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Arizona Squatter Crackdown Bill Heads To Governor With Broad Bipartisan Support

May 28, 2026 10:49 amMay 28, 2026 10:52 am

Legislation designed to speed the removal of unlawful occupants from private property has cleared the Arizona Legislature and now heads to Governor Katie Hobbs for consideration following broad bipartisan support. Arizona Senate Bill 1426, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff),...

Squatters Are Re-Victimizing Americans, and Our Laws Are Letting Them

August 5, 2025 10:30 amAugust 5, 2025 11:14 am

By any reasonable standard, if someone breaks into your home, they should be arrested. If someone moves onto your fire-ravaged land and sets up camp, they should be removed. And if someone forges a lease or claims rights to your...

Encinitas Loses Fight Against City Hall On Becoming a Squatters Paradise

January 25, 2020 8:49 amJanuary 25, 2020 9:01 am

Although The HEAP Grant is worth $256,369, only $12,208 will go directly toward the homeless. The remainder goes towards operating costs and salaries. A coalition of concerned residents in Encinitas, a small coastal town in San Diego County, are nursing...

Job Program With Courts Could be Justice for the Homeless

November 27, 2019 11:02 amNovember 27, 2019 11:16 am

Last month, California homeowners received bills reading TAX BILL –OPEN IMMEDIATELY, a subtle reference to the enclosed property tax bill. This month, some homeowners received a letter marked JURY SUMMONS, and reading “you are hereby summoned to serve as a...