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Florida latest state to target squatters after DeSantis signs 'Property Rights' law
发布日期:2024-12-23 15:13:43
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Wednesday the "Property Rights" bill, which aims to help homeowners remove squatters more quickly.

Standing in front of a lectern that read "Ending the Squatters Scam," DeSantis said this is the first bill of its kind in the U.S.

"We want the law to have the thumb on the scale in favor of law abiding property owners, and that's what you're going to see here with this piece of legislation," he said.

Squatting cases have made national headlines recently, after one Los Angeles home became a party hub and other squatters were accused of murder in New York City.

Here is what to know about Florida's new effort to stop squatters and how it compares to other states:

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Florida's HB 621 "Property Rights" bill

The law shortens the process for a property owner to remove unauthorized people from their property, according to the bill analysis.

With a form, a property owner can request their local sheriff's office to help vacate their property.

The law, effective July 1, allows sheriff's offices to charge an hourly fee if the property owner requests their assistance "to keep the peace while the property owner or agent of the owner changes the locks and removes the personal property of the unlawful occupants from the premises to or near the property line."

What are squatter rights?

Squatting occurs when someone stays in a home that isn't theirs and claims a right to be there, making it legally contentious and logistically contentious to kick them out.

Squatters rights usually provide that a person has the legal right to live in a place they have lived in for an extended amount of time, provided the owner does not take legal action, according to the American Apartment Owners Association. That time ranges from five to 30 years.

But many of the illegal "squatting" incidents making headlines recently have occurred in the short-term, where people claimed tenant rights laws to require property owners to go through a lengthy eviction process to remove someone and stay for free in the meantime, Newsweek reported.

Every state has different laws around tenant and eviction protections. For example, in New York tenants get rights after living in a spot 30 days. Private services like the Squatter Squad in Southern California have started popping up promising to get squatters to leave without the legal mess.

Anti-squatting legislation underway in Alabama, Georgia, New York

Florida is one of a few states currently considering laws to target squatters. Here are some other anti-squatting laws in the works:

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