Municipality warns against squatters: ‘Avoid trouble’ | Inland

The squatters would strike from the first day that a building was vacant. So make sure that it remains in use. This will prevent a lot of trouble ”, the municipality reported on Tuesday. Duped property managers are requested to file a report ‘within 24 hours’. “Ask the police to come to the building and file a report there. Also ask to vacate the building. ”

It is also possible to go to court, but that usually takes weeks or even months. “And all that time you can’t enter or do anything with your own building.”

The municipality emphasizes that squatters also have rights once they are there. “Squatters often invoke trespassing when attempting an eviction. That is entering a building without permission and against the will of the occupant. The squatter is then the resident. Getting squatters out of your building is therefore difficult. ”

Legislation

In the past, squatters could do their own thing if the building was vacant for more than a year. 10 years ago, the Squatting and Vacancy Act was introduced, which made it more difficult, but did not put an end to the appropriation of empty buildings.

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