SQUATTERS
09-02-2025
SQUATTERS
09-02-2025
UNDERSTANDING WHAT A SQUATTER IS AND HOW TO HAVE ONE REMOVED
- A Squatter is a person who is living in a home where there is no LANDLORD/TENANT relationship.
- A LANDLORD/TENANT relationship is where there is a Landlord and a Tenant and there is some agreement, either verbal or written, for the Tenant to pay rent in exchange for living in the home.
- If you discover a person living in a home and they have no agreement whatsoever with the Owner to pay rent, YOU CANNOT FILE AN EVICTION as there is no LANDLORD/TENANT relationship.
- Law Enforcement should be called to see if they will TRESPASS the person or persons. Usually they will not UNLESS it is perfectly clear that the person just broke in. Usually, Law Enforcement will not remove the person or persons. LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL TELL YOU THAT AN EVICTION MUST BE FILED – THIS IS INCORRECT.
HOW DO YOU REMOVE A PERSON OR PERSONS WITH NO LANDLORD/TENANT RELATIONSHIP?
- You can threaten them with legal action.
- You can call Law Enforcement and see what happens.
- You can get them to sign a SPECIAL AGREEMENT TO VACATE FORM WE PROVIDE that converts them into Tenants and then we can evict if they do not vacate.
- You can pay them to vacate. This is CASH FOR KEYS and we have the CASH FOR KEYS FORM.
- We can file an UNLAWFUL DETAINER ACTION. An UNLAWFUL DETAINER ACTION is similar to an eviction.
EXAMPLES OF WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE A LANDLORD/TENANT RELATIONSHIP
- A person is scammed and pays a fake landlord.
- A guest is allowed to stay and refuses to leave.
- A person is allowed to live in a home for free.
- A person just goes in and takes up residence.
- The owner is foreclosed on and a person is left behind.
- An Owner buys a home and a person (not the former owner) is in there and there is no prior verbal or written tenancy in place.
HOW DO YOU HAVE US FILE AN
UNLAWFUL DETAINER?
You send us the information by going to this link: https://form.jotform.com/Heist/unlawful-detainer
Always try the multiple alternative methods to avoid having to go the legal route. Always contact us first so we can assist you. DO NOT make any DEALS with the person or persons without contacting us first.
LAW OFFICES OF HEIST, WEISSE & WOLK, PLLC
“Serving the Property Management Professional”
www.evict.com www.evicttv.com www.evictforms.com info@evict.com
- STORM
- SALE
- PETS
- RENT
- LEASE
- EVICTIONS
- LIABILITY
- LEAD
- ABANDONMENT
- DEATH
- DEPOSIT
- EVICTION
- APPLICATION
- BANKRUPTCY
- ATTORNEYS FEES
- ADVANCE RENT
- DEPOSITS
- RENTAL FURNITURE
- FLOOD
- FIRE
- LIABILITY AVOIDANCE
- CARPET
- NONCOMPLIANCE
- ACCESS
- PET DEPOSIT
- EARLY TERMINATION
- CORPORATE TENANTS
- SATELLITE DISHES
- RENEWING A LEASE
- REMOVING A TENANT FROM A LEASE
- REFERRAL FEES
- LEASE BREAK
- CORPORATE TENANT
- APPLICATION AND SCREENING
- LAWSUIT
- LEASE SIGNING
- NOTICE SERVING
- REPAIRS
- NONCURABLE NONCOMPLIANCE
- TENANT PAINTING
- LEASE BREAKS
- TENANT DEATH
- ATTICS
- UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPANTS
- TAX LIENS
- SUBLETTING
- SQUATTERS
- LEASE SIGNING AND POA
- SHOWINGS
- CREDIT REPORT
- NONRENEWAL
- ESA AND SERVICE ANIMALS
- SECURITY DEPOSIT REFUNDING
- SCREENS AND WINDOWS
- RENT ABATEMENT
- RENEWAL CONFIRMATION
- REMOVING A TENANT
- PROCESS SERVER
- PRESSURE WASHING
- PREPAID - ADVANCE RENT
- PRE AND POST CLOSING OCCUPANCY
- PERSONAL PROPERTY
- DEPOSIT FUNDS
- NSF CHECKS
- MOLD
- NOTICES
- INSURANCE
- HVAC
- HOT TUB
- HOMESTEAD
- SECURITY DEPOSITS
- FIREPLACE
- SAFETY
- DOG BITES
- DISCLOSURE
- NONCOMPLIANCES
- CORPORATIONS
- LATE RENT
- CARBON MONOXIDE
- ASSOCIATIONS
- AIR CONDITIONING
- POOLS
- RELEASES
- FICTITIOUS NAMES
- SUING AND COLLECTIONS
- COLLECTIONS AND SUING
- YOUR TENANT SERVED YOU WITH A 7 DAY NOTICE - WHAT DOES THE TENANT WANT?
- WHAT DOES THE TENANT WANT?
- VERBAL AGREEMENTS
- TERMINATING DUE TO A MAJOR REPAIR NEED
- TERMINATING DUE TO MOLD
