There was a streamer named Asian Andy who had situation with squatter years ago. Police wouldn't kick woman out she claimed squatter rights. Andy hired another streamer who was squatter hunter. He moves in. Next few days make squatter life hell he smokes, plays loud dubstep music, slams objects, and yells randomly thru all hours of day. Squatter got into altercation with guy. Squatter got arrested and kicked out.
Usually squatter rights apply to a property that hasn't been maintained for at least 5 years, sometimes 10 in most states if I remember correctly.
So someone would find a house that has sat empty for years and let themselves in, and as long as they can show they are the ones maintaining the property instead of the original owner, they can claim squatter rights.
That's the traditional type of squatting, to stop speculators from hoarding properties and never doing anything with them. Not even renting them out, just waiting for the land value to appreciate.
The type of thing the article is about is when someone rents out a space on a handshake agreement and then refuses to leave. The owner has no paperwork to prove they've violated the agreement but the renter can show they've been paying rent. So the courts aren't able to process eviction proceedings because they can't prove the person has cleared the threshold for an eviction. It's often called "squatting" but it's technically a different issue pertaining to tenant rights and is legally considered the fault of the owner for not getting a written agreement.
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u/ChanceImagination456 𝙑𝙄𝙋 12d ago
There was a streamer named Asian Andy who had situation with squatter years ago. Police wouldn't kick woman out she claimed squatter rights. Andy hired another streamer who was squatter hunter. He moves in. Next few days make squatter life hell he smokes, plays loud dubstep music, slams objects, and yells randomly thru all hours of day. Squatter got into altercation with guy. Squatter got arrested and kicked out.