There are some agents out there who are pretty damn dumb.
Can we all agree “Squatters rights” is the dumbest thing we have going here?
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I guess I don't know what "squatters rights" are in this context. My general understanding is the squatter is making a claim that they have some agreement or tenancy on the property and the police/courts tell the owner that they need to go through the court eviction process proving the squatter doesn't have rights. Yes, that would be somewhat different than adverse possession.
That sounds very situational and rare because utilities are most often in the tenant’s name.
In any event the State of Florida has acted to stop this criminal activity.
FS 621 will take effect 7/1/24 and was passed unanimously by both houses. It frees up the owner to move quickly to remove squatters and unauthorized persons from occupying a property and allows the sheriff to assist without fear of reprisals once they have the required paperwork - no longer a lengthy and financially burdensome process for the owner.
It is very different and is clearly defined in most states although I’ve seen several extreme cases in a few states that are awful for the owner.
Right. The law was likely made to protect people from rare and situational things. Not just people staking claims to empty units.
The wrestler who’s patented move was to club his opponent with a 2x4?
My parents freaked out because a house next door was taken over by squatters. The lady that owned the house died. It was a 2 million dollar home but she was a little nuts and the place was disgusting covered in animal shit and other hording crap. Paramedics wore hazmat suits. Apparently she had no family and no one claimed it. A few years later some squatters took over. They fixed it up and actually started listing it as an airbnb. My folks were convinced that every time they left the house the squatters could just take over their home too.
Eventually the squatters were evicted and the home was sold.
Eventually the squatters were evicted and the home was sold.
All you Noles ought to understand squatter's rights, considering that you've been squatting on this board for how many years now?
I feel like this is what I’m working towards right now.
My “backyard neighbor” owns way too much land, hundreds of acres and doesn’t even live in the same state.
Thus I have a large timber in my backyard. My yard consists of an acre of land but it is pie shaped and my house sits pretty far back on our property so we don’t have much of a backyard.
For 7 years now I have been gradually moving my yard back farther and farther into the timber and not heard a thing from the owner. During this time the derecho happened and a couple of other windstorms that took trees down. Some of those trees even fell onto my property and I didn’t hear a single thing from her or the company that manages her land and rents out the farmhouse.
So I can totally see why adverse possession laws exist and would love to take over some of this land and pay the taxes on it.
I would like to try and take this to the courthouse but worry I’ll get in trouble (she has much more money then me) or she will sell the land to some developer and I’ll have neighbors in the backyard
Not a lawyer, but:
I wouldn’t say anything to your neighbor until they bring it up. Keep taking care of it like it’s yours. Do NOT go to court unless you have to bc it will be expensive, and god forbid you lose then you’re on the hook for all of it with no land. The longer you care for it the better you have a chance at an adverse case.
Ooh. Decent. Were you voted Wittiest for your high school Senior Superlatives?
I wouldn’t do it but then again my parents taught me that taking something that’s not mine is stealing.
Or someone six months behind on rent and abusing the building
Squatters usually know some laws, in that sense they are like sovereign citizens. I'm guessing these people know how to game the system. I'd also guess they are the anti-government types and you know the rest of their belief system.
Some of these folks that you see on the YT and FB videos know exactly what they’re doing. I watch them and get infuriated.
Those cases are often easier to resolve because the eviction process for lease non pay violation
Is at least more definitive in terms of procedure.
It's one of the dumbest things, along with civil forfeiture and using eminent domain to "increase the tax base".
On that I will agree! Gawd there are some dumb ones... They should lose their licenses...
It is without question the dumbest most idiotic scenarios I can think of. If I go to MY house and someone is living there, why am I not allowed to shoot them for breaking and entering and not leaving. Makes no sense!
I'm guessing a fair number of us could buy and sell you several times over so...doubtful.
This. I would certainly add the abuse of eminent domain laws as well.
Squatters rights shouldn't be a thing and I can't believe anyone can give a rational reason why they exist.
It's now been found the squatter in NY was sub letting to sub squatters..... hang him.
It's now been found the squatter in NY was sub letting to sub squatters..... hang him.
Depending on your county in Florida the sheriff might give you a medal.
It defies common sense. Why don't squatters take over hotels that close down and remain vacant for a long time? The laws right now reward criminal activity and should be deemed as inciting violence.
Another victim.
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It’s kind of odd that they have surveillance video of the suspects, but they haven’t released what the suspects look like. Even though it’s an active search.Another victim.
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I think it was a well meaning law that has some gaping loopholes in it.
These type laws obviously need to be amended.
Right, and I think most well adjusted people understand that tenants need some protections, but also landlords should't be subjected to some of the bullshit the law protects.
It's public record in Florida. It can be found on zillow.
You like carrying grudges. Get over yourself.
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