Santa Monica city officials last week approved a multimillion-dollar apartment unit for the homeless just days after the release of an audit which found California could not account for the $24 billion it spent on the state’s burgeoning homeless crisis. The 122-unit building for the homeless will include a mix of studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments, along with ground …
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'Commonsense' proposal would strengthen homeowners' ability to boot squatters: 'It's insanity'
A Republican lawmaker in Pennsylvania has proposed legislation addressing the nationwide squatting surge because homeowners find themselves legally powerless to remove unwanted trespassers from their properties. Donna Scheuren, who represents the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ 147th district, introduced the Homeowner Protection and Squatter Eviction Act earlier this month and says she was inspired in part by legislation in Florida recently …
Read More »Dr. Phil's jaw drops when guest uses colonialism as justification for squatters: 'Take that land back'
Dr. Phil spoke with property owners about how squatters are using legal loopholes to occupy properties, but one real estate agent argued that it can be justified because of a history of “colonization.” Wednesday’s episode of “Dr. Phil Primetime” featured one guest named Kristine, a real estate agent who “doesn’t think adverse possession is immoral” but believes that “people with …
Read More »More than half the renters in LA worried about not being able to live there soon: report
The LA Times reported on Wednesday that 51% of the renters in Los Angeles are worried about their economic futures in the city as the cost of housing and inflation are causing a major strain for them. Additionally, only 61% of homeowners are optimistic about their economic future there. The report cited the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ 2024 …
Read More »Celeb squatters: Jay Leno, RHOC star Noella Bergener, other stars who formerly lived rent-free
You may have heard of high-value homes and properties belonging to celebrities being taken over by squatters, but did you know that a handful of celebs used to be squatters themselves? Several celebrities have openly spoken about, or in certain cases been caught, squatting in the past. These celebrities formerly lived rent free in someone else’s home. Jay Leno lived …
Read More »The left's homeless plans wrecked our cities. Now help may come from an unexpected source
The once-idyllic streets of our nation’s most beautiful cities have been transformed into scenes straight out of a dystopian novel, where tents crowd sidewalks and the stench of decay (and human waste) hangs thick in the air. You can blame this grim reality on radical left politicians and activists, who seized the chaos and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic to …
Read More »New York budget sees another delay over housing proposal negotiations
New York’s state budget is poised for another delay as backroom negotiations over a sweeping proposal to drive new housing construction continue to hold up the spending plan. Lawmakers in the state Senate passed a stopgap bill Thursday that will keep government funded and extend the budget deadline until April 15. The Assembly is expected to approve the measure on …
Read More »Ireland's Simon Harris elected as youngest ever prime minister after predecessor's abrupt resignation
Simon Harris became Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister on Tuesday and vowed to bring “new ideas, a new energy and a new empathy to public life.” Harris, 37, succeeds Fine Gael Party colleague Leo Varadkar,who announced his resignation nearly three weeks ago, and takes the reins of a government that is facing sharp criticism for its handling of the country’s housing …
Read More »Short questions with Dana Perino for David L. Bahnsen
For a number of months now, I’ve enjoyed checking in with some of your favorite Fox personalities to learn more about who they are behind the scenes. But as you may recall, I did promise to throw in some surprise appearances here and there! This week I wanted to share my conversation with David L. Bahnsen, author of the new …
Read More »Here’s how homeowners can fight against squatter insanity
If you own a home and don’t want to lose it, keep reading. Homeowners who go on vacation or a business trip, even for just a week, are returning to find their house overtaken by trespassers who fraudulently claim a right to be there. It’s happening to tens of thousands of homeowners from New York City to Atlanta and Los …
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