A squatter is someone who enters a building without permission and proceeds to live in it, without any ownership or rental agreement. It’s legal in many blue and purple states, and even in some red states. So, if you go on vacation for a few weeks, you might return to find people living in your home. In this post, we’ll see an example of “squatting”, and then see how Florida dealt with squatting.

From the New York Post, an example of what squatting looks like in a blue state, with a blue mayor, and a blue governor:

A New York City property owner recently ended up in handcuffs following a fiery standoff with alleged squatters who she has been trying to boot from her family’s home, tense footage shows.

Adele Andaloro, 47, was nabbed after changing the locks last month on the $1 million home in Flushing, Queens, that she says she inherited from her parents when they died, ABC’s Eyewitness News reported.

[…]Andaloro claims the ordeal erupted when she started the process of trying to sell the home last month but realized squatters had moved in — and brazenly replaced the entire front door and locks.

She said she got fed up, and went to her family’s home on 160th Street — with the local TV outlet in tow — on Feb. 29 and called a locksmith to change the locks for her.

[…]In New York City, a person can claim “squatter’s rights” after just 30 days of living at a property.

Under the law, it is illegal for the homeowner to change the locks, turn off the utilities, or remove the belongings of the “tenants” from the property.

They’re not really “tenants”, as they haven’t signed a lease. But what else would you expect from a sanctuary state, which is home to sanctuary cities?

More:

“By the time someone does their investigation, their work, and their job, it will be over 30 days and this man will still be in my home,” Andaloro said.

“I’m really fearful that these people are going to get away with stealing my home,” she added.

[…]Following a flurry of 911 calls, responding cops told Andaloro she had to sort the saga out in housing court because it was considered a “landlord-tenant issue.”

Andaloro was ultimately given an unlawful eviction charge because she had changed the locks and hadn’t provided a new key to the person staying there, the NYPD confirmed to The Post.

She was slapped with a criminal court summons, cops added.

So, if you’re the legal owner of a property in New York, people who don’t own it can move in, and then you get arrested for changing the locks to keep them out. It’s New York.

This article from Florida’s Voice explains what happens in Florida:

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed anti-squatter legislation on Wednesday, seeking to combat individuals who illegally reside in a house that they do not own or pay rent for.

The bill would allow law enforcement to remove squatters who can’t produce a notarized lease signed by the landowner or proof that they are paying rent for the property.

Additionally, there would be penalties for individuals who produce fraudulent leases that are commonly used by squatters.

Rep. Kevin Steele, R-Dade City, sponsored HB 621 and Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, championed the Senate version.

If Ron DeSantis were elected President in 2024, then I assume this sort of law would be enacted, and apply to all 50 states.

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