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The concept of squatters\u2019 rights dates back to the Roman Empire. There if someone maintained possession of an item or property without legal title, they could become the lawful owner if the original owner did not show up to take possession within a certain period of time. Napoleonic law then carried this practice through Europe.<\/p>\n
American colonists brought British law with them, to include the concept of squatters\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n
Squatting is now seen as a civil issue. Laws on this topic can be confusing, as the phrase ‘squatters\u2019 rights’ does not refer to a list of rights given to an individual. Squatting is a colloquial term for occupying a property without the owner\u2019s permission. The preferred term now is “adverse possession.\u201d<\/p>\n
Army Reservist LTC Dahlia Daure returned from active duty overseas to her Chicago home only to find it unavailable. Seems it was adversely possessed by a squatter. Welcome back.<\/p>\n
Lt. Col. Dahlia Daure turned to the media to get help<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n By Ashley Carnahan | Fox News<\/p>\n An Army officer is speaking out after a squatter moved into her Georgia home while she was away on active duty.<\/p>\n Lt. Col. Dahlia Daure told Atlanta-based ABC affiliate WSB-TV last week that she is part of the U.S. Army Reserves and is stationed in Chicago but was in the process of selling her home when a squatter moved in.<\/p>\n Daure told the outlet that the squatter, Vincent Simon, said he had a lease and paid $19,000 upfront for six months.<\/p>\n “That was quite alarming to find out that someone else had moved into my home,” she said Thursday on “Fox News Tonight.”<\/p>\n WSB-TV reported Simon was served with eviction papers and that Daure would have to wait for the process to play out in order to get him removed from the home.<\/p>\n However, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said its Uniform Unit and the DeKalb Marshals served an intruder affidavit Thursday requiring Simon to “immediately vacate an Ellenwood home in DeKalb County owned by a military officer.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office couldn’t be bothered beyond serving an eviction notice. Until the LTC did some due diligence and went public, that is. As the gentleman was escorted off of the property:<\/p>\n …a weapon was found inside the home and drugs were found on the suspect before he left the premises,” read an update from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page. “Mr. Simon was arrested and charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was taken into custody and transported to the DeKalb County Jail.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sweet Home Chicago.<\/p>\n 2010 Georgia Code <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nTITLE 44 – PROPERTY
\nCHAPTER 11 – EJECTMENT AND PROCEEDINGS AGAINST INTRUDERS
\nArticle 1 – Ejectment<\/a>
\nArticle – 2 Proceedings Against Intruders<\/a><\/p>\n