What to do about squatters?

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Matthew Paul · Answer

Open the door and throw in some flash bangs . That will clear them out .

Deanna McCormick · Answer

So your property is so Rough that your afraid to go in.

You got the keys, take someone with you and a  new lock and knock, go in. If it's vacant,, secure window, doors with new locks.

If someones there that's not suppose to be call cops and say you have a intruder.  Just say the tenant had moved out, had given you the keys and you think there is a intruder because nobody is suppose to be in the house and you'll wait for assistance.

Deborah Burian · Answer

What @Deanna McCormick said.  This actually happened to me.  Went to a house to start turnover work and it had squatters.  Called the police and they were removed.  Longer story than that and quite funny in the end - it's Oklahoma, everyone was trying to be friendly.

Dan Bryskin · Answer

Ben S.

Call police before hand. Indicate you have a squatter / trespassers and you will need an assistance. Have cops meet you at the property. Showing up with the cop in tow, helps set everybody straight and prevents other troubles. Bring lease for the last tenant with you.  If you are lucky, they leave. Secure the property and move on. Good luck.

Ben S. · Answer

So that abnormal thing about this is that I bought the property recently after a long forclosure and auction, and I have the names and contacts for most but not all the people, and I have no prior lease information. I've given all the current tenants (some of whom may be squatters for all I know) 60 days notice to vacate, as all the homes need work (there are 10 total). So the only info I have is that the lady who was there a couple weeks ago when I bought it called and told me she left and she went back a couple days later (before I could get up there to get her key) and a window was broken and it looked like someone had broken in.

I ended up calling the sargent that met me there with the notices previously and he suggested I drive by and then call the police and say I believe someone broke into my home.

The other abnormal thing about the neighborhood is these 10 houses are on 5 acres in the county, so it's not really a bad area (like in a city), but the tenants have been fairly hostile in the past, even to the county inspector last he went there (a couple years ago). So while it's a bad neighborhood at the moment, once everyone is gone and I fix everything up, I can get a fresh start and make the neighborhood whatever I want it to be.

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