re: Big Ron squatters law in Florida first in the US outstanding .

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Should not FL law enforcement have already been doing this? The law is all fine and good, but should not the cops and judges have already been doing this? Adverse Possession really should have only applied to long term occupants living on a property for long periods under very specific circumstances .

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The perceived problem was that Florida law did not provide this sort of “near immediate“ relief. Property owners had to pursue a formal eviction lawsuit to remove people from their property.

I just skimmed this bill, rather than reading it in depth, but it could be very problematic.

The property owner could demand that the sheriff remove tenant from his property, and it looks to me as if the sheriff would simply be required to do so, even if the reported tenant shows the sheriff a written lease.

The ACTUAL, contractual tenant”s only relief would be later filing a lawsuit for wrongful eviction. That private cause of action is all well and good, but it doesn’t put a roof over the heads of that family.