Articles — squatters' rights

Over the last couple of years you’ve likely heard a lot of talk, especially coming from the West Coast, about squatters and the idea of “squatters’ rights”. There were some horror stories out of California about people breaking into high-dollar homes and taking up occupancy and tying up the property for years because courts would not remove them.   And there’s no doubt that here in Kentucky certain people have attempted to abuse the idea of “squatters’ rights”. In most cases, they’ve moved in with the consent of a current tenant, then refused to leave later on, claiming that they...