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Re:Homeowner arrested after trying to evict squatters from h... by Quillbert182 on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @11:49PM (#37156954)
The problem is, this can make a random homeowner homeless. The article mentions a service member who comes home to find someone living in her primary residence, not a rental property. That person is now homeless because of this. It could also happen to a person on vacation.
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Re:Homeowner arrested after trying to evict squatters from h... by ydlr on Thursday August 17, 2023 @12:16AM (#37157141)
No, the article says that it was her real estate agent that discovered the squatter and that the house had previously been rented.

Your confusion is understandable. The framing of both situations in the article is "homeowner returned to discover squatters" but even their own facts don't line up with that narrative.

I suspect both situations are probably much more mundane tenant disputes and the article is pushing an agenda.

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Re:Homeowner arrested after trying to evict squatters from h... by Quillbert182 on Thursday August 17, 2023 @12:19AM (#37157166)
Ah, I see that on rereading, my mistake.
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Re:Homeowner arrested after trying to evict squatters from h... by lotsoweiners on Thursday August 17, 2023 @12:11AM (#37157111)
Shoot the asshole who was in your house and say it was a home invasion.
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Re:Homeowner arrested after trying to evict squatters from h... by Bye_Felicia on Thursday August 17, 2023 @10:08AM (#37161812)
I 100% support this. It's just like any other infestation of vermin, you need to use any means necessary.
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Re:Homeowner arrested after trying to evict squatters from h... by spaceduck on Thursday August 17, 2023 @12:10AM (#37157101)
That particular home was being rented out before they returned home, that sounds 100% like a legal matter. I don't think the vacation scenario is equivalent unless it's a multi-month vacation.
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