{"id":195,"date":"2021-01-10T23:29:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T23:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-655153-2137993.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=195"},"modified":"2021-01-10T23:30:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T23:30:31","slug":"msfire7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msfiremama.com\/msfire7\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatter in Cleveland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Clint and his partners thought they were helping a guy out. They thought they were doing right by a person who was onto a better path after some hard times. Unfortunately, they thought wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clint owns about 25 doors in Cleveland, but lives in another state. At the time, he and his team had just acquired a five-unit home that needed to be renovated. The Squatter started out as a handyman that Clint and his group hired to work on his properties. He had been doing work for about six months for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They had the Squatter gather bids and shortly after, the Squatter mentioned he didn\u2019t have anywhere to live. They offered to let the Squatter move in and work off his rent by fixing up the units. No property manager was hired at the time to check in on the place or see if the Squatter was holding up his end of the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt went south real quick. He was supposed to do a couple of fixes at the property and he just wasn\u2019t doing it,\u201d Clint said. They found out the Squatter had fallen off the wagon and was abusing substances at their property. Then they found out he was renting the other units to other junkies. Then COVID hit and evictions were suspended until the end of the summer. Nearly two months later, they were able to get him legally removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Squatter vs Tenant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The squatter claimed to have rights, but it\u2019s actually not true. A squatter is someone who occupies the property of another person without authority or permission with the intention of staying or living there. Someone can also become a squatter when he or she overstays his or her welcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The only way a squatter can retain the right to a property is through \u201cadverse possession.\u201d<\/a> This means a person has uncontested ownership of a property for a certain period of time. This period varies by state. After sifting through several sources, usually that duration is between seven and 10 years. The person has to be using the property for what it\u2019s meant for (i.e. a residence, a farm etc) and is treating it the way an owner would by installing locks, putting up a fence, etc. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n