Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a new law into effect Tuesday, eliminating squatters’ rights in the state.
One Florida woman’s experience with squatters helped shape the new legislation. She spoke to NewsNation about her ordeal.
Squatting has become a nationwide issue , including one case where a woman recorded her experience with a series of face-to-face confrontations with squatters. Caleb Harris’ father urges Texas residents to view security footage Florida resident Patti Peeples bought a home, refurbished it and marketed it for rent. But she came to find two women squatting in her investment property, who said they had a right to be there because they had a lease.
Peeples assumed police would arrest them and remove them from her home — but that isn’t what happened.Peeples said the women in her house had rights under Florida law. They were allowed to stay there […]
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