| ▲ | sersi 4 days ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A friend of ours is an old lady who needed to spend a few weeks in the hospital. While she was there, her house was squatted and removing the squatters took a bit more than a year during which time she was effectively homeless. So I am glad that the laws are gradually being tightened against squatters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | gyomu 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yep, a very common story. Or someone whose parents pass away, they take a few months to put affairs in order and start selling the house, only to find out the house is now being squatted and they have a nightmare to deal with. But somehow people much prefer the “bohemian squatters sticking it to greedy capitalistic landlords who don’t use their property” narrative. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | mr_toad 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Apparently in France it’s common enough that you can hire people, effectively goons, to harass and intimidate them into leaving. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | potato3732842 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It didn't take a year to remove the squatters. In fact, it probably took about 10min. It took a year to remove the squatters without risk of government violence being applied to the owner. There's a subtle difference. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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