Americans Back Plan To Treat Squatters as Trespassers

Some 71 percent support a move by New York State's assembly that could redefine squatters, polling for Newsweek shows.

The vast majority of Americans believe squatters are simply 'trespassers' in all but name—and should be treated as such, a new poll commissioned by Newsweek reveals this week.Squatting sees people occupy a property they don't own and then live there without consent or paying rent. These 'residents' can currently claim squatters' rights in New York after occupying a property for just 30 days.

And so long as there is the opportunity to seek law enforcement intervention to address the unlawful presence it is near impossible for me to believe a claim of urgent necessity to employ deadly force is reasonable.'The latest poll, conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies on behalf of Newsweek on April 6 and 7, suggests most people think squatters are no more than trespassers. Some 4,000 people were questioned for the survey, and respondents were all eligible voters in the U.S.

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