Bay Area homeowners hiring a sword-wielding man to help them kick squatters out
www.independent.co.uk
Homeowners are turning to James Jacobs’ services to kick squatters out of empty homes, which includes sword-wielding
  • ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    75·
    21 hours ago

    For there to be squatters, the landlords had to have this property open and unrented for a while.

    Huh? A squatter is most commonly simply a former renter who stops paying without moving out. The property is not vacant at any point.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      18 hours ago

      You’re describing holdover tenants. Those are not the same as squatters. Holdover tenants have more rights in California.

      Edit: worded that wrong.