Forum Post: Little-Known Law Makes it Possible to Take Ownership of Abandoned Home Without Paying a Dime! This is TRUE!
Posted 12 years ago on Dec. 27, 2011, 12:36 a.m. EST by BlueRose
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This truly has OWS written all over it! What are we waiting for?
I have heard about people who take over abandoned properties, pay the back taxes, and within a certain time, they become the legal owners! This may be happening within Occupy on a small scale now. We need to find a set of abandoned row houses, and "squat" in them! Instant OWS neighborhood! We can take turns doing security, help each other do repairs and upkeep! In due time we are LEGAL OWNERS of the occupied, formerly abandoned homes! Who's in?!!!
"Kenneth Robinson lives in a $330,000 home in an upscale neighborhood in Flower Mound, Texas. He didn't buy the home, but he does claim ownership of it.
Robinson moved into the home in June after doing some research and determining that it was abandoned. Some call him a squatter, but he says a law called adverse possession makes him the owner."
http://realestate.msn.com/can-you-get-a-house-for-free
OWS, we can do this! We have the guts, perseverance, need, "manpower", and solidarity! Let's actively look for abandoned rows of houses, apartments, mansions, duplexes, whatever!
Further reading:
"Squatting, the practice of living in abandoned or unoccupied spaces that a squatter does not legally own, is a great way to avoid paying rent, if you’re willing to take the risk. While many squatters are routinely evicted, arrested, harassed, or even, in some parts of the world, beaten or killed, some manage to make comfortable long-term homes on someone else’s property. A few are even able to take legal possession of their adopted digs through a process called “adverse possession”, or, in difficult times, show a property owner that it may be in their best interest to work something out; they are quite possibly only reticent because they don't know you -- have your references handy. Whether you're unemployed, underpaid, or just extraordinarily thrifty, squatting may be the solution to your housing needs.Steps
http://www.wikihow.com/Squat-in-Abandoned-Property
"Although Robinson is attempting to apply adverse possession in an unusual way, there is some legal basis to his assertions, though legal experts say it's unlikely that he will meet all of the requirements to obtain the property by adverse possession. (Bing: What is adverse possession?)"
Robinson claims ownership of the house. His claim has nothing to do with it being a fact.
But thanks for bringing this up. I'm sure every OWS opponent here will be researching whether or not it's illegal in their area, and putting it on the legislative dockets if it's not!
I would think that OWS taking over an area no one else wants, and moving there permanently, isn't exactly their objective. You might be surprised how many of your critics would like nothing more!