BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Signs Into Law Hardline Property Rights Bill To Crack Down On Squatters 

Not just your opinion, it's just common sense. It's called "Theft of property". Jeez.

ALL Squatter Laws need to end. No protection or rights for squatters. It's not the 1600's.

They would have a real tough time taking my property; we have the right to protect what is ours.

The right to go to jail sounds good

​@@USAEastright screw those fake laws you are getting out of my property

That is because they are lawyers who make money from this SCAM.

But why should we need a law for that....we have a Deed of Ownership that's why we pay taxes .

​@learnbyheart7 there used to be a squatters rights law decades ago because of abandoned property. No one was paying taxes on the property, and if you could live there and improve it, you could gain rights. That law is no longer necessary in any way. The squatters are taking over empty but not abandoned properties. A lot of people got squatters rights in the keys, when not many people wanted to live there.

@@learnbyheart7 Because politicians have made Squatters Rights Laws that must be repealed.

This law does not criminalize "squatting". They are still getting away with burglary scott free !! This does nothing to put "squatters" in jail. DeSantis failed to go far enough as usual !!

You are blind then to the truth

@DarkCancer2005 So you're a squatter. I know exactly what's going on. My tin hat is Shiney.

@@kenb4303 no I am against the squatter rights and I believe they have no rights to being with

Florida the ultimate nanny state, a progeny for the future of America

Bank Robers rights 😂😂😂

"Squatter's rights" is an oxymoron, right?

as should be on existing abortion rights....

​@@alleynejoelleit made sense in alaska ehrn theyre trying to populate a state but somewhere that is already occupied is mind numbing. Our leaders suck.

Clearly you don't understand why it was invoked in the first place. But as usual, it Hass to be all or nothing in a GOP state. There is a middle ground that will both protect tenants and protect landowners you know? But I know that reasonableness doesn't even factor into the maga equation

The legislature passed the law. So they get most of the credit.

DeSantis for president….

We do! ❤❤❤

@@fastdude2002 NO

@@California6Agreed Florida needs him, besides he simply does not have the chops for the job…maybe...’32’.

in new york youll be arrested for neither. Takes assault to get arrested, no bail though... they go ahead and release violent criminals.

Really hope to see Desantis in the White House someday. He’s one of the only politicians ever that I can genuinely say I like as a politician and as a man. It’s a rare combination nowadays to see someone who’s both an effective politician, as well as a true unconditional lover of America

​@bigpapi6688 he's a politician who went to an ivy league school. He's smart

@@banhmi5495 plus he served in the military. My trust in a politician automatically goes up when they actually have the history to show they’d die for this country

Us floridians hate him.

Or just bussed to New York and San Francisco

Or even better deported

@@JohnWickBabaYaga556Heck NO

I thought breaking and entering was already a crime.

Some squatters don’t know they’re squatting. The scam is that someone else pretends to be the homeowner and they advertise a house for rent. The renter pays the person first month, last month and deposit. They still need to leave though, no excuse. It still costs the homeowner more money than the unknowing squatter lost.

Well, I wouldn’t say immediately.. not sure why it took until his 2nd term to do this.

@@mylegsasleep1934 compared to other states... sounds like he is first.. also the LEGISLATURE has to write it and send it to him.. the GOV does not WRITE LAW.... tho he can make suggestions.

Nope he's trying to save face after his failed presidential run. He could have done these things many years ago but he was too busy fighting Disney to appeal to potential voters in other states.

He hasn't addressed the problem with Judge Craig C Dethomasis in Levy County and the world has been watching.

He hasn’t done anything to stop investors from coming into Florida and destroying the housing market. So no he doesn’t deal with real issues in a timely matter or at all!

They call them squatters but they refused to pay rent when the landlord lets the property fall into disrepair

@@mb9662 Don't care. Just because the landlord refuses to fix the dish-washer, or a ceiling fan, that doesn't make the property _BELONG_ to the tenet. It means that the civil contract between the two is broken, and the renter can move out. Obviously you're a thief yourself, and so you need the mental gymnastics you've just exhibited in order to re-define your own theft. Have you tried being honest? Or hard work? Apparently not.

@@TROOPERfarcry obviously you’ve considered everything and have concluded that the owner/landlord is always right.

Well yeah, if the owner or landlord owns the property, yes. They are always right.

@@mb9662 I understand that 'thinking' isn't your strong suit, but maybe if I use small enough words you'll grasp it? A renter and a landlord enter into an agreement: the landlord will provide these services, and in exchange, the renter will pay. If one of them fails to uphold their end of the bargain, then the deal is dissolved. Your idea of "it's over, so I guess I don't have to pay anymore" is built on pure, abject ignorance. I probably used too many words, your sense of permanent-victimhood and TikTok brain means you just don't have the reasoning _OR_ attention-span for an actual conversation. Not that it matters anyway, because the bigger issue is people who squat an "abandoned property", and then claim that it belongs to them. That has *nothing* to do with landlords or rent or a ceiling-fan switch that isn't reliable.

100% I live in Commiforinia Newsome........OMG

@@Mikefngarage Same. These idiots kept Newsom and keep voting blue and for the same politicians that have been failing and destroying the state for 3 decades.

Preventing foreign investors buying American soil should be the focus.

What do you mean? Thought we were taking about squatters not owners.

@@GladysAlicea Thats the problem.

Abbott is big supporter of the wef and big freinds with klaus schwabb,,, he will only what he's told by the un

Especially for Texas!

I’m in SA and we should do this ASAP

I agree, Florida has been out Texasing Texas the last couple of years lol

Is he going to run for president....I hope!

Ask yourself why it isn’t

Better hope you have rent receipts. This bill gives landlords the right to kick anyone out without a court hearing. Zero distinctions between a squatter and an unlawful eviction.

​@Ccc-ru7oe good! Hopefully that also applies for the renters who don't pay who currently have the privilege of staying for months on end to be evicted via court papers and a sherif present :) the degenerates are slowly losing their rights and I love it

ABSOLUTELY!!!

This will only help Bill Gates, who is buying up all the land in Florida! Soon you will have to get off his land.

They typically present a fake lease. And sometimes they Are innocent, they got conned by someone who broke in and rented it out.

The obvious answer is yes. The nuanced answer is that not everyone knows theyre breaking and entering. That may sound ludicrous but some are being fooled and some have actual leases that the landlord isnt honoring any more. Thats why its usually dealt with civilly if papers are presented.

Call BS to the two previous responses here. Been in law enforcement for decades and what they're saying is a tiny portion of the problem. The majority of squatters know exactly what they're doing and that it will take months to remove them. They then just go and do it somewhere else. There is no "nuance" involved, you either legally own the property or you don't, something that can be determined in a day, not months. This is exactly the kind of thinking that enables these people and perpetuates the problem, hopefully it never happens to you.

The creeps change the locks and put a new one on so they have the keys. When the owner shows up they cannot get in.

Perhaps you get a broken !eg, have heart attack and need rehab, do you want to finally get to go home and find squatters in there and now it is too bad, you we're gone 6 weeks. And your neighbors are checking on you as they never had to. Ex: when mom fell and broke her hip and my brother came from out of state. . neighbors questioned who he was and why was he going in her house as they knew she was in rehab. Thank God for great neighbors

100%!!!!!!

Yep. Squatting deprives people of property without due process. 5th Amendment.

They will be under this law

And breaking and entering

They should be a FEDERAL CRIME with a mandatory time in PRISON!!! It's grand theft of higher proportions.

They always destroy the place too so destruction of property

Then they go to jail and get 3 meals a day and an orange suit with their new home!

Everyone, move to Florida!

Welcome to the Dems world !!

Leftism in a nutshell

Only if you believe his BS.

The destruction of USA Thankful for DeSantis

Let me explain why the loophole exists. It has to be amended because it's being abused but primarily the intent was to protect the disadvantage people who usually are tenants. Where a living space is considered vital unlike having a car etc. Because abusive landlords could technically suddenly rip off your contract and call the police and have you thrown out in winter with your kids. Basically the idea is simple. Have the civil court settle it so it goes thru proper eviction procedures and tenants won't just suddenly get throw out in the street. Then the ahole squatters came to abuse it. Actually if the procedure was very fast like 1 week max in court. This wouldn't be an issue also. There should be tenants rights and expedited squatters complain committee.

Agree....ASAP

Absolutely ❗️👍

To many States have Marxist running the legislation. They believe making money on properties is wrong.

I guess you dont care about the homeless

@@sugarhilllo9914 I hope you're joking, people are homeless for a reason, usually drug or mental issues

Hopefully Trump if he wins gets it done, but trump can have good intentions but as soon as he becomes president he's going to start working on reelection

Housing is a human right. Another attack on renters during a decades-long housing crisis which was only worsened by Airbnb, Boomer retirements and the pandemic. It's like the failing crapitalist government still hasn't figured out the pitchforks are coming. Anyone that has ever picked up a history book knows how that works.

What's a squatter and what laws?

@@amymcconnoran4482 like a loophole?

@amymcconnoran4482 ohhh I didn't know you could do that. That seems like a loophole if that law exist

Ban squatting completely.

Yes yes yes

USA USA USA USA LOL SMH.

You do realize this has been a law against people for decades, right? What a great guy! 🐑 🇺🇸 🐑 🇺🇸🐑🇺🇸

Lmfao!

@@KB-kp2oz and only now its a problem... WHYYYYYY? GO AHEAD....

MI gov not too much... Wants to sell our land to the CCP...

He makes being a Governor look so easy. Just do the right thing and do it fast. Novel.

He hasn’t done anything to stop investors from destroying our housing market. So no he doesn’t care about us. At least not the middle class.

​@@faerydae29 You should write a letter to his office and your local office holders. Pay attention to who you are voting for and for what they stand.

This new law wont put squatters in jail. It only lets the cops remove them in less time than a court takes. They are still getting off scott free with burglarizing homes.

Amen I agree! It’s crazy we even need one! But yes! Make it FEDERAL law!

Not all states suffered from this problem because they don't have hardline leftist laws that support squatters.

Not a Federal Issue. This would be a State Level Issue. For God's sake keep the Federal Government out of everything we can!

THE US GOVERNMENT IS WORKING FOR CHINA - get real

Yes but if they allowed that then we should be given a large Refund on the Property Taxes homeowners paid and the squatter needs to pay up and jailed.

That's a separate Issue though... but thst law needs to be addressed too..

Which is why I did not support him for President. His time will come and he will make an awesome President....but wee need Trump now. Only Trump will do what is necessary without all the compromise BS.

Greg Abbott is also the most productive Governor ever! love both Governors...

@@parajerry👍 agree. I voted for. DeSantis for Govenor. But we are MAGA! 🥳 Thank You DeSantis and Legislature for this bill. Insane anyone NEEDS ONE !

​@@kristyduong3795, If only the current administration in the White House would stop their shenanigans! Thank you Governors Desantis and Abbott for taking a stand

But he's not protecting lower income homeowners from the rich booting them out. How much from social security can the elderly afford

It made sense in the 1800s. Otherwise you could homestead a place, spend years building up a home, farm or ranch, only to have a banker, attorney or politico file a claim and kick you off your land. It is no longer needed and should be ended.

So you think Husbands/Fathers should be able to evict their wives, & children?

@charleton, are you dense? You know damn well that isn’t what “squatters” references.

Yo that's not even close to what the original comment was about​@@charletonzimmerman4205

It was great when North America was a frontier but now not so much...

Vote red

People of florida*

People of a certain hue🤔 only

​@@barbaraknight4203you are being pretty racist there ain't you

​@@barbaraknight4203 Do you think black people don't own homes? I guess that's what happen when you watch MSNBC all day... you actually start to believe that minorities are seconds class citizens. Hopefully one day you will see that we are all equal.

Yes he does hell give Israhell ten trillions dollars if it was up to him blood money is in hes pockets

Home invasion.

In Mississippi they are usually charged with felony home invasion....

And make the squatters clean up the home they squatted in thoroughly at their expense

Apparently if you put a NO TRESSPASSING sign on your property, you can get them on that.

go arrest them

Whoop the do, he worked on one issue. What about the housing market crisis due to investors buying up everything and forcing Floridians to rent forever?

​@@faerydae29then better step up your game. Move back to go live with your parents and save up for a few years to put a nice down payment if you have to.

@@mrjjthor that’s not the point. This has never been a problem before. Prior to 2008 investor activity in the residential housing market was scarce, they focused on the commercial market. With airbnb thrown in the mix, now everyone is an inventor and investment companies have to take a huge chunk of the pie. Never have individuals had to deal with so much competition from investors before! This isn’t normal and it’s out of control! It’s the governments responsibility to restrict investor activity so that the middle class and millennial generation have a fighting chance. Affordability is at an all time low. Wages haven’t kept up with these housing costs. There isn’t enough homes to go around for every boomer to be a millionaire while everyone else has a place to live. Something’s gotta give.

No doubt, he has other issues to get too. This is still a big step forward. He does need to speed things up on this high cost insurance issue. Totally agree. @@faerydae29

You would rather have trump the Trojan horse as president than Ron DeSantis pr Greg abbot so I don't wanna hear you're two cents 😡

Property rights are the number one reason anyone ever risked an ocean voyage to become Americans.

You're not too bright are you. Do some research the Florida constitution will do.

​@@hokekeller14 do you even know what you just typed

@@cacsoccer101 he voted BIDEN.. he has no idea how to use the bathroom, or which one! LOL!!

🇺🇲♥️💯💯💯💯

He's needed as Governor.

Fr man!!! Desantis 2028!🇺🇸🫡

DeSantis hopefully will be out of politics soon....one can only hope. @@Litfilmz

@@alexginzo1246 I’ve seen your other recent comments on this channel and as someone who used to be a democrat I promise your in the wrong side and your voting for people who genuinely hate freedom and America, you called conservatives “anti-knowledge” but yet all you listen to is propaganda from leftist communist groups that claim to be “democrats” this country hasn’t had a real democrat in it for 50 years now bud

@@Litfilmz He will make a fantastic #48!

AGREE!

💯

Don't lose your job

Felony B&E AND grand theft

@@illuminativon6542 dont play on the interstate...

The people earned it by getting out and voting people in who serve them.

its NOT luck, its about how you vote

This is real democracy. The left made you think it was hard

Not lucky, we kicked out the Democrat politicians.

This isn't a matter of luck. Maybe you mean that Floridians are fortunate.

Because they actually DO something. Politician do nothing but talk talk talk but they want the status quo bcz they want the power. 99% of all problems could be resolved easily if our supposed leaders actually did their jobs.

The GOP could possibly start a trend. Usually it starts with Desantis and the rest will follow.

I hope so! Sadly, I live near a big blue city in a significantly blue state, so all hell will have to break out before anyone here pays any attention to anything but the “squatters rights.” (What a joke!). Nevertheless, I hope more states fix this!!

@@kanenomojaI used to live in a blue city, where the homeless have their own bill of rights! EVERYTIME, a republican would try to do something, nothing would prosper. You would have every advocate downtown pulling the heartstrings of locals to gain support and then you would hear nothing again.

@@CarrieBiggerstaffSounds about right. The homeless get their own special Bill of Rights. A progressive utopia… I may end up moving to Florida yet…

Say worldwide! How about all those Zionist squatters that take Palestinian homes and announce it’s their birthright?

Florida has the leadership to do this. You might not.

They can just be trespassed and removed if you have the right laws. Which is what DeSantis just signed. You don't need to put anyone in a $100k/year prison for trespassing.

You're right! Why was this never a law before?

@@-whackd Like the J6 prisoners?

Politicians watch the properties and pick them up for pennies when the owner runs out of money. They buy them up and kick the squatters out on the street.

I expect the Biden administration to stand up for squatters rights and try to get some judge to stop this law.

Here, here!!

This is precisely why they flipped out when migrants showed in in Martha's Vineyard.

There’s a good idea…. Wait for them to leave, then get yourself inside and Claim squatters right!!!!!😂😂😂👵🏻

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

brilliant

the only right they should have is the right to get out and stay out.

Common sense - it's scandalous

It makes money for the lawyers.

I like my governor, Abbott. I also like DeSantis. I hope Texas protects its citizens against squatters as well.

@@freethinker6821 You have a great governor too. Maybe Desantis and Abbott 2028

Absolutely not! He has allowed investors to destroy the Florida housing market. This has ruined the lives of thousands of Floridians so he is not a good governor at all.

I’m jealous of Florida people. They have a governor that’s like a powerful older brother that looks after the safety and rights of the hard working citizens, and not those that would exploit them.

Should not have to pass any new ruling. It is an invasion of private property.

It should be a federal law!

I agree. This is not something that is up for debate...property rights are the cornerstone of Western civilization.

There are things left and right can do together

No way. This is a garbage law

All housing my should be owned by corporations and anyone else should be evicted

@@mb9662 ?

@@S0GEDKlNG the “owner” has absolutely unquestionable authority at all time, people who are living there should be assumed guilty and dealt with by force

There were instances where old homeplaces were left to rot and become decrepit under lack of upkeep so people could take up residence and if proving they had made improvements and lived unobstructed for 10 years (varied by state) they could claim ownership under squatters rights. Not at all what they are doing now, and I'm sure those squatters rights laws haven't been recognized since like the 90s.

Biden , during Covid . Another bad decision…

You could not be more completely wrong. If you lived in FL you would not say that.

like Biden cares

Say worldwide! How about all those Zionist squatters that take Palestinian homes and announce it’s their birthright?

I do live in FL and great leadership.

Donald Trump may have made DeSantis look bad but DeSantis has proven to be a very intelligent man that has his finger on the pulse of his constituents. Good man.

It could be nationwide if we get Biden out of office!!!

AMEN!

It should be nationalwide, not just Florida

@@bent7188tell your pResident!

@@bent7188 Yep, I 100% agree.

@@bent7188absolutely

Totally agree!

I read the bill, and it doesn't directly. It only allows the landowner to fill out a paper, get the Sherriff's assistance in removing the persons within, and if they are seen on the property again they are guilty of trespassing. I think that is an optimal solution as anything more probably wouldn't have gotten passed.

True. The only way it stops if there are consequences.

@@bluecat2991 at least a step in the right direction, better than it was

@@bluecat2991 I agree. Some houses may have been left empty by the owners for one reason or another--like their age or the age of the building. Then the property becomes an inheritance after several years and the new owners find out some homeless people have taken it over. Now, the homeless may not have been bad people. I know it would be rare for them to be good people, but that is why it shouldn't be mandatory jail time. Good people may have even been trying to improve the property as they made it their home. That wouldn't require restitution and if they were bad people, I doubt they'd have the funds for restitution. Just getting the intruders off the property would be my main concern. And anyone who owns property should have insurance on it to take care of issues associated with intruders. If the property was in good condition and the intruders had been trying to improve it, I might consider letting them rent it from me if I had no other plans for it. A rare situation to be sure, but I think this law would allow for leniency by the home owner and the law.

This isn't an issue in states that didn't have a lot of hardline socialists in government. Some states don't have laws this bad.

They don’t

Word.

He's also blocking China from buying up our farmland. But I wish he'd stop the Scientology-Only Lease renewals in Clearwater and Tampa

This law really only helps corporations who are buying all the houses and leaving them empty.

@@aboucard93 keep listening to CNN..

Move to Florida. I moved from NYC. Best decision I ever made.

Move to Florida

@@zjagdharr im.here already. Moved from NYC.

Our CA government is evil.

Don't California\New York our Florida

you know, the SUPREME COURT, could have ruled on this ages ago... where were they?

Really??? How do you like the cost of your home owner's insurance, auto insurance and electric bills? You can thank DeSantis's quid pro quo to these companies for being big donors to his campaign. Florida has the highest cost of living in the country. Floridians can't afford their homes any longer and rents are going thru the roof. Many Floridians are leaving the state. Hurricane victims who lost everything are still waiting for help.

@@lorip7527 The number of people that leave Florida is paltry compared to the number of people moving here. Florida is still the fastest-growing state in the nation. The State legislature is working on insurance reform but it takes time to overcome the many tendrils and deep pockets of the insurance lobby,.

​@@lorip7527 "florida highest cost of living in the country" false and prices/rents are nationwide problems, you can thank democrats

@@lorip7527 he did a great thing here. Lots of problems, he's not perfect by any means. But stopping squatters is a huge deal for property owners.

Vote!

Newsome is absolute 🗑 As a Californian born and raised, I love and respect DeSantis for being a pillar of freedom!

You mean president Newscome???

California, You can have him.

@@velvetknight780you misspelled Newsolini… there fixed it for ya. 😂

EXACTLY

The Homestead Act. It served its purpose. Often land owners would claim land beyond their reasonable ability to make use of the land. It's clear that its original purpose is being contorted into something heretical.

@@thundershadow i agere. there MAY be some wilderness out there in nowhere usa still but not one part of that is someone's house .The state of florida is full there is nowhere in the entire state left that would be under what the homestead act was about . Perhaps some Alaskan frontier may be but not Florida .

thats not what our forefathers said. when was it? 1810 or around there.

​@@thundershadowyup people have found a gross loophole

Common sense????? In Florida ??????? That's funny.

​@@PrivateIdaho24-7-52You can always go live with the far-left communists in NY or CA.

​​@@PrivateIdaho24-7-52 From an overseas perspective relative to states like Califonia they seem to have a much higher collective intelligence

Not all states screwed up their laws through socialism and anti landlord regulations.

Obviously not in NY and CA😂

It’s ridiculous that this is even something that we are talking about as an issue to begin with! How are taxpayers not being respected? If we purchase and pay taxes for our homes we should have the rights over OUR homes!! How is that not common sense??? What universe is this?

Cuz they dont have to. Democrats & Republicans aren't expected to protect your house

TRUE!

It should be federal law and a felony that can’t be expunged