Published February 25, 2024
A handyman-turned-squatter hunter is concerned that migrants entering the U.S. will catch on to states’ lenient tenants’ rights laws and create a squatting crisis that’s “beyond control.”
“We have masses coming in. They’re going to be looking for places to live. And if we don’t have the housing for them, if they’re coming in with no money, they can’t rent the traditional way,” Flash Shelton, founder of the United Handyman Association and SquatterHunters.com, told Fox News.
When they start finding out that many states have permissive laws for squatters, “our squatter situation is going to go beyond control,” he added.
Squatters and tenants’ rights laws vary across the country, with some states providing protection for non-paying individuals, allowing them to occupy a property for extended periods.
In areas where complex laws bar police from taking action, homeowners have few options to reclaim their property beyond pursuing a civil case, which can take months.
Shelton has advocated for reforming laws to hamper people’s ability to squat and warned that the influx of migrants coming across the southern border could make the squatting problem substantially worse.
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Flash Shelton, a handyman-turned-squatter hunter, said the laws around squatting need to change as unwanted residents continue to wreak havoc in Atlanta-area communities.
“What are we going to do later when we have a million people squatting in this country,” Shelton said, “when not only do we have a border issue that we can’t even figure out, but now we have people that are being mentally, financially, physically messed with because they’ve lost their home to all of these people?”
“Regardless of how you feel politically or morally about the situation, put that aside and just think about the masses,” Shelton added.
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SOURCE: www.nypost.com
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Published February 25, 2024
America’s housing law loopholes are just big enough for illegal immigrants to crawl through, according to one expert who warns that tenants’ rights laws make it hard to dislodge squatters.
“We have masses coming in. They’re going to be looking for places to live. And if we don’t have the housing for them, if they’re coming in with no money, they can’t rent the traditional way,” Flash Shelton, founder of the United Handyman Association and SquatterHunters.com, said, according to Fox News.
Shelton used innovative tactics to dislodge squatters from his mother’s house in 2019, and has emerged as an advocate to help others facing the difficult chore of ridding a property of people who choose to remain.
The map of tenants’ rights laws is varied, because it is a local or state issue. Many states require a civil suit process to evict someone, which is burdensome and time-consuming.
Once illegal immigrants get wind of the rights they have as squatters, “our squatter situation is going to go beyond control,” Shelton said.
Shelton noted that squatters are already emboldened by local laws, adding, “What are we going to do later when we have a million people squatting in this country?”
Shelton said the housing picture will grow worse “when, not only do we have a border issue that we can’t even figure out, but now we have people that are being mentally, financially, physically messed with because they’ve lost their home to all of these people?”
“Regardless of how you feel politically or morally about the situation, put that aside and just think about the masses,” Shelton said.
Almost 7.3 million illegal immigrants have entered the U.S. since the beginning of 2021, according to Fox News.
“We have irresponsibly opened a door for a whole lot of people to come into this country, and we aren’t prepared to deal with them,” Shelton said.
“What’s the negative for these people to then start taking over these houses?” he said.
Shelton predicted a “nightmare scenario” without laws that crack down on squatters.
“I’m spending all this time trying to bring awareness to squatting and bring awareness to how the law needs to change,” Shelton said. “Is it going to get worse before it gets better? I think it’s already there.”
“I think it’s going to just get beyond repair at some point,” he said.
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SOURCE: www.thegatewaypundit.com
