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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
You think once a homeowner finds someone squatting on his or her property, you should be able to call police to have them remove. In the cases I read, this does not happen and the squatters remain on the property until the court makes a decision. At times it takes months. It is not fair for the homeowner to incur legal expenses and rent another property until the squatters are evicted. Too many people are taking advantage of this.
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That's technically what happened to Mr. Cote in the L.A. Times article that you linked to, but he wasn't living in the property that was taken over by the squatting Mr. Glovger; for all intenets and purposes Mr. Cote had given up the property to the lender in anticipation of a foreclosure action, which for whatever reason was not initiated. In a situation like this, it's understandable why the police would be reluctant to take action and instead defer to the legal process.
I think you'll be hard pressed to find any examples where a homeowner returns home after a brief absence (for instance, after a vacation or business trip), finds a squatter in residence, and the police fail to take immediate action (if necessary).