Hale (the homeowner) was charged with criminal trespassing and a misdemeanor count of terroristic threats
Maybe this article should have lead with the terroristic threats instead of burying a single mention of it at the end of the article. What a silly ragebait article.
This article is completely shit and edited as to omit literally all of the critical information.
Clearly the same source article, but has several critical pieces of information:
- The “squatter”(Johnson) was related to a previously evicted tenant’s partner.
- Hale forced her way onto the property *and had previous knowledge that Johnson was there, this wasn’t a “squatter breaks into home”
- Hale had started the process to legally evict Johnson but decided to go do it herself and not wait for the judge to sign the official order.
- Hale threatened to “go get her gun”, which was recorded.
There is so much missing from this story it’s useless.
a judge ruled that Johnson was not a squatter due to her relation to a previously evicted tenant’s partner
What?! This is a weird story indeed.
a deputy advising Hale to consider the alleged squatter’s perspective, noting, “Everybody isn’t as fortunate as you to have a bed.”
A cop saying this?! Maybe not ACAB?
charged with criminal trespassing and a misdemeanor count of terroristic threats
She was clearly being a total cunt.
Not really. Squatters rights made it the squatter’s property, and if she didn’t leave she got arrested.
I’ve thought in this since I have 2.4 acres of swamp. Sometimes I meander off my land, and some bits may be on other people’s land. (There’s a border I haven’t mapped and am not clear about.)
So can I just build a cabin out there and call it mine if no one objects in $x time frame? Off to learn about it!
EDIT: Here’s the raw (very) basics:
Understanding Florida’s Squatter Rights Law
No matter how a squatter ended up on the property, Florida law states that they may be able to gain title and ownership of the property after residing there long-term for seven years. After that, a squatter can start a legal process called adverse possession.
Yes, it’s meant to stop land hoarding by allowing people that will actually make use of land to make use of the land. It’s a positive thing that will absolutely be removed sooner rather than later as people start losing ownership of land and property ownership becomes the exclusive domain of corporations in the US.
