An epidemic of squatters is plaguing American homeowners, and they are all the way fed up.
It seems like every day a new horror story emerges of squatters breaking into someone’s home, living in it for free, and leaving it trashed months later, all while homeowners watch helplessly from the sidelines.
While there’s no comprehensive data on exactly how many hundreds of squatters the country has, the problem is more dire in some areas than in others. A squatter is someone who trespasses and occupies a property with zero legal right to be there.
Georgia, Florida, and Texas have the metropolitan areas with the most homes taken over by squatters, according to a survey by the National Rental Home Council.
In Atlanta, about 1,200 homes have had squatters. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, squatters have taken over about 475 homes. In the Orlando area, about 125 homes have seen squatters.
Elijah…
