• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    14 hours ago

    I’d much rather make a squatter homeless than have a landlord lose property,” Jacobs added

    I’d much rather make poor people without an option homeless than have a rich asshole lose some money!

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      12 minutes ago

      It’s a horrible quote, but most squatters from what I’ve seen are just scammers. They squat, they muck up the eviction process with fake documents, and they generally extort money from the property owner in exchange for leaving early and not damaging the place.

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      7 hours ago

      Do you think broke people should feel the same way about banks? Just take their assets because they’re in need? Besides, I’m not sure most squatters are poor. They tend to fill a captured house with new furniture quickly.

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        1 hour ago

        You seem to know a lot about them, what are their names? Are they squatting in the room with you right now?

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          24 minutes ago

          Shadija Romero has been making the news recently turning a 30-day or less Airbnb rental into a 9-month drag out fight, but she’s a probably only made the news because she’s mentally not all there. Most squatters aren’t delusional enough to try to defend themselves publicly or lie about things to the press.

          When I look up squatters most of the info seems to pop up around DC and Maryland so if I wonder if it’s a particular issue around there.