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As a homeowner, this is a scary situation. This criminal act can take away a house but the home is memories, livelihood, and possibly an heirloom.
Squatting affects families, landlords, and potential renters (mentally, emotionally, and financially).
This act is an atrocity to our community and its resources.
Tina supported: Support Rep. La Shawn Ford: Pass the Stop Squatters Act to Protect Illinois HomeownersThis law MUST change! It’s almost criminal in itself to the rightful owners and tenants of IL, to the people who work hard and take the right steps in life. All the while encouraging the criminal behavior of people who work the system, leech off of others and aren’t contributing to society as a whole at all.
If I could sign this petition a million times, I would! People of Illinois even if you’ve never experienced a situation like this, please understand the risk that this law not only places on you but others too and sign this petition! Lift up your voice to unjust laws and regulations! We are the voice and the backbone of this country and state!
If someone is not listed as the homeowner or on the lease agreement then it should be the right of whomever IS listed as one of the above to have an unwanted person removed from their property without having to jump through hoops to get it done, and ESPECIALLY if the unwanted person doesn’t contribute anything financially.
I unfortunately am enduring a similar situation with this right now.
I have a person, who I have never met, never known, and never invited into my home, keeping me from being able to enter my own home even when everything is in my name and all the bills are paid by me from my bank account.
My experience:
I have to travel out of state for work for extended amounts of time and I came home after a few month long project only to find my home inhabited by a complete stranger, and one that was doing drugs in my home.
The police were called, a report was filed but they said there was nothing they could do because this person had mail delivered to my address in their name and had clothes inside the home.
According to the police, I couldn’t make the person leave and definitely couldn’t forcibly remove them or any of their belongings because now the person supposedly had “rights” to be there according to IL law and I could be legally prosecuted if I did.
The police said that I would have to cohabitate with them if they weren’t willing to leave voluntarily. Which, why should anyone be forced to cohabitate with someone they don’t know and on top of that doing hard drugs? That’s irrational and frankly unsafe! And do you think that any of these legislators or governmental officials would agree to that if they were put in the same situation? Absolutely not!
Even more disturbing than that, is that this person could lock my door, pile a bunch of furniture in front of it and keep me from even entering my own home, let alone being able to stay there and the police legally couldn’t force entry into the home to allow me get back in. I was told I would have to go to court and start an eviction proceeding. Which not only does that cost money but then I’m also paying out of pocket to stay at a hotel because this individual refuses to let me into my own home.
I pray no one ever has to experience what I’ve gone through, but unfortunately if this law doesn’t change more people will end up enduring this. The fortunate part is we can all do our part to get these laws changed!
Harmony supported: Support Rep. La Shawn Ford: Pass the Stop Squatters Act to Protect Illinois HomeownersIm a homeowner and a widow at 58 years and old. I still have a lot of life ahead. Even though I own my home outright I would be devastated both financially and emotionally if this happened to me. I dont have the money to hire an Attorney if I had to. I have enough savings for an emergency repair on my home. These laws need to change. Im so thankful they did in Florida. My Mom comes to New England to stay with me every summer. She was 80 yo when she had to stop coming for 2 years because the squatters were so bad there she was afraid to lose her home. Thank God these laws changed im Florida so we are now able to spend summers together again. This needs to happen in every state. These are entitled people who have money and jobs. These are not desolate people who are homeless 90% of the time. Share this petition to everyone you know .
Denise supported: Change Squatter Laws “Help make squatting in residential maintained homes criminal”I'm afraid of becoming a 'squatter victim' because I have no money for a legal battle even if I do all the filings myself, just like most people. This NEEDS TO CHANGE in our legal system NOW! Squatters are liars & thieves and have NO PLACE doing this to anyone, rich or poor!*Let's all get more involved too - search for your local representatives (house & senate) and tell them this is needed ASAP*
Nicki supported: Change Squatter Laws “Help make squatting in residential maintained homes criminal”Our squatters have been squatting in our campground for over 6 months. We are STILL in the eviction process. This has to stop. They owe us so much money and they continue to try and find ways to screw us. Someone seriously needs to do SOMETHING. I can’t even have vacationers here, which hinders my ability to run my business. It is shocking it’s gotten this far that we have no one to call except a lawyer. I’m tired of paying for people who contribute nothing to society! Beyond frustrating.
Janna supported: Change Squatter Laws “Help make squatting in residential maintained homes criminal”I own multiple properties in Southern California, I had bad experiences with squatters took my land and sub-lease my vacant land to the Mexican drug cartel. The entire time I was living in Sacramento, I did not visit my land but the Code Enforcement and the Sheriff did that when they discovered the cillegal cultivation and I was notified. I worked closely with the Codes and Sheriff, I gave the power to the Law Enforcement to do their job but nothing was done. So I took matter into my own hands by notified the Sheriff that I needed their escort to my property. With the Sheriff assistant, the drug cartel were surprised. They told the Sheriff that the owner (he) lives outside CA and that they were managing the property for the owner Free of charge. They Sheriff then told them that the owner is not a he but is a she. And from there they were given 5 minutes to move out or they will be arrested. They left right away, but they returned later same daily tried to negotiate with me, I made their life's a living hell and the Sheriff were called and escorted off my property. Since I have not seen them but I still do not trust what I will run into in the future. I am more than willing to support you to push the new law to protect our hard earned money.
Patty supported: Change Squatter Laws “Help make squatting in residential maintained homes criminal”This needs to change. Especially in CA. My father died of cancer and he had a squatter living in his childhood home. I then had to take over while grieving and had to deal with an evil Disney obsessed woman and her multiple reckless adult children. Plus she was subletting half the house. She never paid rent ever. Had to hire a lawyer, go to court. Everything was backed up for months upon months. She waited until lockout took place to move out. She owes over 60k. She moves out and left the whole house ripped to shreds. Left so much crap behind. Piles of Dog piss and crap. Then she sold all my appliance's. Oh she never paid any of her bills or trash so when I tried selling the house, I was held responsible. She never even got her wages garnished. While cleaning out the house I found multiple fake SS #’s. There was piles of mail from other lawyers who were taking her to court for previous squatting. She just keeps moving from place to place. Changes her identity. Pays first month and then lives/trashes your home for the next 2/3years. Moves onto the next victim. She’s been doing this for YEARS. Professional tenants need to go to jail.
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