Some homeowners left waiting in limbo as several states work out anti-squatting stances

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Squatters' rights go back to the British legal system, but good intentions have led to some modern-day nightmares​.

New anti-squatter laws go into effect a week from Monday in both Florida and Tennessee, which will make it six states that have passed similar laws this year. But some U.S. homeowners aren't waiting for new laws to help them confront the problem.When Jean, an 81-year-old grandmother in Idaho, inherited a plot of commercial land in Los Angeles , she thought her financial worries were over — until squatters claimed the property.

At another Los Angeles property that's been vacant for four years, squatters moved in after the owner died during the COVID-19 pandemic and no one in his family claimed it. The home has since fallen into disrepair and is riddled with broken windows, trash and graffiti. Terri Cortez lives next door and says, 'It's been a horrible nightmare.' She wants the city to tear it down.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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