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So what's your option if somebody squats your first and only house/apartment you own? Rent another place? Do you still need to pay property taxes in the propert

So what's your option if somebody squats your first and only house/apartment you own? Rent another place? Do you still need to pay property taxes in the property you can no longer use? EDIT: what makes this particularly ridiculous is the timeframe you mentioned: 48 hours. I mean it would be a totally different thing if we were talking about squatting places abandoned for years. Yes you can make an argument about private property etc, but it's a different planet: if somebody squats my only house in which in paying a mortgage, that can easily put me in financial jeopardy. What should I do? Stop paying my mortgage? Squat another house myself?

BrandoElFollito 5y ago
Yes, you have to find another place to live. You still have to pay taxes on property, as well as all the utilities you have a contract for. You are also completely responsible for the safety of the house. If something happens to someone (inside the house to the squatters, or outside to a bypasser), you as the owner will be responsible. The law protects squatters in their freedom to live where they see fit. The law also theoretically protects the owners. The problem is that there are so many exceptions (children, ...) and requirements (negotiating with the squatters, ...) that what you get after months (some were apparently luckier) is usually a ruin and you are expected to be ecstatic about the fact that you got your house back. The people who support this situation are despicable. Especially because I do not see them giving their house away and living under a bridge to live their dream of complete freedom. When we will have meetings for the next election, I will ask the candidates about their opinion on squatters, and if they support them in any way, their home address so that can hop in, burn it to the ground and expect them to clap because freedom and equality. EDIT to your EDIT: the problem is with houses people own as their primary ones (and come back from vacation to an occupied house), and the ones they use occasionally(week-ends, vacation, or rent). If there is a building that is abandoned I do not see much problems outside of insalubrity and health/security risks.
- ithkuil 5y ago
  I assume this happens unfrequently enough for being a major topic during an election.

BrandoElFollito 5y ago

Yes, you have to find another place to live. You still have to pay taxes on property, as well as all the utilities you have a contract for. You are also completely responsible for the safety of the house. If something happens to someone (inside the house to the squatters, or outside to a bypasser), you as the owner will be responsible. The law protects squatters in their freedom to live where they see fit. The law also theoretically protects the owners. The problem is that there are so many exceptions (children, ...) and requirements (negotiating with the squatters, ...) that what you get after months (some were apparently luckier) is usually a ruin and you are expected to be ecstatic about the fact that you got your house back. The people who support this situation are despicable. Especially because I do not see them giving their house away and living under a bridge to live their dream of complete freedom. When we will have meetings for the next election, I will ask the candidates about their opinion on squatters, and if they support them in any way, their home address so that can hop in, burn it to the ground and expect them to clap because freedom and equality. EDIT to your EDIT: the problem is with houses people own as their primary ones (and come back from vacation to an occupied house), and the ones they use occasionally(week-ends, vacation, or rent). If there is a building that is abandoned I do not see much problems outside of insalubrity and health/security risks.

ithkuil 5y ago
I assume this happens unfrequently enough for being a major topic during an election.