“Governor Ron DeSantis officially signed a bill that will combat squatting in Florida. The law will go into effect on July 1.” (News 4 Jax)
“He said signing the bill will help protect the private property rights of homeowners.” (News 4 Jax)
““In Florida, we are going to take action today to end this scam and protect the private property rights of our homeowners. You should not have anyone go on your property and take it over and then try to assert some rights. It’s absurd. We’re going to put an end to it today and we’ll be leading the way yet again in the process,” DeSantis said. ” (News 4 Jax)
“The bill allows law enforcement to immediately remove squatters who do not have a lease authorized by the property owner. It also adds criminal penalties, including designating intentionally presenting a fraudulent lease as a misdemeanor and making it a felony to intentionally sell or lease someone else’s property or intentionally cause more than $1,000 in property damage while squatting or trespassing.” (News 4 Jax)
Credit: News 4 Jax, https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2024/03/27/desantis-officially-signs-bill-to-combat-squatting-giving-property-owners-positive-hope/
