Florida’s Anti-Squatter Playbook Gains Momentum As Other States Follow


Florida’s Anti-Squatter Playbook Gains Momentum As Other States Follow


New law lets police remove nonpaying hotel guests too

Florida property owners will soon have new tools to combat unauthorized occupants, this time beyond the residential sector. On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed two new measures aimed at helping commercial landlords and hotel operators more quickly remove “squatters” from their properties.

One of the new laws, SB 322, allows commercial property owners to request police assistance in removing unauthorized individuals, provided that the occupants have been asked to leave first. Those removed retain the right to file a lawsuit for wrongful removal. The measure is intended to provide landlords with a faster path to reclaiming control of their spaces.   ...more

RSK: I`m not sure if Wisconsin has such laws but if they do not, it`s probably time we did.

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