Squatters are - - "Criminals". They should all be charged with breaking and entering. If they have any kind of weapons the charges need to be a felony. Shalom
obama/obiden and george soros and the rest of the wef Idiots running this country into the ground , believe it or not there to blame for most of what is going on
Agree 100%. Problem is the law. Once that 30 day window passes the law considers them residents. If you catch them on day 29, then you can press charges for breaking and entering. That is my understanding.
No, you need to vote out the legislators that don’t agree with you or more to a place and live among people who see things your way. I don’t want a bunch of Lefty idiots in Washington passing laws for me and my state. Let the states and their voters dictate how they want their state to run. VOTE
Agree ! They don’t pay for anything and the law lets them sit there . They damage the home because they are mad at the owner . Laws have to change .!! 😮
Well, in all fairness, the law was passed unanimously by the Florida legislature, so he couldn't have vetoed it even if he wanted to. So the legislature gets the real credit.
This is literally a corporate land grab disguised as rights for regular people. Real estate investing is an opportunity that boomers of course got a hold of and is now ruined forever by big corporate opportunists. This is the nail in the coffin.
Sorry but no. I believe in states rights, if the people want the law good. If not, good for them. I don’t want crazies on the Left passing national laws that affect me. I like my state, I don’t need outsiders changing it.
Nice idea, but the real landlords or owners never see the squatters until they have taken up residence in the home. One solution would be to require lease paperwork to be notarized. Costly though for real renters.
That's what I was wondering about. If someone breaks into a home in a Stand Your Ground state, can they not be shot by the homeowner? Even if the homeowner is not actually living there? And I don't know if Florida is Stand Your Ground.
@@linguisticman in essence you can. unless you are really stupid. let me explain. if you walk into your home and notice a squatter and then call the cops saying there is a squatter in your home. then shoot him.. you will have a very hard time when it comes to court. because you were stupid. you just admitted that you knew it was a squatter, not that it MIGHT have been an intruder. if you don't call the cops and then get into a yelling match with the squatter and let the squatter make a move towards you, you can shoot because you can claim "but officer the person came at me in my own home, i was scared for my life." .. no way to prove that the was no physical danger. not very likely that there were cams in the house. now if you are stupid and tell the officer "but officer the SQUATTER came at me" .. the officer is going to ask how did you know it was a squatter? .. you were stupid and now you are screwed. now why do you want the squatter to come at you? simple. the squatter might have a web cam or something running that you don't know about. let the idiot come at you.. then well.. you get the idea. i am not an attorney. but pretty sure if you check with an attorney they will tell you the same thing.
It's not even the squatting that really hurts, it's the thousands of dollars of destruction of property when they are being evicted after months of free living. It's like adding salt to a wound.
Hard to believe these people would damage the property on their way out. They should indeed, be forced to pay for those damages! They act as if they were privileged to be there in the first place so they are taking revenge for having to leave. 🧐
If hotels can call the police to get people out And arrested, so too should a homeowner be able to just call the police and have the squatters removed, Immediately!!!
Hotels are a business renting rooms out for travelers and tourists whereas squatters are invading the private property of an owner. As long as a hotel guest pays his or her hotel fee, does not create a ruckus or causes damage inside the room, they should not be evicted.
@@Diana-yn2ho an empty home owned by a homeowner is also a rental business just like the hotel only the amount of rooms and length of time are different
@@brianwalker8759 - Yes, true, but nevertheless, former renters or squatters have no right to that property; in other words, live there without the owner's/hotel management's consent and failing to pay for lodging.
@@Diana-yn2ho And as long as a squatter breaks into a house, they should be pulled out immediately. They are using the same logic for rentals. Just because it's a rental doesn't make squatting legal. And when is a squatter a guest? or a tenant? or anything else but a criminal, who should get a minimum of 5 years in prison because it is theft, grand theft, conversion, and fraud
It's a socialist belief. They think that they have the right to whatever others have and they don't. They would rather steal it than actually work to get something. It's also the mentality of criminals. Because I'm sure the majority of squatters have a criminal background of some sort.
@@loriar1027That isn't accurate. The original squatter laws pertained to people who were claiming land, not other people's homes. If you look up squatter law history, it was all about claiming land. It was that way in the US in the 1800s, too.
Because when it was happening to landlords, no one other than the landlords cared. But when it started happening to regular homeowners, people suddenly rejected some of their liberal ideology. To wit...If it doesn't negatively affect me, I don't care, or I'm all for helping others, as long as someone else gets stuck with the bill.
This is only Florida. It will probably adopted in red states but ignored in blue. Because, Criminals are very important to the blue states for some reason.
@@richardswann5300 1:24 Why is this new law necessary if squatters could be charged with unlawful entry before? Why were they never charged with a crime?
Basically a burglar caught in the act only has to claim squatters rights and police have to leave him in the property, free to ransack the place. Strange law.........
That's not actually true. If the home is currently occupied, then the would-be squatters are just trespassers, and they can be removed by police immediately. If the house is vacant, they have to occupy the property for a set amount of time to have any rights to the property. I looked it up. In some states, it's 20 years. In others, it's 10 years, and in others (including Florida), it's 7 years. Less than that, squatters have no rights except they have to be evicted through the courts, and the problem is that the eviction process is usually at least 90 days, which is a huge problem for the owner. This just expedites that process. Which is good!
So define vacant....... Empty for the day, a long weekend, a month's vacation? It still beggars belief that anyone can "take over" your property, claim rights to it and clear it out of everything and trash it before being forced to leave by court order with no repercussions.
@@loriar1027That's not true. In many states, including Iowa, a squatter gets tenant's rights after 30 days or once they receive mail at that address. Even if you discover them before then, you aren't allowed to physically evict them. And once they have tenants rights, you have to go through the legal eviction process, which can cost a fortune and takes years. In Illinois, it's that bad and worse. If you invite someone into your home, you cannot legally force them to leave without going through the eviction process. It's called Guest Rights.
Actually, no, the Florida legislature passed this unanimously. DeSantis couldn't have vetoed this even if he wanted to. The legislature gets the real credit.
There should also be a law that every lease for property must be signed and dated by both parties AND NOTARIZED. This simple low-cost contractual requirement would probably prevent 99 percent of all phony lease claims used by squatters.
@@Luisjusthere Like what? I was told by Desantis and Republicans that the border is WIDE open and violent illegals are FLOODING in every day! So how is he stopping that?
Insurance is shared risk. This is where everyone pays into a fund to cover losses incurred by someone in the group. Think of it as a Go Fund Me type system. The issue is, rates must rise to cover losses in times of a high number of houses being damaged / high repair costs. You could start an insurance co with your like minded friends and do a better job.
@@bobroberts2371that’s how it’s supposed to work but in Florida not so much. The lawyers got in with their buddies in the legislature and made it a slam dunk to sue the insurance companies. So much so that the insurance companies were required to contribute to a indemnity fund to pay the suits. All a homeowner had to do was hire the lawyer , then he sent the paperwork in and a check was cut. That’s the entire reason that rates have gone through the roof. People say “What about storms?” There have ALWAYS been storms. If you look up the stats on lawsuits against insurance companies, Florida has 98% of those suits. But they passed laws to fix the problem recently. However in the week before the legislation took effect, over 250,000 lawsuits were filed. So we have to wade through all of those before things start going back to some semblance of normal. My insurance went up 40% last year but this year it only went up $60, so I’m hoping we turned a corner. Wait and see, I guess.
Not as long as this administration is in power. I am assuming they look at it as housing they don't have to come up with for their influx of illegals. Sad times we are in, but way to go Florida for taking control of this situation. I am assuming Texas is next, but in Texas, they already have to deal with armed homeowners and landlords.
I know what you're asking, but the laws protecting squatters were not written to protect the squatters, but to protect legitimate tenants. If a landlord decided he didn't want to go through the painful and expensive process of eviction (you wouldn't believe what's involved to do that), he could just call the cops and say the tenants are squatters and get them tossed - so the laws protect actual tenants. The problem is that squatters use the same laws that protect tenants. Worse, many squatters stay in properties for years as the ineffective laws now on the books give them too many options for dragging out relief for the owner.
It's only considered trespassing if the property is currently occupied when the squatters move in. Like if they move in while the owners are on vacation. It has to be a vacant property to be considered squatting.
Because laws that come in effect immediately usually cause troubles as nobody has the time to adjust. In this case all of the government agencies involved so policies are created and personnel is instructed so it can be enforced properly.
If my property were stolen I would make use of the Everglades. The squatters would find themselves gathered up in the dead of night and on their way to the swamp. They would find out what hungry alligators do when someone falls into the water. No muss, no fuss.
Absolves government responsibility for providing and maintaining social housing. Becomes the financial responsibility of private homeowners so you have to deal with it. Socialism at its finest logic.
I own 4 lots in PCL and have held off for years to build on them due to squatter concerns. As I am out of State, I am at the mercy of the useless laws. Hopefully this will change things.
So it seems that if a tenant stops paying rent, they are not squatters and therefore must be removed by a lengthy eviction. ALL loopholes need to be eliminated. This is a great start to fairness for homeowners.
Renters had a legal contact and when they stop paying it is a breach of contract and needs to go court. This is the cost of doing business. Breach contracts.
@@shantae8247 Yes but going to court over a breached contract can take months or even years to resolve. Meanwhile the renter stays there without paying while the landlord still has to pay mortgage, taxes, and possibly utilities. The system is broken like many in our country and any law that takes the side of a criminal like a squatter or a renter who has breached their contract needs to be overturned in a reasonable amount of time to protect landlords from financial ruin. This happened to a friend of mine during COVID. Her husband died shortly before and they had multiple rentals. They had so much difficulty getting rid of the people who use the COVID law pertaining to not being able to be forced out for non-payment of rent. It went on with some of them for years. She and her family lost so much money during this time. The laws don't protect the owners and it needs to change.
But why do squatters go for houses from regular people instead of squatting in houses bought by corporations or investors? THOSE are the houses that should be squatted, not the houses of middle class americans struggling to afford their mortgage.
There was a recent story of a Hollywood Hills (California) home that was occupied by squatters. Several of them moved in, had furniture, were cooking meals, etc… For some reason those squatters were removed immediately. No court needed. That tells me that whoever owns that house is wealthy and very well connected.
I don’t think any house should be taken over by a squatter. It doesn’t belong to them. I do think foreign countries should be denied purchasing land or realty in the US. Americans only.
@@billybrown7953 So you think it's acceptable for companies and people who are already rich to buy up houses that middle class Americans could potentially purchase instead? I'm not defending squatters in general, just saying they should go after the people and companies that buy them for the sake of "investments" or "assets" when there are people who are struggling to be able to buy a house. Also harassing the caps lock key isn't going to increase your IQ either...
Smart move! It is not fair, nor just that these squatters take over a property that the owner worked hard to pay off or is still paying mortgage on it nor should these squatters have the right to steal what is inside the home that is not theirs. Allowing this is criminal.
I don’t even understand why squatters have any rights. They do nothing but take what belongs to other people, but somehow get rights to do that. What about the rights of property owners? You know, the people who actually paid for the property and pay taxes to be allowed to keep it?
Of course squatters are claiming everything and why wouldn’t they? The law in many states is on their side and they know that it will take several months for them to be legally “evicted”. In that time the squatters live for free in the property, often times causing very costly repairs. You might get a judgment against them, but they will NEVER pay. Politicians don’t care because those squatters are probably voting for them. There was a recent story of squatters taking over a Hollywood Hills (California) home. For some reason those squatters were forced to leave immediately. That tells me that someone wealthy and powerful owns that home.
@@elysianmuse6260 Trespassing and squatting are different in California. Once squatters have moved in it’s no longer considered trespassing. At that point the legal owner of the property needs to serve the squatter(s) a legal 3-day notice to vacate. This, in theory, gives the squatter(s) time to move out. Once the 3-day notice expires and the squatter(s) haven’t left THEN the owner needs to start the eviction process. The squatters in the Hollywood Hills house had moved in and we’re no longer trespassing therefore, according to the law, should have been given 3-days notice and then served with eviction papers if they hadn’t yet moved out. Then starting the months long eviction process. Instead the police were allowed to evict them right away. I agree that they should have been thrown out right away, but it looks like the owner was given special consideration and didn’t have to go through the long legal process like the average person.
This agent bought a property from a woman who didn't know how to handle squatters. When did he buy it? He must have known legislation was imminent on squatters. Did he advise his client on the legislation? If he bought it recently he probably got it at a big discount. Seems shifty to me.
So you would rather no one buy the property and have the squatters live in it rent free until the hose is destroyed leaving the lady with a house that needs torn down?
Don't think so, it's just been the last few weeks that this issue exploded into national news with high profile cases elsewhere. He doesn't have a crystal ball.
I felt like she was probably in a situation where she just didn't want to have to deal with any of it. She probably felt like she was getting a good deal just to get out from under ownership of that house. I've known people that had their family members die in another state and they didn't have the time or energy to deal with clearing out the house and selling it. So they sold the whole thing at a discount just to get some money out of it and not have to handle it themselves. Maybe this is a similar situation.
I way looking for this comment. Seemed like he was saying he got himself a sweet deal to take the property off her hands for a discount because he could deal with the issue where she should have had law enforcement on her side so she could make a decision in her best interest not to get out from under it. Wonder how many real estate guys like this are “helping out” elderly home owners by purchasing instead of law helping out tax payers to keep their property safe?
I live in California it takes 2 years to get squatters out and that is with an attorney The only new laws newsom would pass is to give squatters more rights
Just so you know, this law was passed unanimously by the Florida legislature. That means all Democrats and Republicans voted for it. DeSantis couldn't have vetoed it even if he had wanted to. So the legislature gets the real credit. Just saying.
If someone steals a car the police will run the thieves down and arrest them - because all they have to do is run the plates (among other things) to verify the rightful owner. - It should be the same with “squatters” /thieves, there are numerous ways to verify the owner including county records which police need to have same access to - just like running plates- (and if the people do not have a lease signed by the owner to prove they have an agreement with the owner to live there for x amount of time according to a lease as actual legal renters) and the owner is willing to give a statement to police that the people are not on a lease and are in fact unlawful intruders - that statement should be enough because there are already laws regarding filing false report etc to police that can be used to prosecute the owner if they make a false claim and the owner could also be sued for alot of money for breaching the lease/rental agreement etc- if that were the case so it is highly unlikely anyone would ever claim people were unlawful intruders - BREAKING AND ENTERING- if that were not the case. The criminals 2:07 should be arrested for breaking and entering immediately and prosecuted and sued to pay for the damages and distress they cause to families that worked hard to own the property and pay taxes to community and state that is suppose to uphold laws to protect communities from such crime.
A "squatter" is a burglar. 7 years in prison. . When the owner shows up , it's now a Home Invasion robbery. 20 years in prison. They should "squat" at the beach.
Squatters = the result of poorly written laws that was supposed to protect paying tenants that rented, but wound up protecting anyone who managed to stay in a home by any means including illegal entry for 30 days or more.
Thank you Governor DeSantis; hope other states follow suit.😊
Laws like this are long overdue.
i agree, but only with the squatters law, not the fascism, fla can keep that.
@@DexterRose🤡
Another win for DeSantis.
Only will follow in red states
Squatters are - - "Criminals". They should all be charged with breaking and entering. If they have any kind of weapons the charges need to be a felony. Shalom
And be held accountable for damage they incur
Can you imagine having arms in your house with people living there?!
@@Millieshin-yj5mbAnyone inside my home is completely safe from anyone outside the home. Shalom
You are absolutely 100% right!!👍
Amen!
What the hell ever happened to plain Breaking & Entering? That's illegal
obama/obiden and george soros and the rest of the wef Idiots running this country into the ground , believe it or not there to blame for most of what is going on
Agree 100%. Problem is the law. Once that 30 day window passes the law considers them residents. If you catch them on day 29, then you can press charges for breaking and entering. That is my understanding.
A cop was recetly killed in my city by a squatter that was getting evicted. Needs to be federal law that squatter's should not have rights!
No, you need to vote out the legislators that don’t agree with you or more to a place and live among people who see things your way. I don’t want a bunch of Lefty idiots in Washington passing laws for me and my state. Let the states and their voters dictate how they want their state to run. VOTE
Well neither should illegals, but.. here we are!
OMG, that is terrible! They’re dangerous and I know I was fortunate and blessed to have made it out alive after my squatters attack me.
Agree ! They don’t pay for anything and the law lets them sit there . They damage the home because they are mad at the owner . Laws have to change .!! 😮
A fast and fair election, good luck on that one.@MyHebrews
Thank you Governor DeSantis for looking out for the taxpayers of Florida..
Well, in all fairness, the law was passed unanimously by the Florida legislature, so he couldn't have vetoed it even if he wanted to. So the legislature gets the real credit.
@@loriar1027 He be the leader, he get the credit!!!
Lol, like criminals care about following laws. This is just lip service.
@@mindyschocolate Which is why these criminals should be shot. Eliminate them from society. They add nothing.
This is literally a corporate land grab disguised as rights for regular people. Real estate investing is an opportunity that boomers of course got a hold of and is now ruined forever by big corporate opportunists. This is the nail in the coffin.
Great new law. Kudos to the Representatives that voted for this
The people of Florida should pay attention to those politicians who didn't vote for this at the next election.
@@FracturedReality777It was passed unanimously. That means all Democrats and Republicans voted for it. No one voted against it.
Now get this law on the books for the whole country!
Yes bc all Ron did was sign it. They did the work.
It should be a National Law! Thanks Gov. Ron
Where would Brandons people stay then?
FJB.
Good f-ing luck with that.
Yes it dose because them people are criminals not squatters !!
Sorry but no. I believe in states rights, if the people want the law good. If not, good for them. I don’t want crazies on the Left passing national laws that affect me. I like my state, I don’t need outsiders changing it.
@@MyHebrews Sounds like you're from Texas, and y'all have screwed up your state enough already that you don't need help from the feds.
This law should be in every state!
Especially NY.
Shouldn't need a law bc it is Lready a crime
If somebody enters your unoccupied car, can he/she claim it is their car?? How is a house any different?
I don't understand it either.
Breaking and entering
Squatters deserve to have their names and likenesses posted to a "Squatters Registry," giving Landlords another tool for deciding on a new tenant.
Awesome idea
Great idea!
Nice idea, but the real landlords or owners never see the squatters until they have taken up residence in the home. One solution would be to require lease paperwork to be notarized. Costly though for real renters.
@@johnjones5354True, but its a good addition to new squatter laws.
Excellent idea!
Squatter: everything here is mine
Morpheus: Would that include a bullet from this gun?
That's what I was wondering about. If someone breaks into a home in a Stand Your Ground state, can they not be shot by the homeowner? Even if the homeowner is not actually living there? And I don't know if Florida is Stand Your Ground.
Right on…..😉😎
I was going to make that comment but you beat me to it.
@@linguisticman in essence you can. unless you are really stupid.
let me explain. if you walk into your home and notice a squatter and then call the cops saying there is a squatter in your home. then shoot him.. you will have a very hard time when it comes to court. because you were stupid. you just admitted that you knew it was a squatter, not that it MIGHT have been an intruder.
if you don't call the cops and then get into a yelling match with the squatter and let the squatter make a move towards you, you can shoot because you can claim "but officer the person came at me in my own home, i was scared for my life." .. no way to prove that the was no physical danger. not very likely that there were cams in the house. now if you are stupid and tell the officer "but officer the SQUATTER came at me" .. the officer is going to ask how did you know it was a squatter? .. you were stupid and now you are screwed.
now why do you want the squatter to come at you? simple. the squatter might have a web cam or something running that you don't know about. let the idiot come at you.. then well.. you get the idea.
i am not an attorney. but pretty sure if you check with an attorney they will tell you the same thing.
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I Don't get it. THIS IS GRAND LARCENY. CAUGHT RED HANDED WITH THE GOODS. PUT THEM IN PRISON. This should not be a game of tag.
It's not even the squatting that really hurts, it's the thousands of dollars of destruction of property when they are being evicted after months of free living. It's like adding salt to a wound.
Plus the legal fees on the owner
No it's the squatting that hurts too.
The squatters should be forced to pay for any damages they incurred.
Hard to believe these people would damage the property on their way out. They should indeed, be forced to pay for those damages! They act as if they were privileged to be there in the first place so they are taking revenge for having to leave. 🧐
Imagine if I rob a bank and just say the money is mine.
This is how the left think. Well, unless it’s their prop or money .
If hotels can call the police to get people out And arrested, so too should a homeowner be able to just call the police and have the squatters removed, Immediately!!!
Hotels are a business renting rooms out for travelers and tourists whereas squatters are invading the private property of an owner. As long as a hotel guest pays his or her hotel fee, does not create a ruckus or causes damage inside the room, they should not be evicted.
@@Diana-yn2hoWay to miss the point. When do hotels evict paying, well behaved guests?
@@Diana-yn2ho an empty home owned by a homeowner is also a rental business just like the hotel only the amount of rooms and length of time are different
@@brianwalker8759 - Yes, true, but nevertheless, former renters or squatters have no right to that property; in other words, live there without the owner's/hotel management's consent and failing to pay for lodging.
@@Diana-yn2ho And as long as a squatter breaks into a house, they should be pulled out immediately. They are using the same logic for rentals. Just because it's a rental doesn't make squatting legal. And when is a squatter a guest? or a tenant? or anything else but a criminal, who should get a minimum of 5 years in prison because it is theft, grand theft, conversion, and fraud
This should be a law at the Federal level and every State should have it!
No property is local and county ty.
So if I grab your purse and hold it tight and say "Mine, mine, mine," does it legally become...my purse? Same logic.
Not quite.
Yes......we could call it the 2 year old rule of Mine mine mine law😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@loriar1027Sure it is. If possession equals ownership, there's no difference.
@@loriar1027explain to me the ways they are different please?
Only if it becomes part of your gender identity
I will never understand how a person thinks they can just move in and claim someone else’s property that they worked so hard for.
It's a socialist belief. They think that they have the right to whatever others have and they don't. They would rather steal it than actually work to get something. It's also the mentality of criminals. Because I'm sure the majority of squatters have a criminal background of some sort.
It's outrageous!
It's a very old law that was brought over with the colonists from England. 🤷♀️
Conditioning...
@@loriar1027That isn't accurate. The original squatter laws pertained to people who were claiming land, not other people's homes. If you look up squatter law history, it was all about claiming land. It was that way in the US in the 1800s, too.
Governor Abbott, we’re looking at you. Time to deal with the ridiculous laws that favor squatters in Texas
Abbott is a globalist! Wolf in sheep's clothing
HEAR HEAR!!
A lease not issued by the owner or their agent shouldnt be considered valid, and is proof of nothing but squatting.
Exactly.... a fake lease actually proves their guilt. Police should remove immediately.
As a former landlord, I've done my own evictions x5. Got them out quick each time even though it violated our rental laws and squatter's rights.
Politicians have sold us out why did this take so long?
Because they're all greedy selfish idiots
Because when it was happening to landlords, no one other than the landlords cared. But when it started happening to regular homeowners, people suddenly rejected some of their liberal ideology. To wit...If it doesn't negatively affect me, I don't care, or I'm all for helping others, as long as someone else gets stuck with the bill.
There is no shortage of sorry landlords. They brought some of that upon themselves.
This is only Florida. It will probably adopted in red states but ignored in blue. Because, Criminals are very important to the blue states for some reason.
That's bs
Atlanta is following suite! Thank goodness!!
All states need to do this ASAP!
0:50 Apparently squatting ISN'T a crime. It's a civil matter. That's the whole problem. It SHOULD be a crime.
Exactly! it's a form of theft!
I would think it would be called unlawful entry.
I've heard of cases where squatters took over when people were just on a vacation. It's just insanity.
@@richardswann5300 1:24 Why is this new law necessary if squatters could be charged with unlawful entry before? Why were they never charged with a crime?
@@inthesun3884 Squatters can take over when you're at work.
Basically a burglar caught in the act only has to claim squatters rights and police have to leave him in the property, free to ransack the place.
Strange law.........
That's not actually true. If the home is currently occupied, then the would-be squatters are just trespassers, and they can be removed by police immediately. If the house is vacant, they have to occupy the property for a set amount of time to have any rights to the property. I looked it up. In some states, it's 20 years. In others, it's 10 years, and in others (including Florida), it's 7 years. Less than that, squatters have no rights except they have to be evicted through the courts, and the problem is that the eviction process is usually at least 90 days, which is a huge problem for the owner. This just expedites that process. Which is good!
So define vacant.......
Empty for the day, a long weekend, a month's vacation?
It still beggars belief that anyone can "take over" your property, claim rights to it and clear it out of everything and trash it before being forced to leave by court order with no repercussions.
@@loriar1027That's not true. In many states, including Iowa, a squatter gets tenant's rights after 30 days or once they receive mail at that address. Even if you discover them before then, you aren't allowed to physically evict them. And once they have tenants rights, you have to go through the legal eviction process, which can cost a fortune and takes years. In Illinois, it's that bad and worse. If you invite someone into your home, you cannot legally force them to leave without going through the eviction process. It's called Guest Rights.
@@edennis8578That's just ridiculous. New laws are needed now.
@@loriar1027you aren’t a lawyer stop commenting everywhere like you have a degree in anything besides being obnoxious
Funny how voters across the country will not hold there elected representatives accountable for these issues. Good job Florida!
BEAUTIFUL 🎉 Desantis does it again, thank you.
Actually, no, the Florida legislature passed this unanimously. DeSantis couldn't have vetoed this even if he wanted to. The legislature gets the real credit.
@@loriar1027 yet, nobody asked what is common sense......
There should also be a law that every lease for property must be signed and dated by both parties AND NOTARIZED. This simple low-cost contractual requirement would probably prevent 99 percent of all phony lease claims used by squatters.
Criminals should be met with the stand your ground law
Yeah babes our family says the same thing😂💯👍👍👍👍
They should go to jail for theft
Totally Agree 💯
..people uninvited to your home is called ...TRESPASSING! DUHHH!
No it's called home invasion
@@user-pz1pb2dq6u yeah...so we can remove them! Why does the govt need to sign a law to remove squatters rights. THEY HAVE NO RIGHTS FOR TRESPASSING!
They are criminals that violate owners properties.
Thank you Mr De Santis for protecting us homeowners as well as securing our borders!!
So the borders are secure now? Wow!
@@andyd3447 more secure than other places, least something is getting done about it down there.
@@Luisjusthere Like what? I was told by Desantis and Republicans that the border is WIDE open and violent illegals are FLOODING in every day! So how is he stopping that?
He's trying harder than 46 other governors are.
😂😂😂
Why is it so hard to get rid of squatters? It's trespassing at the very least, home invasion at worst.
Brilliant! California & New York could learn a thing or two...
Just wait, they are probably drafting a squatter's bill of rights.
@@Paramount531I know right unbelievable what is going on in this country right now
Democrats are too shupid
Cali and NY know whats going on. And it dosn't fit the politicians agenda.
You can't fix stupid.
And in San Francisco the city will pay legal defense against the owners!!! Insane.
I have some property for squatters. It’s in our local cemetery. Nice digs.
Hey squatters, meet my 2 best friends...SMITH & WESSON....and also my other friend, Mr Remington. BANG
Its weird how simple common sense became so uncommon.
Being evicted after a lengthy process is part of the problem. How about squatters being imprisoned for a lengthy period of time and not just evicted!
Now that's how you get stuff done. Now please fix the insurance problems
They can't do anything about insurance, private corporations can charge what they want and if they try to regulate them they leave the state..
Insurance is shared risk. This is where everyone pays into a fund to cover losses incurred by someone in the group. Think of it as a Go Fund Me type system. The issue is, rates must rise to cover losses in times of a high number of houses being damaged / high repair costs. You could start an insurance co with your like minded friends and do a better job.
“Fix the insurance problem?” It was migrants that fixed the roofs.
@walterconcrete5017 They are not migrants. They are criminals!
They are illegal aliens who broke the law and came into this country illegally!
@@bobroberts2371that’s how it’s supposed to work but in Florida not so much. The lawyers got in with their buddies in the legislature and made it a slam dunk to sue the insurance companies. So much so that the insurance companies were required to contribute to a indemnity fund to pay the suits. All a homeowner had to do was hire the lawyer , then he sent the paperwork in and a check was cut. That’s the entire reason that rates have gone through the roof. People say “What about storms?” There have ALWAYS been storms. If you look up the stats on lawsuits against insurance companies, Florida has 98% of those suits. But they passed laws to fix the problem recently. However in the week before the legislation took effect, over 250,000 lawsuits were filed. So we have to wade through all of those before things start going back to some semblance of normal. My insurance went up 40% last year but this year it only went up $60, so I’m hoping we turned a corner. Wait and see, I guess.
This is criminal. When the f do squatters have rights? This make no sense.
I don’t always agree with Disantis’s politics, but this is a God send for a lot of people!! Hope all states follow suit!!!
Are you from NY? Just asking
@@tessasaknit you wouldn’t believe but Mississippi!!!
@@jemikabates9038 lol, thanks,
This needs to be a federal law!
Not as long as this administration is in power. I am assuming they look at it as housing they don't have to come up with for their influx of illegals. Sad times we are in, but way to go Florida for taking control of this situation. I am assuming Texas is next, but in Texas, they already have to deal with armed homeowners and landlords.
Thank you Governor!
why on earth hasn't this been implemented all along....
Why does there need to be a new law? Isnt trespassing a law? Isnt doing damage against the law? Just asking
I know what you're asking, but the laws protecting squatters were not written to protect the squatters, but to protect legitimate tenants. If a landlord decided he didn't want to go through the painful and expensive process of eviction (you wouldn't believe what's involved to do that), he could just call the cops and say the tenants are squatters and get them tossed - so the laws protect actual tenants. The problem is that squatters use the same laws that protect tenants. Worse, many squatters stay in properties for years as the ineffective laws now on the books give them too many options for dragging out relief for the owner.
It's only considered trespassing if the property is currently occupied when the squatters move in. Like if they move in while the owners are on vacation. It has to be a vacant property to be considered squatting.
Put the squatters in jail amd fine them money owed for the use of home and any damages
If squatter's can't pay rent then they can't pay a hospital or car repair bill! Follow a squatter to Walmart and take action before the parking lot 🎉
Once again... A win for Florida. Well done governor desantis. Wish all states would get on board with This!
Newsome welcomes all squatters in California
@@yamama7265 - They should move into his home or properties.
July?
Why wait three mouths?
What’s wrong with today, this minute?
Because that's not how laws work.
Because laws that come in effect immediately usually cause troubles as nobody has the time to adjust. In this case all of the government agencies involved so policies are created and personnel is instructed so it can be enforced properly.
Should be country-wide.
Can’t see that horrible Governor Hochul ftom NY helping home owners against those squatters
If my property were stolen I would make use of the Everglades. The squatters would find themselves gathered up in the dead of night and on their way to the swamp. They would find out what hungry alligators do when someone falls into the water.
No muss, no fuss.
Why don't they ever get held accountable for damaging property?
H-Ho-How did squatting EVER become a protected thing? How… it makes zero common sense.
Absolves government responsibility for providing and maintaining social housing. Becomes the financial responsibility of private homeowners so you have to deal with it. Socialism at its finest logic.
Long overdue!
I own 4 lots in PCL and have held off for years to build on them due to squatter concerns. As I am out of State, I am at the mercy of the useless laws. Hopefully this will change things.
So it seems that if a tenant stops paying rent, they are not squatters and therefore must be removed by a lengthy eviction. ALL loopholes need to be eliminated. This is a great start to fairness for homeowners.
Renters had a legal contact and when they stop paying it is a breach of contract and needs to go court. This is the cost of doing business. Breach contracts.
@@shantae8247 Yes but going to court over a breached contract can take months or even years to resolve. Meanwhile the renter stays there without paying while the landlord still has to pay mortgage, taxes, and possibly utilities. The system is broken like many in our country and any law that takes the side of a criminal like a squatter or a renter who has breached their contract needs to be overturned in a reasonable amount of time to protect landlords from financial ruin. This happened to a friend of mine during COVID. Her husband died shortly before and they had multiple rentals. They had so much difficulty getting rid of the people who use the COVID law pertaining to not being able to be forced out for non-payment of rent. It went on with some of them for years. She and her family lost so much money during this time. The laws don't protect the owners and it needs to change.
Why they give rights to criminals
When does breaking and entering come into the equation? That is exactly what squatters are doing.
There is no more worse theft than squatting
Why is it not as simple as reporting a breaking and entering to have squatters removed and arrested ?
Finally something I can agree on with DeSantis.
@@stevebeegreat Biden 2024!
But why do squatters go for houses from regular people instead of squatting in houses bought by corporations or investors? THOSE are the houses that should be squatted, not the houses of middle class americans struggling to afford their mortgage.
There was a recent story of a Hollywood Hills (California) home that was occupied by squatters. Several of them moved in, had furniture, were cooking meals, etc… For some reason those squatters were removed immediately. No court needed. That tells me that whoever owns that house is wealthy and very well connected.
They do go after bank and corporate owned houses.
I don’t think any house should be taken over by a squatter. It doesn’t belong to them. I do think foreign countries should be denied purchasing land or realty in the US. Americans only.
NOT TOO BRIGHT, ARE YOU?
@@billybrown7953 So you think it's acceptable for companies and people who are already rich to buy up houses that middle class Americans could potentially purchase instead? I'm not defending squatters in general, just saying they should go after the people and companies that buy them for the sake of "investments" or "assets" when there are people who are struggling to be able to buy a house. Also harassing the caps lock key isn't going to increase your IQ either...
With many squatters pretending to be tenants, I wonder how they will be able to discern real tenants from squatters posing as tenants.
The Florida. Law gets it into court within days vs. Months and has penalties for fraud.
Smart move! It is not fair, nor just that these squatters take over a property that the owner worked hard to pay off or is still paying mortgage on it nor should these squatters have the right to steal what is inside the home that is not theirs. Allowing this is criminal.
We must stop unlawful acts!
It cost my brother about $30k to repair his house after he got squatters out after about a year trying.
Ha ha ha you squatters are going to be gone.
"Great!! Here's the mortgage and utility bills! Thanks!"
I don’t even understand why squatters have any rights. They do nothing but take what belongs to other people, but somehow get rights to do that. What about the rights of property owners? You know, the people who actually paid for the property and pay taxes to be allowed to keep it?
🏠🤔 It's important to respect property rights and avoid squatting issues.
Squatters not only removed but should have a minimum of 5 years in prison
As a property owner I support this legislation.
This law needs to be in all 50 states!
Of course squatters are claiming everything and why wouldn’t they? The law in many states is on their side and they know that it will take several months for them to be legally “evicted”. In that time the squatters live for free in the property, often times causing very costly repairs. You might get a judgment against them, but they will NEVER pay. Politicians don’t care because those squatters are probably voting for them. There was a recent story of squatters taking over a Hollywood Hills (California) home. For some reason those squatters were forced to leave immediately. That tells me that someone wealthy and powerful owns that home.
They probably offered them a lot of money to leave.
@@eileenryan4687 According to the news story the police came in and removed them. They didn’t mention anything about paying them to leave.
I think they had been there less than 30 days
@@elysianmuse6260 Trespassing and squatting are different in California. Once squatters have moved in it’s no longer considered trespassing. At that point the legal owner of the property needs to serve the squatter(s) a legal 3-day notice to vacate. This, in theory, gives the squatter(s) time to move out. Once the 3-day notice expires and the squatter(s) haven’t left THEN the owner needs to start the eviction process. The squatters in the Hollywood Hills house had moved in and we’re no longer trespassing therefore, according to the law, should have been given 3-days notice and then served with eviction papers if they hadn’t yet moved out. Then starting the months long eviction process. Instead the police were allowed to evict them right away. I agree that they should have been thrown out right away, but it looks like the owner was given special consideration and didn’t have to go through the long legal process like the average person.
Who the insurance pay if the house burns down ??? Or would they even pay ?????
The entire country needs that law.
Keep advertising the problem! 🙄
Mostly everyone seen tha Asylum Seeker post
This agent bought a property from a woman who didn't know how to handle squatters. When did he buy it? He must have known legislation was imminent on squatters. Did he advise his client on the legislation? If he bought it recently he probably got it at a big discount. Seems shifty to me.
Yup he seems like a shady dude
So you would rather no one buy the property and have the squatters live in it rent free until the hose is destroyed leaving the lady with a house that needs torn down?
Don't think so, it's just been the last few weeks that this issue exploded into national news with high profile cases elsewhere. He doesn't have a crystal ball.
I felt like she was probably in a situation where she just didn't want to have to deal with any of it. She probably felt like she was getting a good deal just to get out from under ownership of that house. I've known people that had their family members die in another state and they didn't have the time or energy to deal with clearing out the house and selling it. So they sold the whole thing at a discount just to get some money out of it and not have to handle it themselves. Maybe this is a similar situation.
I way looking for this comment. Seemed like he was saying he got himself a sweet deal to take the property off her hands for a discount because he could deal with the issue where she should have had law enforcement on her side so she could make a decision in her best interest not to get out from under it. Wonder how many real estate guys like this are “helping out” elderly home owners by purchasing instead of law helping out tax payers to keep their property safe?
I live in California it takes 2 years to get squatters out and that is with an attorney
The only new laws newsom would pass is to give squatters more rights
We love Florida and Ron DeSantis. Thank God
Give the squatters 3 square meals a day for 5 years in the Big House.
Thank you Governor DeSantis !
Not sure why it took so long ! !
But it's finally done ! ! !
You've got my vote for Governor ! ! ! !
It should have been put in place immediately not wait till July
Just so you know, this law was passed unanimously by the Florida legislature. That means all Democrats and Republicans voted for it. DeSantis couldn't have vetoed it even if he had wanted to. So the legislature gets the real credit. Just saying.
WRONG is WRONG !!!!!!
It's ignorant that we need laws against thieves.
Why do you call trespassers squatters??
what are TRESPASSING laws for ?
FINALLY!!!!! A governor WORTH SOMETHING!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
That’s why you don’t leave any structure unoccupied anywhere. You get security people to monitor it.
With so many New Yorkers vacationing in Florida they should run this news in New York.
Why? That might encourage new Yorkers to move to Florida
Absolutely....my experience with New Yorkers in my state is they all think they should get free rent and have rent control.
@@FracturedReality777New York has a lot of squatter rights that need to change.
If someone steals a car the police will run the thieves down and arrest them - because all they have to do is run the plates (among other things) to verify the rightful owner. - It should be the same with “squatters” /thieves, there are numerous ways to verify the owner including county records which police need to have same access to - just like running plates- (and if the people do not have a lease signed by the owner to prove they have an agreement with the owner to live there for x amount of time according to a lease as actual legal renters) and the owner is willing to give a statement to police that the people are not on a lease and are in fact unlawful intruders - that statement should be enough because there are already laws regarding filing false report etc to police that can be used to prosecute the owner if they make a false claim and the owner could also be sued for alot of money for breaching the lease/rental agreement etc- if that were the case so it is highly unlikely anyone would ever claim people were unlawful intruders - BREAKING AND ENTERING- if that were not the case. The criminals 2:07 should be arrested for breaking and entering immediately and prosecuted and sued to pay for the damages and distress they cause to families that worked hard to own the property and pay taxes to community and state that is suppose to uphold laws to protect communities from such crime.
Florida and Texas always leading the way.
They need to be thrown in jail for at least 5-10 yrs… it’s criminal, it’s theft, it’s essentially grand larceny, trespassing, etc
A "squatter" is a burglar. 7 years in prison. . When the owner shows up , it's now a Home Invasion robbery. 20 years in prison. They should "squat" at the beach.
Squatters = the result of poorly written laws that was supposed to protect paying tenants that rented, but wound up protecting anyone who managed to stay in a home by any means including illegal entry for 30 days or more.
Common sense law that shouldn’t even have to be enacted to counteract the current law of squatters rights.
One of few things for which I applaud De Santis. This situation should not have arisen in the first place. Well done Ron.
Thank you, Governor DeSantis! You really look out for Florida! I am so glad to move to this beautiful state a few years ago.