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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it takes 30+ days for someone to establish residence.  I’d hope one would know if someone has been in their house for over 39 days.[/quote]
+1 It's not "go out to dinner, and then someone squats in your home".  That would immediately be a B&E since they would not be able to show a valid utility bill in that time, nor would they be able to get rid of all your stuff in that amount of time.

But, yes, 30 days, that's concerning.

We are planning to spend a lot of time traveling when the kids are out of the house. I told DH that squatting is a big concern.  We will have cameras in the house, and hopefully, neighbors who will keep an eye out.  Or, maybe get a house alarm with a company.[/quote]

It works in blue states with ridiculous laws. It does not work in red states and would be down right dangerous in stand your ground states or strong castle law states. [/quote]

From one of the articles:

In Georgia, a property owner who left to care for his sick wife returned to learn that interlopers had moved in and changed the locks on his home, and he’s not allowed to kick them out.[/quote]

Some states have very old “squatters rights” laws that were meant to protect people (often African American) who occupied land for generations and paid the taxes, etc. but never had the paperwork done for legal title. Texas Monthly had an interesting article related to this recently. These laws are being exploited by squatters. I think FL recently repealed theirs. [/quote]

Here’s an article on the Florida law. I think the trick is that, even in Southern states that do have squatter’s rights laws, it’s still easier to get a squatter out than in a jurisdiction like NY, even if it takes some process.

https://weartv.com/news/local/florida-lawmakers-pass-bill-to-revoke-squatters-rights-protect-property-owners#[/quote]

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