Man devoted to eliminating squatters taking over Southern California homes
Man devoted to eliminating squatters taking over Southern California homes
As illegal squatters taking over homes across Southern California grow increasingly common, one man has dedicated his life to fighting those squatters and protecting homeowners. Known as “The Squat…
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Bet you $100 he is breaking the law almost every time
Actually he's not, he is using a loophole whereby the owners sign an official lease with him for him to reside there.
The other tenant(s) do not have a lease and therefore are not within the legal right to complain.
edit: He also doesn't do it directly for profit, thus bypassing other laws. His site explains it in a youtube video here: https://squatterhunters.com/about/
The website doesn't really explain anything though, and even says that the laws should be amended
Why would the legal world take much longer and many more dollars to achieve what this guy can? Why wouldn't everyone just sign a lease to their friend?
If the landlord is aware of the squatters and then enters into a lease intended to deprive them of possession, how is that not just an end run around the law?
The website doesn't really explain anything though
The video does, but here's one that may explain it better:
https://www.the-sun.com/news/10824220/squatter-hunter-flash-shelton-evict-laws-business/
Why would the legal world take much longer and many more dollars to achieve what this guy can?
The court system here has a huge backlog, so it can literally take a year in MOST cases to get rid of them (if not longer like during Covid). An owner basically has to first call the cops who verify they are not a paying tenant, then weeks later file a petition with the city to have them removed within 90 days, then after 90 days, if they do not vacate, submit a court action to go to court. If they're a no show on the court date several months later, they will finally get forcibly removed a few weeks after the court date. All this because they, squatters have rights:
https://www.sapling.com/12143680/legally-rid-squatters-california
Why wouldn't everyone just sign a lease to their friend?
If you have friends willing to take the risk of getting injured or hurt in the process, sure, but I don't know anyone who would do that personally.
If the landlord is aware of the squatters and then enters into a lease intended to deprive them of possession, how is that not just an end run around the law?
As stated before, it's a loophole to the squatters rights linked above. Here is SoCal you either wait your turn for your day in court whilst they trash the place OR you do something like this. The law just hasn't caught up and thus why Squatter Hunter is lobbying for change.
Thanks, you did say to watch the video and I missed that, I'll give it a watch
The legal world takes longer because courts are backed up and it can take months to get any resolution.
People don't just sign leases to their friend because the intent here is to have him move into the home. Unless your friend is willing to move in in order to drive these people out, your plan won't work.
The lease allows him to live in the house despite the squatters illegally occupying the home. How can you honestly question whether the home owner is breaking the law when the squatters have no legal right to live in the home in the first place?