Talking 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, e

Talking 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.