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In the US, we also have squatters rights, but the more common thing is a thug claims to be the "property manager", and rents space to many bums for $10/month.
by jcampbell1 15y ago
In the US, we also have squatters rights, but the more common thing is a thug claims to be the "property manager", and rents space to many bums for $10/month. Smartly, he signs 2 years leases with the bums, and because of strong renters rights laws, the actual owner has to respect the leases. Now if the owner wants to rehab the building, he must go through a legal eviction process, or buyout the leases from all the squatters.
- mgkimsal 15y agoSo the real property owner has to respect leases that someone who doesn't own the property made? Why don't I just go rent out someone's home right now from under them, and get protection for my 'leases'?
- matwood 15y agoThere's a difference between trying to rent out something that the owner lives in and takes care of and squatting on something that has been abandoned by the owner. The problem is that many of the properties are likely in legal limbo through foreclosure, bank ownership, and auctions. Once a new true owner finally takes over it might have been years since the last real owner. That's when squaters rights start to come into play.
- jcampbell1 15y agoThe law protects the renters, not the false property manager. The bums actually live in the building and pay rent. I have rented apartments plenty of times, and never once verified that the landlord is the actual property owner. I just assume I am paying the building owner or their representative. The bums are making the same assumption, and deserve renter's rights just the same. I am sure the lease could be invalidated if you could prove the bums knew the property manager did not represent the owner, but that is just as much of a legal hassle.