Questions tagged [squatting]
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Does a squatter's executor have tenant rights after the squatter's death?
In California, "Bob" was living rent-free for years in exchange for caretaking and minor repairs. There wasn't any written contract.
Six weeks ago, Bob's sister "Sue" began to spend substantial time at the residence during Bob's terminal illness.…
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Can a squatter exclude a subsequent trespasser from a property?
Meet Bob. Bob is occupying a property as a squatter and is awaiting his hearing date for the interim possession claim. In the meantime, he is organising private underground music events in the building. Suppose one of the attendees of the party is…
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Squatters removed by police for gas hazard concerns
Meet Alice. In 2021 Alice occupied a disused pizza restaurant in Soho as a squat and began making free pizzas for all in the kitchen using donated ingredients to raise awareness for a political cause.
This went great for a few days and then finally…
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Are squatters rights real?
The term squatters rights traditionally refers to various forms of "adverse possession" which I know in most jurisdictions is a real thing, however the recent media focus on it seems to conflate them with tenants rights.
I saw an interview with one…
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Trespassing/squatting on commercial premises in England
Squatters moved into a disused pub in London on a Friday and a High Court order for their removal was not granted until the subsequent Thursday. The reporting states that it is not a crime to occupy non-residential premises without the permission of…
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If my landlord goes to jail, can I just go on living on the land without paying rent?
Say that Larry the Landlord is renting out a residence to Terry the Tenant.
Larry gets taken out of the picture somehow (maybe he committed a crime and is in jail for a long time, or maybe he died with no will, etc.).
Can Terry just go on living…
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