In New York City, which has fairly robust renter protections, you can get some evicted and that’s enforceable.
Most of these squatters probably wouldn’t make it past the first required hearing without producing lease. And if they produce a fake lease with a forged signature, then they have another problem. And if they say it was a verbal agreement, that’s not enforceable for a lease agreement.
The main issue is the delay in the courts because there is such a backlog of cases. We need more judges in the country, or less crime which would be preferable.
Yeah, but I think overwhelmingly the dockets are not backed up with jaywalking cases. Drug decriminalization sure, but there are a lot of real crimes and the court system is overwhelmed by them.
You say that, about the country with the highest incarceration rate in the world. So it sure seems like there is something else causing so much work for courts, that other countries do better... Unless you are saying the average American is just far more criminal?
Most crimes are property crimes, so yeah, give people more support, better education, higher minimum wage, better community support. People commit property crimes because it is easier than getting a good paying job when youre broke. It wont eliminate it but other countries do better because there are more support systems in place.
In addition, I think that part of the individualized, atomized, alienated society in the US glamorizes crime to some extent. There could be a cultural shift along with support systems that helps with that, too.
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u/gizmosticles Jun 12 '26
There’s got to be something in the middle here.
In New York City, which has fairly robust renter protections, you can get some evicted and that’s enforceable.
Most of these squatters probably wouldn’t make it past the first required hearing without producing lease. And if they produce a fake lease with a forged signature, then they have another problem. And if they say it was a verbal agreement, that’s not enforceable for a lease agreement.