More than a dozen squatters busted after illegal motel takeover: cops

More than a dozen squatters were busted living in a Florida motel the county is trying to renovate to become a homeless shelter. Alachua County Sheriff's deputies arrested 19 people Thursday evening at the former Budget Inn building at 4401 S.W. 13th St. in Gainesville, local media reported. Deputies had responded to the motel more than 30 times this year, but this is the first time officials charged an individual, WCJB reported.

The building has been in a holding pattern since, as officials wait for the government to approve funding. ALLEGED 'SERIAL SQUATTER' FLEES HOME BUT LEAVES BEHIND TRASH, PUTRID STENCH: OWNER 'We wish we could get to this project right now. We are all chomping at the bit to get this project done, but federal, state, county it’s complicated and we have to follow all the rules,' said Sexton, WCJB reported.

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