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> if the owner reports it in the first 72 hours So I could literally go away for a long weekend and come back and be homeless? That's _way_ too short!
by maccard 4y ago
> if the owner reports it in the first 72 hours
So I could literally go away for a long weekend and come back and be homeless? That's _way_ too short!
- eloisant 4y agoTalking about France that has a similar law: no, that only works for unused homes. Let's say you have an empty secondary home that you don't use, don't rent, etc. Maybe you're trying to sell it, or maybe you just don't care because you have the money and you're sitting on it until you maybe take the time to renovate it or put it on the market. That's where a squatter can be considered "living" there even if it's unlawful. That doesn't mean he owns the house now, or that he can't be evicted - just that the police won't kick him out without a court order. The court order can take some time and in any case nobody can be evicted during winter.
- NeoTar 4y agoNo. The key word was "Empty and unused" - if you are living in a house (i.e. it is your primary residence) and take a vacation, it's not empty and unused. It is a problem for landlords with empty properties, or for little used vacation homes. Although apparently there are alarms which will automatically call the police when someone breaks into your property which is apparently enough to trigger the 'within 72h' deadline.