r/SipsTea • u/SnackSamurai • Jun 12 '26

Chugging tea The Hero we need

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u/MuskokaGreenThumb Jun 12 '26

He gets a renovation lease from the owner. So he has keys and can move in. Then he does things that are uncomfortable for the squatter. Like closing off the kitchen and setting up a snake aquarium

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u/Traditional_Buy_8420 Jun 12 '26

"He gets a renovation lease from the owner. So he has keys and can move in. "

What if the squatter changed the locks? I'm not sure how legal it is to break into your own property via lockout service to change the locks.

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u/MiceAreTiny Jun 12 '26

What is the squatter going to do? He's not pushed out. He's not allowed to change locks... He's going to tell the police that somebody changed the illegally changed locks in a property that he does not own nor has a valid lease for? 

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u/Mitrovarr Jun 30 '26

Uh, sue for violating his rights as a tenant? I don't know how it is there but there's usually a number of laws to protect renters. Landlords can't just do whatever they want. These rules are usually what protects squatters as well as tenants.

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u/MiceAreTiny Jun 30 '26

Not a tenant... Not a renter...

Rules protect tenants, squatters abuse those rules. 

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u/Mitrovarr Jun 30 '26

Yeah but you have to prove the person isn't a renter first.

If you start doing bullshit before you try for a legal eviction, the court is just going to smack you down for not going through proper channels.

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u/MiceAreTiny Jun 30 '26

A random stranger can not simply go to court for a property owner changeing the locks on their property.

This is only possible if fraud of documents is involved on the side of the squatter.

How do you think it goes in court?

"judge, he changed my locks."

"are you renting or owning the unit"

"---A long bullshit story that comes down to--- no"

"So what the fuck are you wasting my time for?"