Help with Squatters!

[Patrick Ng]

We had recently been rehabbed and put on the market a single family home. When a scheduled showing was taking place, we found people had moved in and claimed they have a lease that was signed with an individual who had owned the home in 2016, who is claiming title. Title company confirmed we have clear title to the home and this was conveyed to the individual claiming they own the home.

Despite this, we found that the "tenant" there signed a lease with the prior owner who claimed they have ownership of the home. Law enforcement said this is a civil matter and cannot ask them to leave as it is not considered trespassing. Does anyone have experience with some thing like this? Any insight and advice would be great. Goal is to try and have these individuals who are living there under the fake lease vacate the home, and protect against the old owner from 2016 from continuing to disrupt operations/ continue claiming ownership to home. 

Thanks!