Pacific Legal Foundation Report on "Locking Squatters Out: How States Can Protect Property Owners From Squatters"

The Pacific Legal Foundation recently published "Locking Squatters Out: How States Can Protect Property Owners From Squatters," a report authored Kyle Sweetland and Mark Miller. It's a great summary of what we know of the scope of the squatter problem, what states have done (or not done) in response, and what reforms can help protect property owners more effectively. Here's an excerpt: Squatting is the act of occupying someone else's property without any legal claim or title to it and without consent from the property owner. Beyond trespassing, squatters often...