We have had several posts about the growing problem with squatters taking over peoples’ property under various schemes. Here comes another one; FOX News has a recent report about a landlord in Florida who is speaking out and raising awareness after several squatters moved into her Jacksonville property and caused nearly $40k in damage.
Patti Peeples shot a video inside the property showing holes in the walls, doors ripped off hinges and feces on the carpet. She confronted the squatters, telling them she owned the property. “It doesn’t f****** matter,” the squatter replied.
“These squatters know the laws better than most attorneys do, and they use them to their advantage. And the police are absolutely hamstrung. They know that this is a civil matter. The police have absolutely no right to remove these squatters and treat them as criminals, as individuals that have broken in or trespassed, and they simply throw up their hands and say, ‘you need to go through this civil court system and evict them,’” Peeples added.
Click here to read the full story at FOX News.