Out of state buyer has a squatter

[Precious Thompson]

Good morning everyone, I would appreciate some advice on how I can do about helping an out of state landlord on what advice I can give him? He has a squatter in the property for about 15 days he in California property is in pa . I did research on the eviction process here in pa, is there anyway I can help him, he said the tenant is willing to leave doesn't have a place to go, he evening willing to fund  room for rent him, it worst came to worst and he had to evict could i take is place in court since he pretty far away?

Thanks in advance 

[Tyler Brown]

Originally posted by @Nathan Gesner:

Quote from @Tyler Brown:

Originally posted by @Precious Thompson:

Thank you for the feedback and to clarify The guy is a squatter. I will advise him to get an attorney @Tyler Brown @Nathan Gesner

 If he's truly a squatter - he has never legally lived there, has no relationship with the owner, was just just walking down the street and said, "oh hey, an empty house!" and broke in and started trying to live there, then simply call the police. That makes things much easier vs if he's a tenant. 

Police do not pull people out of houses without a court order. If you witnessed the break-in, they may do something about it. But once the person is in the property, legally or not, they are considered a legal tenant until proven otherwise.

This is not true as a blanket statement and will depend on the responding officer and whether he wants to write it off as a civil matter or not.  Tenants and squatters are not the same thing, and the misunderstanding between the two is possibly one of the most common misunderstandings in this entire industry.

One has lots of legal protections and rights, the other has almost none.  If a true squatter has tried taking up residence illegaly and the landlord calls the police, and the squatter can't produce a lease, utility bills, any kind of mail, or any other kind of evidence that it's their residence, there's at least an even chance that the officer will remove them and I've been a party to that exact scene more than once.