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Justice4all Posts: 43 Incept: 2011-10-07 Texas	Wow.. http://consumerist.com/2012/07/squatters.... 2012-08-06 16:01:46 Permalink
Mpilar Posts: 5573 Incept: 2009-01-05 Nashville, TN Online	Quote: “Littleton police officers did everything possible within the limits of their authority.” a rep for the town tells CBS Denver. “Circumstances of eviction are civil matters and enforcement is done by sheriff’s offices, not by local police agencies. It is really unfortunate that there are two families who are victims in this case.” Two? Really? The squatters are victims in this? ** it...wait for them to leave...go inside with a gun, and shoot them when they come back for home invasion. WTF is wrong with people?! Additionally...why the ** did they ask the court to remove them? If I was entering my house and somebody was already in there...I would shoot first and find out who they were afterwards. ---------- Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken Last modified: 2012-08-06 16:16:37 by mpilar 2012-08-06 16:11:45 Permalink
Jotapay Posts: 16723 Incept: 2008-08-26 Austin, Tx	Quote: Additionally...why the **** did they ask the court to remove them? If I was entering my house and somebody was already in there...I would shoot first and find out who they were afterwards. They don't live in Texas, however. 2012-08-06 16:24:05 Permalink
Arpwatch Posts: 3051 Incept: 2009-11-06	Yeah but it is Colorado. I didn't think they were that, uh, pussified? 2012-08-06 16:29:51 Permalink
Pietertvl Posts: 3587 Incept: 2007-12-05 NFA	Very strange. They lived there 13 years apparently, before the temporary relo to Indiana. But no one among the neighbors alerted them to the squatters before they returned? Who in the neighborhood tipped folks off that the house would be vacant? Was no one hired to mow the grass or otherwise keep the property from appearing vacant? How did the squatters get utilities turned back on, if the accounts hadn't been closed down? Fraudulently posing as the owners over the phone? Or if they were left on, how did the owners not notice spiking bills in their absence despite winterized settings? Shouldn't the owners have left contact info/forwarding address that the utilities would have consulted in the event that anyone requested changes to current gas electric water service orders? A part of me is asking these questions to find out what precautions would be effective as a homeowner who might be gone for long stretches during the year. What measures do they take? Folks in Florida, Arizona, etc? PS - this in a nice enough area of Littleton, walking distance from where I used to live. Just a few blocks from Bow Mar, with nice tree lined homes sitting on huge hillside lots overlooking Bowles Lake. ---------- "All the perplexities, confusion and distresses in America arise not from defects in the constitution or confederation, nor from want of honor or virtue, as much from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation." ~ John Adams Last modified: 2012-08-06 17:07:44 by pietertvl 2012-08-06 17:06:10 Permalink
Djloche Posts: 3269 Incept: 2008-07-07 In the Mountains	It sounds like someone could find one of Geithner's vacation homes and have a party. ---------- "If we wish to be free, we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us! Gentlemen may cry, "Peace! Peace!" -- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?" 2012-08-06 17:17:11 Permalink
Mpilar Posts: 5573 Incept: 2009-01-05 Nashville, TN Online	Pietertv1, they were notified by a neighbor according to the article. Their mistake, of course, was calling the cops and ruining their plausible deniability. Drive up, pull gun, walk in, start cleaning house. ---------- Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken 2012-08-06 19:46:06 Permalink
Eni_orisa Posts: 736 Incept: 2011-06-28 Banned	SWAT the squatters... 2012-08-07 04:41:21 Permalink
Flappingeagle Posts: 1224 Incept: 2011-04-14	Why couldn't they be arrested for tresspassing in the beginning? I'm with you guys though, just show without ever calling the police and throw those people's stuff to the sidewalk. You have the right to remove unwanted chattel from your property, just make an effort not to damage it. Flap ---------- Here are my predictions for everyone to see: S&P 500 at 320, DOW at 2200, Gold $300/oz, and Corn $2/bu. "You can't build a house of cards on a shaking table." - Tony Johns The January 2015 AMZN put at $130 (cost $4.25) will be a winner. 2012-08-07 16:05:35 Permalink
Azusgm Posts: 2388 Incept: 2010-12-02 East Texas	That house is going to be SO trashed when they finally get it back. Isn't there a way to press criminal trespass charges against the squatters? They entered unlawfully, refused to leave, and are taking action to take the property without compensation. This story sounds like the owners must not have the spare change for an attorney. In Texas, a person has to have control of a piece of property for 10 years before he can get title through adverse possession. It takes a ruling by a judge to quiet the title. Colorado law can't be all that different, can it? 2012-08-14 03:48:54 Permalink