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Excerpt from www.theblaze.com
Georgia police are taking action against squatters after the Republican-controlled government passed new protections for rental landlords.
A video report from WSB-TV showed police mocking suspected squatters who were previously able to take advantage of loopholes in the law.
Before House Bill 1017, a dispute between the owner of a home and a squatter was a civil matter and could take weeks or months to be decided in court. Meanwhile the landlord would have to pay the mortgage while the squatter stayed for free.
‘All these fake leases. … Nope! Nope! Nope! That’s over with!’