Posted on 08/22/2014 2:13:38 PM PDT by Altariel
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -
A Washington man who recently closed on a home in Northeast Portland was shocked to find a family had recently moved in and changed the locks.
Rod Nylund said he learned about the occupants, who he assumes are squatters, last week when a contractor he sent to do work at the home called to tell him it was occupied. Nylund called police and confronted the occupants, but said the officer was unable to do anything about it.
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The solution is if they are found to be maliciously squatting to send them to prison for a long, long time.
I’ve read about cases like this before. For some crazy reason, it seems anybody can move into anybody’s temporarily empty house, and there is absolutely nothing the homeowner can do about it. Homeowners have zero rights in such situations.
As we descend into the abyss of socialism, property rights become blurred.
Imagine a policeman saying he can’t remove an unlawful occupant from your real property!
Ten bucks says these pigs are recent arrivals from Guadalajara.
Morally...yes? Legally? In Oregon? I'd wager that you don't.
I would actually find this situation fun.
I like you Eaker! (at least this time)
Morally...yes? = Morally?..yes
Scary stuff.
Yeah.... you're probably right, but the real problem is that it takes a court to decide that it is really bogus. Courts take their own sweet time.
“So all they need is electric.”
Call the electric company, and tell them you’re re-wiring the mains, and have them pull the meter. Try the same with the water. Depending on the meter, you might be able to turn the gas off yourself. Or report a gas leak! Don’t turn the water off yourself cuz you need a key wrench that only the water company is supposed to have. Doing it yourself might be a felony!
Busting in your own door and walking into your own house is your backing for nine points. The last point is your deed. Your friends, Smith and Wesson, can back you up.
You have homeowner's insurance so burn it to the ground and claim they did the deed.
you are exactly right...sometimes an owner moves out and rents their house out right before a foreclosure and then continue to cash the rent checks even when the house gets sold in foreclosure.
New owner shows up and surprises the existing renters. They may not actually be squatters and they should have some rights in that case.
This exact thing happened to a guy I know from Australia that was investing in Houston. The guy who handled the purchase for him never bothered to go by the house and see if it was occupied prior to the foreclosure sale. It took 6 months to get the renters out because their attorney was good at working the system.
If you are an investor, make sure the house is actually empty!
We have several properties, but we also have relatives/acquaintances in the area who can check on the house.
There is an easier way to get power shut off.
Remove the security tab and put magnets on the power box. Wait a day or so and then call the power company anonymous tip line (from a pay phone) about the theft of power.
That might work too. Either way that electric meter is the attack point. The utilities are in their name, so the electric company is coming after them if anything happens to the meter.
But where do you place the “remains”? Mulch pit?
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Hogs’ trough
Couple of years ago we fried a main breaker at our house. Called an electrician who had to pull the meter before he could install a new one. I think that would work on squatters. ;)
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