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Yikes. Squatters' rights? Homeowner forced out of home in dispute with unwanted guests [View all] underpants Sep 18 OP

THIS is fucking insane! North Shore Chicago Sep 18 #1

I'll tell you how to deal with these people. If you are there you just happen to notice that the garage door has a flying_wahini Sep 18 #2

That's what the temporary order is intended to prevent. marybourg Sep 18 #5

This involves stupidity, not "squatters" ScratchCat Sep 18 #3

I heard this on a radio show (not talk radio) and it's the best link underpants Sep 18 #8

A Fox network affiliate station produced this story - not Fox News EYESORE 9001 Sep 18 #9

The problem isn't Fox - Ms. Toad Sep 18 #14

This is not a squatters rights situation. The facts are all wrong for a squatter. marybourg Sep 18 #4

"Squatters rights" do not exist... ExciteBike66 Sep 18 #6

Except that these people have no legal right to his garage. intheflow Sep 18 #10

Under the law, the homeowner is a landlord. Ms. Toad Sep 18 #15

So isn't he evicting them now? intheflow Sep 18 #16

The article I read didn't say anything about him initiating a court action to evict them. Ms. Toad Sep 18 #21

That's right. I have a friend who allowed a person Abolishinist Sep 18 #17

Yup. Ms. Toad Sep 18 #23

This guy was renting. He didn't own the home. underpants Sep 18 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Abolishinist Sep 18 #20

It may mean he is in more trouble. Ms. Toad Sep 18 #25

That us absurd. OLDMDDEM Sep 18 #7

I would think a garage is prohibited as any kind of rental unit unless it was renovated chowder66 Sep 18 #11

I was just thinking that myself-- in Michigan a garage wouldn't be approved for habitation, Jack Valentino Sep 18 #27

Why did Spectrum install cable without checking with the property owner first? TheBlackAdder Sep 18 #12

I don't know. The Toma guy was renting with his friends underpants Sep 18 #18

According to the article, Toma was the owner. He did have several roommates as well. Abolishinist Sep 18 #24

As I heard it on the radio he was renting underpants Sep 18 #26

In a red stage !!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Sep 18 #13

My friend let her adult son stay with her in her house Marthe48 Sep 18 #22

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