Skip to content
×
Pro Members Get
Full Access!
Get off the sidelines and take action in real estate investing with BiggerPockets Pro. Our comprehensive suite of tools and resources minimize mistakes, support informed decisions, and propel you to success.
Advanced networking features
Market and Deal Finder tools
Property analysis calculators
Landlord Command Center
ANNUAL Save 54%
$32.50 /mo
$390 billed annualy
MONTHLY
$69 /mo
billed monthly
7 day free trial. Cancel anytime
×
Take Your Forum Experience
to the Next Level
Create a free account and join over 3 million investors sharing
their journeys and helping each other succeed.
Use your real name
By signing up, you indicate that you agree to the BiggerPockets Terms & Conditions.
Already a member?  Login here
General Landlording & Rental Properties
All Forum Categories
Followed Discussions
Followed Categories
Followed People
Followed Locations
Market News & Data
General Info
Real Estate Strategies
Landlording & Rental Properties
Real Estate Professionals
Financial, Tax, & Legal
Real Estate Classifieds
Reviews & Feedback

Updated over 1 year ago on . Most recent reply

User Stats

57
Posts
8
Votes
Patrick Ng
  • San Antonio, TX
8
Votes |
57
Posts

Help with Squatters!

Patrick Ng
  • San Antonio, TX
Posted

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!

Most Popular Reply

User Stats

2,228
Posts
2,709
Votes
John Morgan
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Grand Prairie, TX
2,709
Votes |
2,228
Posts
John Morgan
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Grand Prairie, TX
Replied

@Patrick Ng

Don’t fall for their Bs. These are professional squatters and they know it’ll take you a couple months to get them out. They own you. Don’t fall for it. I’ve got a guy here in TX you can borrow that got my squatters out at gun point. He went in there and yelled at everyone to get out. Then changed the locks and dumped all their stuff out on the front lawn. That saved me a couple months dealing with the courts. Anything goes in Texas. Lol. Good luck!

  • John Morgan
  • Loading replies...