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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston
I know , as many as these threads often do, they go off of OP original questions(s). I’ve done it myself. To review, I know of not one state in the union, where an individual can enter a premises, not their own and make themselves at home. No ambiguity there...that is a home invasion. Worse if they do so and an owner is home. Now if you rent a room, your whole home etc for an agreed upon duration and that individual refuses to vacate....now we’re in true squatter territory. Two very separate and distinct situations with vastly different (potential) outcomes. You are correct that every state handles it in a different way.
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I agree with the home invasion comment if the invasion is detected immediately. But, if the squatter lives in the house for several months, and the homeowner then calls the police, and the police are presented with a fake lease, the police have no way to verify the validity of the lease. This can happen when a vacant house is being sold by heirs of a deceased person. The heirs arrive from out-of-town to sell the house, but they find that someone has been living in the house. In some states, the police are not allowed to force the squatter out and it is turned over to a civil court. Then, it can takes many months for the civil court to take any action. This is just one example of how the police cannot help you.