Red state governor signs bill cracking down on squatters: 'Best dwelling' for them 'is a jail cell'
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law on Monday that strengthens the rights of homeowners against squatters who illegally occupy their property.
The new law, which received bipartisan support in the state legislature and will become enforceable on June 1, also establishes a process administered by local law enforcement officials to rapidly remove individuals who are wrongfully occupying property they do not own. Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
"It has been said that a person’s home is their castle, yet after a national rise in illegal occupations of homeowner’s private property, it is apparent that more must be done to halt criminals from commandeering people’s homes," Ivey said in a statement Monday.