Can we all agree “Squatters rights” is the dumbest thing we have going here?
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I agree but a lot of this is misleading. Assuming the guy who agreed to be on camera actually believed he was a tenant because he was duped by a fake landlord into paying rent, he’s not what I would characterize as a squatter. Now, if he is lying about that and he just actually broke in himself and moved in, he is a squatter, as how I would define it. Either way, I don’t like NY’s laws, or at least how they are enforced, because to me a housing commission court would deal with evicting holdovers from a prior legal lease when there is a dispute about renewal, default, or eviction.
A good majority of the liberal Marxist posters here try to be squatters.
Not just NY laws. Georgia has similar laws. Takes forever to legally remove someone. Even someone who broke locks to get in.
I agree that squatters rights laws are stupid.
Yeah it's terrible. If you can prove you own something, you should have a right to let/not let whoever you want to use it.
It really should be that simple.
It really should be that simple.
Squatters are worse than left lane loungers and I think they should be waterboarded. I'm not sure what torture is suitable for squatters.
This was started by bleeding heart liberals who have a bias against the "evil" landlords.
That's where these "rights" came from.
This is how it works.
People drive around looking at houses with a for sale sign.
They call the agent to see if the house is occupied.
If it's vacant, they might inquire about the seller's name.
If the agent won't provide the name they do a zillow search, or google search.
They download a generic lease from the internet, and fill it out.
If we’re opening the books on torture the Judas Cradle really gets to the point.
JFC. Trying too hard. Again.
Yeah, I've never understood squatter's rights for people that are their illegally.
I understand if someone had a lease, and the lease was broken and there were unethical ways used to remove tennants. I don't understand how someone who breaks into a house is allowed rights to stay there.
I understand if someone had a lease, and the lease was broken and there were unethical ways used to remove tennants. I don't understand how someone who breaks into a house is allowed rights to stay there.
Any agent who answers this question should lose their license. The squatters don't even go to this much effort. All it takes is a peek in the windows or mailbox.
You conveniently omitted the very next line in my post so you could make a point.
A peek in the window isn't conclusive.
Actually, I guess I didn't even read that far... stopped when I saw that statement. In many cases a peek in the window is conclusive enough for them to break/pick the lock and move in.
And, now, the next statement is even more ridiculous. An agent giving the owner's name over the phone to someone? That is even more ridiculous and doesn't prove anything about "conveniently" leaving out anything.
I didn't know my sellers names until I met them right before closing, only bc they were at the home doing some last minute cleaning before the final walk through. If they were never there, I would have never known.
I knew my agent's name, and I knew their agent's name.
You can simply look up the property at the county website and find the owner's name.
Everyone agrees however that squatters rights exist at OP Mom’s house. Especially on her face.
In Queens that should cost her about $400 to find a couple of young men to address the situation with extreme prejudice.
Squatters are scum of the earth.
Squatters are scum of the earth.
squatters are not the same as people who claim to have a tenancy.
But even squatters have rights under iowa laws. So again, I have no real understanding of the history here, why did squatters get rights?
My Native American brothers consider you all squatters!
AWAY WITH YOU!!!
AWAY WITH YOU!!!
Most states (I dare say all) have some form of adverse possession on the books. I don't know if that is what you are referencing.
It likely started out as a way to protect actual tennants from being screwed over. Anecdotal: Someone signs a 12 month lease, 3 months in the landlord says "you need to be out by next week." Tennant has nowhere to go and no cash for a down payment/deposit. Landlord now shutting off water and heat to force them out.
What it has evolved into is likely because of lawsuit after lawsuit of people exploiting loopholes.
Can we even call them squatters? Seems mean... we don't want to hurt anyone's feelings so we have to call them undocumented tenants.
BERNIE SANDAHS AND DA SQUAD ARE SQUATTAHS AND NEED TO BE SHOT DOWN BY DA HITMAN!!!! DA HAWKEYE HITMAN GOT HIS TARGET LOCKED ON DA MARXISTS AND DA COMMUNISTS AND DA SOCIALISTS AND DA LIBS!!!!!
It's weird. I don't know of a single person on either side of the aisle who think this is a good idea, yet, other than Florida right now, no one seems to care enough to fix it.
We have plenty of "right to work" states where it makes it illegal for government workers to strike and such. You'd think there'd be "right to evict" states where squatters have zero rights and can be immediately removed from property. How does this shit not just fold into trespassing laws? Why can't there be a simple database that traces homeowner/ renter transactions? If you're not in the database, you're not there legally. Period. I would volunteer to head up this office if they need one.
goes back to english common law. land owners were often deserting the land to migrate to better places. the crown wanted to be able to collect taxes on the land so they gave the right to adverse possession.
Jeezus this is infuriating. I was hoping to see some "squatters owned" videos, but most of them are more of this loophole bullshit.
Looks like times are tough for Hacksaw Jim Duggan
You mean like Trump not paying all of his bills and declaring bankruptcy?
Adverse possession and squatters rights are different, or no? I only know trivia bits about adverse possession- but its several years to get ownership; and other requirements.
Squatting is just (through whatever means) claiming something that isn't yours and having some protections from removal?
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