Squatters in Spain who demand a "ransom" before they will leave a property

Re:Squatters in Spain who demand a "ransom" before they will... by franga2000 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @04:47PM (#28320503)

That's breach of contract and you can sue them. Have it say something like "The obligation is terminated only after the tenant has moved out and returned the keys". If they stay, you can sue them for not paying rent since they're still a tenant. If they return the keys, immediately change the lock and enable the alarm. If they break in, you can sue them for damaging your property and they also get criminally charged with B&E.

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Re:Squatters in Spain who demand a "ransom" before they will... by Matheus28 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @06:05PM (#28321566)

There's a thing called being judgement proof. These people don't have the money to give you even if you win a judgement.

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Re:Squatters in Spain who demand a "ransom" before they will... by rurp on Thursday August 26, 2021 @05:22PM (#28320988)

I don't understand why it would be easier to sue and remove a delinquint tenant than a squatter.

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Re:Squatters in Spain who demand a "ransom" before they will... by respondo2134 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @05:21PM (#28320976)

not sure if you're talking hypothetically or from experience, but (depending on jurisdiction) trying to "sue a tennant" is really, really hard. In Canada most of the laws protect the tennant, making trying to evict someone next to impossible. It can take months to years, and they will most likely do thousands of dollars of damage to your property.

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Re:Squatters in Spain who demand a "ransom" before they will... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday August 26, 2021 @08:12PM (#28322705)

> breach of contract and you can sue them

Spain isn't known for its efficient court system.

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