More Evidence Squatting Legal in MoCo

[Anonymous]

Squatting is essentially legal and the people in our government, including the police, do nothing to stop it. Some elected officials appear to abet it. Very disappointing and this very basic government failure is why people are leaving Maryland.

https://foxbaltimore.com/spotlight-on-maryland/convicted-squatter-released-returns-to-23m-bethesda-home-as-neighbors-fear-violence

[Anonymous]

Thieves aka squatters have stolen a $2.3M house in Bethesda and nothing can be quickly done about it??????? Squatters are simply thieves and must treated as such; anything less society, laws, and norms fall apart. This woman and all other squatters should be arrested immediately. What they are doing is a crime.
I am a democrat living in MOCO; inaction by government officials and placating to FAR left liberals allowing for ANY form of squatting is the type of thing that is destroying a once strong county and driving people away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thieves aka squatters have stolen a $2.3M house in Bethesda and nothing can be quickly done about it??????? Squatters are simply thieves and must treated as such; anything less society, laws, and norms fall apart. This woman and all other squatters should be arrested immediately. What they are doing is a crime.
I am a democrat living in MOCO; inaction by government officials and placating to FAR left liberals allowing for ANY form of squatting is the type of thing that is destroying a once strong county and driving people away.

Well some areas don't prosecute crimes anymore.

[Anonymous]

Whoa. What neighborhood is this?

[Anonymous]

The homeowner (i.e., the bank) does not seem to be actively trying to remove the squatters. The neighbors reported the squatters and there is no indication that the bank has trespassed the squatters or started the eviction proceedings.

So yeah, if you own a home and let someone openly live in it for 30 days, expect problems when you want them to leave. It is not like the owners went out to dinner and then couldn't get the squatters out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The homeowner (i.e., the bank) does not seem to be actively trying to remove the squatters. The neighbors reported the squatters and there is no indication that the bank has trespassed the squatters or started the eviction proceedings.

So yeah, if you own a home and let someone openly live in it for 30 days, expect problems when you want them to leave. It is not like the owners went out to dinner and then couldn't get the squatters out.

What if you go on vacation for more than 30 days? Your stuff is still in the home. You don't have another permanent address.

Should a squatter be able to break into your home and live there because you had no idea that squatters have taken over your home?

What's the difference between a B&E and squatting?

[Anonymous]

Who is paying the tax bill? That's the owner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The homeowner (i.e., the bank) does not seem to be actively trying to remove the squatters. The neighbors reported the squatters and there is no indication that the bank has trespassed the squatters or started the eviction proceedings.

So yeah, if you own a home and let someone openly live in it for 30 days, expect problems when you want them to leave. It is not like the owners went out to dinner and then couldn't get the squatters out.

Nope nope nope. We are a nation of laws, and “but I’ve been getting away with it for a while” is not a defense against criminality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who is paying the tax bill? That's the owner.

The squatter is not claiming ownership. They are claiming tenancy rights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is paying the tax bill? That's the owner.

The squatter is not claiming ownership. They are claiming tenancy rights.

Yet

[Anonymous]

This happens in every jurisdiction that has laws to protect legitimate tenants from predatory landlords. There also needs to be a legal recourse against predatory tenants! Surely it can't be that complicated... politicians lack the incentive to work at it, I suppose.

I'm from a European country and was just watching a news segment about a similar situation in my home country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is paying the tax bill? That's the owner.

The squatter is not claiming ownership. They are claiming tenancy rights.

And not paying.

[Anonymous]

By OP's logic, squatting is legal in Virginia also:

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/fairfax-squatter-speaks-says-she-and-homeowner-helped-each-other/65-df33133a-9651-40c7-970e-a3108956cb34

[Anonymous]

Squatters are CRIMINALS. They are NOT tenants and should have NO rights whatsoever. We are living in dystopian times if we allow people (squatters, law enforcement, judges) to conflated treating Tenants and Squatters the same. They are not. One belongs in jail. Where has common sense gone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is paying the tax bill? That's the owner.

The squatter is not claiming ownership. They are claiming tenancy rights.

Can they show anyone a signed contract between the owner and themselves?