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As fireworks burst in the sky on Independence Day 2018, Roxanne and Carter Maier were putting in yet another grueling 14-hour day of remodeling a former doctor’s office into a dance studio in Brentwood, a small suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. “This is the last time we’re doing this,” the husband and wife team told each other multiple times throughout …

A California boat owner became a local celebrity after he decided to stick it to city officials who asked him to build a fence around his boat. Etienne Constable, a Seaside, California, resident, owns a boat that he had kept parked on a dirt patch on his property. In July 2023, officials asked him to build a proper driveway and …

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed into law on Monday a bill that strengthens the rights of homeowners against squatters who illegally occupy their property. The measure, House Bill 182, was sponsored by state Rep. Craig Lipscomb and creates harsher penalties for individuals who occupy property they do not own. Additionally, the measure enhances penalties for those who falsify …

CitiesacrossAmericaare experiencingasurge insquatting–whenpeople illegally enterand occupyapropertythey have no right to inhabit. But many in the corporate media, suchasthe Washington Post,WNYC(New York City’s public broadcaster),andDave Weigel,have published stories diminishing the importanceand even existenceofthis trend. They,and many others, contend that recent news coverageofsquattingissimplya”right-wing talking point” or “crusade”againstanissue that “rarely” occurs. Butas usual, the mediaiswrong,and in more ways than one. Republican Florida Gov. …

It’s no coincidence or “rare practice”— and it’s certainly not a case of “conservatives pounce.” The recent spate of incidents involving squatters is part of a concerted effort to undermine property rights. That includes the March death of a woman in New York, who was allegedly murdered and dismembered by teens who had been squatting in her late mother’s apartment. …

An elderly couple had just moved into their home when they received a letter they took as a threat to give up their property for migrants, the British residents told the Daily Mail. A letter from the North Northamptonshire Council was left on Jose and Ted Saunders’ door mat in January, referring to their Rushden home as “derelict” and “empty” …

NEW YORK CITY – A “culture of lawlessness” has allowed squatters to take control of properties and haul homeowners through costly, lengthy legal battles, a real estate broker facing alleged squatters of her own told Fox News. “Squatters are a major problem not only in the area, but all over New York,” Top Nest Properties broker Ejona Bardhi Shyti told …

Two alleged squatters attempting to oust the legal property owner of a New York duplex included a fast food receipt as part of their evidence that they legally lived in the residence, according to court filings. Juliya Fulman bought the Queens property several years ago through an LLC, Lakewood Queens Property, and invested $530,000 in it. But in early March, …

A Hawaii property owner is getting sued after finding out a half-million dollar house was accidentally built on her land. The legal quagmire has attracted squatters to the house, according to a neighbor who spoke to local news. “You already make a mistake, and then you build on my land without my permission. And then now you’re suing me for …

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law ending home equity theft in the latest statewide effort to protect homeowners’ property rights. The Idaho legislature unanimously approvedHouse Bill 444in both chambers, which Little signed into law on March 11. The legislation, sponsored by State Rep. Jeff Ehlers and Sen. Phil Hart, removed a home equity theft loophole in state …