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> The concept of property being sacred is what drew a lot of people to America in the beginning. That's not what you describe below. > Instead of paying a Lor

> The concept of property being sacred is what drew a lot of people to America in the beginning. That's not what you describe below. > Instead of paying a Lord [sic] you could literally come to America and be given free land by the Federal government. It was a huge reason we rebelled against England in the first place. I think the most important thing here is the free land aspect. Property ownership has never been "sacred" and was always subject to things like squatter's rights and other practical exceptions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession > The principles of homesteading and squatter's rights embody the most basic concept of property and ownership, which can be summarized by the adage "possession is nine-tenths of the law," meaning the person who uses the property effectively owns it. Likewise, the adage, "use it or lose it," applies. The principles of homesteading and squatter's rights predate formal property laws; to a large degree, modern property law formalizes and expands these simple ideas.

wil421 7y ago
I don’t believe in squatters rights and I’m glad my state doesn’t have laws like the West Coast. There was a Reddit post recently where someone didn’t visit their property for 2-3 weeks. Someone moved in, broke everything, and then preemptively called the police to get squatters rights. Now the home owner has to go through a complicated eviction process and have his second home trashed.
- CharlesColeman 7y ago
  > I don’t believe in squatters rights and I’m glad my state doesn’t have laws like the West Coast. There was a Reddit post recently where someone didn’t visit their property for 2-3 weeks. Someone moved in, broke everything, and then preemptively called the police to get squatters rights. Now the home owner has to go through a complicated eviction process and have his second home trashed. There's a lot wrong with your comment: 1. It looks like all states have adverse possession laws [1]. 2. 2-3 weeks wouldn't cut it anywhere to claim adverse possession. The shortest time required to be in possession is 5 years [1]. 3. Why would you believe any anecdote that you read on Reddit? So many are lies posted to gain sweet e-points that all should be met with heavy skepticism. I guess it's your right to not "believe in" squatters rights, but abandoned and underutilized property does society no good, and squatter's rights are a reasonable solution to that problem. [1] https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/state-state-rules-adverse-possession.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/state-state-rules-ad...

wil421 7y ago

I don’t believe in squatters rights and I’m glad my state doesn’t have laws like the West Coast. There was a Reddit post recently where someone didn’t visit their property for 2-3 weeks. Someone moved in, broke everything, and then preemptively called the police to get squatters rights. Now the home owner has to go through a complicated eviction process and have his second home trashed.

CharlesColeman 7y ago
> I don’t believe in squatters rights and I’m glad my state doesn’t have laws like the West Coast. There was a Reddit post recently where someone didn’t visit their property for 2-3 weeks. Someone moved in, broke everything, and then preemptively called the police to get squatters rights. Now the home owner has to go through a complicated eviction process and have his second home trashed. There's a lot wrong with your comment: 1. It looks like all states have adverse possession laws [1]. 2. 2-3 weeks wouldn't cut it anywhere to claim adverse possession. The shortest time required to be in possession is 5 years [1]. 3. Why would you believe any anecdote that you read on Reddit? So many are lies posted to gain sweet e-points that all should be met with heavy skepticism. I guess it's your right to not "believe in" squatters rights, but abandoned and underutilized property does society no good, and squatter's rights are a reasonable solution to that problem. [1] https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/state-state-rules-adverse-possession.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/state-state-rules-ad...