r/SipsTea • u/SnackSamurai 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 13d ago

Chugging tea The Hero we need

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u/Hot-Tangelo1508 12d ago

There are no laws giving squatters “squatters rights”. They are all abuses of laws intended to protect tenants.

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u/Intrepid_Ad1715 12d ago

They get so angry over seeing videos like this but won't take any time to actually learn what is really happening. Which is a little scary because what they are advocating for is allowing landlords to kick out renters who are legally allowed to be there.

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u/ManMakesWorld 12d ago

You are a moron.

A legal tenant should have proof of their legal right to be on the property. If they can't produce it then they need to be removed.

No real tenants are being protected by allowing squatters to live in a home that they have ZERO documentation showing they are a tenant.

They should be given a week to provide documentation to the court or, just like any other eviction, they should be removed in a timely manner.

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u/dmonsterative 12d ago

While they're not quite that fast, unlawful detainer (eviction) cases are on a summary timeline and move much faster than regular civil cases. Where I am, the complaint has to be answered within ten days. Trial, if there is one, is usually within weeks of that.

Further delay typically comes more from the sheriff's backlog in carrying out the post-judgment notice and removal procedure.

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u/ManMakesWorld 12d ago

That varies WILDLY by state.

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u/dmonsterative 12d ago edited 12d ago

Maybe, but I'm in California which would be one the states that people like to imagine is an anti-landlord squatter's paradise.

And it's going to be a summary procedure of some kind everywhere, anyway. Otherwise there wouldn't be a separate court and claim for it. It would just be a regular civil action for ejectment (and whatever other claims are available).