‘I’m counting on this income’: Single mom in NC faces squatter nightmare after Airbnb guests refuse to leave A single mom in Durham, N.C. is fighting for repossession of her Airbnb rental property after two guests decided to overstay their welcome and claim they are “legal residents” of the home. Farzana Rahman is the unlucky […]
A North Carolina bill creating a process to remove squatters from homes is advancing through the General Assembly. As state lawmakers consider the bill, one of Charlotte’s most infamous squatters is out of jail. In 2015, Ninti El Bey, a self-described Moorish sovereign citizen, got inside a Piper Glen home and refused to leave. The […]
An Alabama Realtor who has shown hundreds of houses recently experienced something she had never encountered throughout her career in real estate. A squatter was living in the home she was showing. Courtney Hartsfield, a Realtor from the Tyler Hughes Realty Group with Horizon Realty based in Madison, Alabama, was showing a house to out-of-state […]
Months after squatters took over, ransacked and robbed her Dallas-area home, owner Terri Boyette is reportedly still living at her mom’s in Florida while her house, wallet and morale has been left “completely destroyed.” “I’m working with insurance for arrangements to be able to stay close to the home so that we can start repairs […]
As squatters continue to torment homeowners across the U.S., a San Antonio, Texas, homeowner is retelling the events that warranted his eviction of a woman and her aggressive goat from the property he purchased from her. In a series of incidents that occurred rather quickly, Daniel Cabrera, 37, purchased a five-bedroom, 2.5-bath home from a […]
May 9—RANDOLPH COUNTY — An area state legislator recently introduced a statewide bill that would increase the penalties against squatters living in someone else’s residence without permission. House Bill 966, which is cosponsored by Rep. Brian Biggs, R-Randolph, is also designed to speed up the process for evicting a squatter from a residence. “One of […]
May 2—In early April, Yuba County Code Enforcement abated an abandoned home in Olivehurst, citing the property as unsafe to occupy. However, one resident believes that the presence of squatters contributed to the house’s state of disrepair. The residence, located in the 4900 block of Olivehurst Avenue, was reportedly left vacant for at least seven […]
After finally evicting a contractor-turned-squatter from their new home, a pair of Texas homeowners said that law enforcement made them feel like wrongdoers throughout their two-month ordeal. Yudith Matthews and Abram Mendez, who bought the San Antonio home to accommodate their growing family, said they are “relieved” that the contractor has finally cleared out the […]
A squatter who commandeered and rented out rooms in a woman’s $1 million house in Queens, New York pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges Thursday about a month after the homeowner was arrested for trying to change the locks to oust the intruders. On Feb. 29, Brian Rodriguez forced his way back into […]
New York’s most notorious squatting story is taking a new twist: The “squatter” at the center of it says he’s the victim — and will get out once he is paid for “upgrades” to the house. Range Rover-driving Brian Rodriguez told The Post he wants $18,000 to hand back the home in Flushing — and […]
Florida is cracking down on squatter scams, and one Jacksonville resident inspired the bill that became law today. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
‘A total nightmare’: This NY couple bought a $2M retirement dream home in Queens — only to find a squatter inside, who they’re now struggling to evict because he’s a ‘tenant’ under the law When Susana and Joseph Landa dropped $2 million on their dream home in Douglastown, Queens, they thought they were laying down […]