Sahwa@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoBay Area homeowners are hiring a sword-wielding man to help them kick squatters out of empty properties: ‘The average squatter has no melee experience’www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square179linkfedilinkarrow-up1550arrow-down17cross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
arrow-up1543arrow-down1external-linkBay Area homeowners are hiring a sword-wielding man to help them kick squatters out of empty properties: ‘The average squatter has no melee experience’www.independent.co.ukSahwa@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square179linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
minus-squareecvanalog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoI imagine squatters are more common in any big/desirable metro area, where a lot of housing is unfilled for months or years at a time because a property owner just wants to have “a place in DC” in case they need it.
minus-squaredeathbird@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI think it’s probably more the legal regime, but a higher than normal number of well kept but empty homes could also contribute.
I imagine squatters are more common in any big/desirable metro area, where a lot of housing is unfilled for months or years at a time because a property owner just wants to have “a place in DC” in case they need it.
I think it’s probably more the legal regime, but a higher than normal number of well kept but empty homes could also contribute.