Owner Jailed for Trespass While Squatter Squats on Her Home

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In Clayton County, Georgia, a homeowner was arrested and charged with criminal trespass after she attempted to re-enter her own home, which was occupied by a squatter.

Recent legislation in Georgia aims to impose tougher penalties on illegal squatting. They better hurry.

In the meantime, this homeowner is abused.

According to a judge, the squatter didn’t qualify as a squatter because she was related to a previous owner’s partner.

The owner had no agreement with this woman and didn’t know her.

This was followed by months of court cases. The owner won, but the squatter was back again. The owner couldn’t get into her house unless the squatter was served.

She Was Told to Check Her Privilege

As if that isn’t bad enough, an officer told her to think of it from the squatter’s point of view. “Not everyone is as fortunate as you,” he said.

The homeowner who worked to own the home is supposed to feel bad for a good-for-nothing stealing her home.


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Anonymous
Anonymous
5 months ago

Madison, WI arrested a landlord who called the cops on 2 minors squatting in an apartment and selling drugs. Then 2 years later Madison tried to take the property from the Landlord, charging the Landlord was allowing drug dealing from the building.

ThinkAboutIt
ThinkAboutIt
5 months ago

Talk about a broken system. Georgia needs an overhaul starting with the Governor all the way down to dip$hit cops like the one in the story. Guess I won’t be investing in the Georgia real estate market.

Sua Sponte
Sua Sponte
5 months ago

“an officer told her to think of it from the squatter’s point of view.

It’s crap like this that makes it difficult to support LE. I would have told him, next time you’re after a criminal and get thumped, don’t get mad, just think of it from the criminals point of view…

Peter B. Prange
Peter B. Prange
5 months ago

More evidence of the corrupt judiciary.
There has to be an easy means to rapidly remove bad judges.
I would think that some clever legal minds could make a case to the supreme court that such judges deny constitutional guarantees of fair judgments. With 235 new radical judges appointed, something must be done immediately.

Anonymous
Anonymous
5 months ago

“make a case to the supreme court”.
The Supreme Court has many “corrupt” judges. Wrong place to plead your case for good judges. Remember the judges are law school brothers & sisters.

Paladin
Paladin
5 months ago

“…related to a previous owner’s partner”?? How does that give any ‘rights’ to a squatter now that the home is OWNED by another person?? Squatters should be arrested for illegal trespass, no questions need be asked.