140: Flash handled the squatters

There’s a problem that’s becoming a bigger and bigger issue for anyone who owns a home. The problem is squatters.

If you’re not familiar with the term, “squatting” is when a person – or even a group of people – figure out that a house is not being occupied. Maybe the owner is trying to sell it, or in some cases, the owner lives there but is just away from home on a vacation.

When the squatter determines that no one is home, they just go in – usually by breaking in – and take up residence. They just act like its their house.

This is happening all across the country. And the infuriating this is that in most cases, the police can’t just go and remove them. It becomes a civil matter, which means the homeowner has to spend money on lawyers and court filings, as well as paying for some other place to live in the meantime. And all the while, the squatter is living in the home without paying anything.

My guest today is Flash. He didn’t expect it, but he was faced with a squatter problem. But he decided to handle this case on his own.

Disclaimer – the process that Flash used may not work for everyone. It might not work in your case. It also might be dangerous. For advice on how to deal with squatters, consult your attorney.

If you’d like to contact Flash by email: info@theuha.org

Petition to make squatting a crime:

https://www.change.org/p/change-squatter-laws-help-make-squatting-illegal

United Handyman Association website

HTTPS://Unitedhandymanassociation.org

Instagram:

@flashshelton

@squatterremover

YouTube channel:

https://youtube.com/@handymanassoc.

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/140

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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