Forced to live with squatter in my Detroit Boston-Edison house?

**Detroitdave** · October-10-12, 09:43 AM

This is not a answer, this is dangerous and who wants to live in a neighborhood with squatters ?
I don't like empty house , but allowing squatter to just move into any open house is not the answer.
they don't have water, electric and heat ? who knows what they are going to do for electric and heat? this is simply a too dangerous .
The city should not allow this they should address the real problems , why not open the old brewsters and allow them to stay in a safe area where they can live decently and find help , allowing them to just move into stable neighborhoods further drives people away from the city .
Not all these people are bad , but in my opinion this is not the answer.
Allowing this sends a signal to other squatter" Detroit is open for business !"
you can just go move into ANY empty house, this laissez faire approach is one reason the city looks the way it does now .
This send the wrong message

**Danny** · October-10-12, 10:09 AM

Squatters' rights is now an United Nation international law after the Allen Greenspan Real Estate Depression of 2008. No law by U.S. Congress, or any foreign nation, state legislatures, city councils, county governments, alderman boards, township or village councils can make into a constitutional amendment prohibiting squatters from living in your property. No police or state trooper or any armed forces can evict them out. They are unwanted pests that are very hard to get rid of. [[like bedbugs!)

However there are some ways to evict squatters:

1. The homeowner MUST apply an eviction notice by the any court of law in that area. This process might take up to 30 to 90 days [[eventually)! You might a lawyer for your case.

2. Call your local bail bond agency. They will come out to your property to check on the squatters' conditions. If they squatter[[s) possess any illegal activity or destruction of property, they must be evicted immediately or face either a citizens' or law enforcement arrest.

3. If a squatter[[s) have chidren they must go school in their district with a doctor's approval of immunization shots. They can't miss more then 80% of absences or face immediate eviction or loss of state or gov't benefits. [[If they have one.)

**Danny** · October-10-12, 10:22 AM

Poobert sez...

"A lot of the recent upswing in squatter activity is due to Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and the monster that is Maureen Taylor. They cook up some phoney, notarized documents and convince the squatters they have rights to the property. They harken back to an old ordinance, Repair-to-Own, which is on the books, but they don't actually go through the proper legal channels to execute it. They put families in houses without plumbing, water, heat, or electricity because their idea is that it is better than nothing. In each instance I am intimately familiar with, the properties were all privately-owned by everyone from actual mortgage-holders who owned the property, to real estate agents listing them, or you name it - all privately owned. In each case the squatter behaved, well, like a squatter - threatening neighbors, throwing sewage out the window, allowing the property to rapidly deteriorate, all with the assurance that they own the property."

"Yes it's true, but not a state constitutional amendment and it can not be passed, becuase its already passed by the international law. There's nothing that the governments of world can do to change Squatters' rights."

"Squatters Rights are largely a myth. In Michigan you need to occupy a property for 15 years to obtain what is called Adverse Possession. They're just tough to get out because you need to prove they're not supposed to be there [[none of them are), which can be tough when they have official looking documents."

"Technically not true, but people can squat in your property if that home is unoccupied for months or years with some adverse possession."

**poobert** · October-10-12, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Detroitdave

The city should not allow this they should address the real problems , why not open the old brewsters...

This is key. Public housing has been largely dismantled.

However I've heard noises from these Michigan Welfare Rights scoundrels that squatters are entitled not just to a place to live but a bona fide house.

Really, though, there is more than one way to skin a squatter. A little goon squad goes a long way.

**trotwood** · October-10-12, 11:03 AM

This is crazy!!Crazier than the nut who thinks she's entitled to live in Ms.Peterson's house. I applaud the homeowner for taking a stand but I'd be worried for my saftey&the saftey of my baby were I her. The little I saw of the sqatter suggests she's not firmly rooted in reality. The woman looks plain batty!!
One thing has me confused about this entire mess though. How did Ms.Patterson get back into the house after the deranged sqauatter changed the locks? I normally don't condone violence but in this case I'd make an exception. ICAM with those that suggest Peterson get some of her burley family members or friends to escort the squatter out! However I do worry that once Ms.Peterson gets this nut out of her house there will be some kind of retaliation against Ms.Peterson and/or the property.
I've seen a lot in my time here in Michigan but this is one of the strangest things to date!

**Zacha341** · October-10-12, 11:33 AM

Perhaps she doesn't have any of those formidable 'burley' family types? She can borrow some of mine!

Originally Posted by trotwood

ICAM with those that suggest Peterson get some of her burley family members or friends to escort the squatter out! However I do worry that once Ms.Peterson gets this nut out of her house there will be some kind of retaliation against Ms.Peterson and/or the property.

**trotwood** · October-10-12, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

Perhaps she doesn't have any of those formidable 'burley' family types? She can borrow some of mine!

Maybe not. If your folks are busy I'd happily send over a few of mine.
This is a bizarre&ridiculous sitauation.

**casscorridor** · October-10-12, 11:48 AM

My question is why can a bank evict a "squatter" but a homeowner can't?

**Danny** · October-10-12, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by casscorridor

My question is why can a bank evict a "squatter" but a homeowner can't?

Sometimes banks can't evict a squatter due to his or her rights by international law. What banks can do is take their petition to court a law for eviction. That process would take 30 to 60 days eventually.