE NO RIGHTS, PERIOD! Come to Texas, the Castle Law will allow us Texans to "SOLVE" this problem with extreme prejudice!
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Reply 20 - Posted by: Lawsy0 3/28/2024 10:42:17 AM (No. 1687558)
Those who would like to steal your real estate do not need your personal information other than that which is already in the public record. I get calls several times a year, calling me by name, asking if I want to sell the property at this address. Every library, every county clerk, everywhere has this information on YOU.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: Zigrid 3/28/2024 10:58:16 AM (No. 1687575)
Bravo!!
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Reply 22 - Posted by: zephyrgirl 3/28/2024 11:02:16 AM (No. 1687580)
There are several empty houses for sale in my neighborhood, several others with owners who only live there part time, and one rental that has been empty for six out of the last ten years. I've been thinking that they're ripe for squatters to move in, and won't be surprised if they do.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: zoidberg 3/28/2024 1:30:38 PM (No. 1687727)
Squatters' rights? They don't deserve squat!
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