New York and California are awful for mom and pop landlords 

Some counties and cities have friendly squatters laws. 

How can a fake lease be treated like a real contract? 
It’s madness 

Yes. It definitely depends where you are. In Florida I have just changed the locks on commercial tenants. 

siggy47

That's horrific. Thankfully, there are parts of America where property rights are pretty strongly protected, as well as the means to defend them.

I do wonder if this is largely a result of covid era eviction protections in American cities as well.

libertarian

Squatters Rights?

Undisciplined

That's horrific. Thankfully, there are parts of America where property rights are pretty strongly protected, as well as the means to defend them.

I do wonder if this is largely a result of covid era eviction protections in American cities as well.