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[Ninja Scooter]

But what about bird law?

 

[Angry Grimace]

But what about bird law?

I'm thinking about specializing in space law

 

[TangMeng]

They called the cops not because it was the right thing to do, but just 'cause they was jealous of all the money he was makin

 

[ConradCervantes]

This guy is a fucking champ. Fuck his honky neighbors.

 

[arglebargle]

That's just because the circumstances surrounding the disposition of it are unusual; but needless to say, it's not going to take a decade to work itself out.

i dont know law well enough to argue with you and you seem to have this concept well in hand. however this comment makes me think you are underestimating the clusterfuck that is the paperwork on a lot of homes bought in the mid-2000s. im not saying this specific situation wont work itself out, but there are likely to be instances where people get to stay in houses they havent paid off because the mortgage is assigned incorrectly, who has the right to foreclose is unclear, or the paperwork is lost.

 

[Bboy AJ]

Question: If the trespasser was white instead of black, would GAF have the same reaction?

 

[Aquavelvaman]

Bomba

 

[Pandaman]

And rightly so. Most people have nearly their entire financial well-being staked on their home.

people who forget that every investment is a gamble no matter how 'safe' its supposed to be deserve what happens to them when things go wrong.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Guy deserves it.

Went through legal documents and everything, eat it bitches.

 

[Angry Grimace]

i dont know law well enough to argue with you and you seem to have this concept well in hand. however this comment makes me think you are underestimating the clusterfuck that is the paperwork on a lot of homes bought in the mid-2000s. im not saying this specific situation wont work itself out, but there are likely to be instances where people get to stay in houses they havent paid off because the mortgage is assigned incorrectly, who has the right to foreclose is unclear, or the paperwork is lost.

He wouldn't get the property even if it took 20 years. Courts haven't enforced bad faith adverse possession claims in decades. It just doesn't happen.

 

[Xenon]

Question: If the trespasser was white instead of black, would GAF have the same reaction?

Check the squatter threads...

 

[ephemeral garbage]

I don't think that's how you spell affidavit?

Regardless, this guy is the fucking champion and fuck those neighbors.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I recently moved. I'm jelly as well. $300,000 house? That looks like a million dollar house! Damn, US. Your houses are so cheap!

 

[Joel Was Right]

Question: If the trespasser was white instead of black, would GAF have the same reaction?

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[arglebargle]

He wouldn't get the property even if it took 20 years. Courts haven't enforced bad faith adverse possession claims in decades. It just doesn't happen.

im ignorant, so help please: what is an example of non-bad faith (good faith i guess youd call it) adverse possession? homesteading?

 

[J-Rod]

Question: If the trespasser was white instead of black, would GAF have the same reaction?

I'd have a lot more to say about it, but already the perception in this topic is that the neighbors and any dissenters are probably racist, so I think it unwise to argue.

 

[gwarm01]

Question: If the trespasser was white instead of black, would GAF have the same reaction?

There would be fewer claims of racism when someone admits they would feel uncomfortable if this happened near them.

 

[snack]

Neighbors are so sour. They're just mad jealous.

 

[levious]

im ignorant, so help please: what is an example of non-bad faith (good faith i guess youd call it) adverse possession? homesteading?

probably the example he gave earlier about a long standing mutual misunderstanding of property lines between neighbors.

 

[AlimNassor]

I would be mad too. here I am struggling to pay my bills for my home and this guy just walks right in and gets a 300k home for 16 bucks. But then again 2 years no power or water or AC, he won't be there for long.

 

[Kahoona]

Would the neighbors rather have the house fall in to disrepair and drag the mortgage value of the rest of the houses on the street down with it?

 

[arglebargle]

probably the example he gave earlier about a long standing mutual misunderstanding of property lines between neighbors.

my mistake i read the first couple pages of the thread then skipped ahead so i missed that. nothing on this scale though?

 

[ThisWreckage]

Question: If the trespasser was white instead of black, would GAF have the same reaction?

Yes, because a squatter is a squatter. People that are championing this guy are insane.

A question I would pose to you is: if the trespasser was white instead of black would this thread filled with "racist" and "salty" allegations like this one has?

 

[alterno69]

I think a more interesting question is..

What would Gaf say if the trespasser was a rich guy regardless of race?

 

[HammerOfThor]

Why cant houses be that cheap in the Chicago-land area >:[

I'm looking at around $600,000-$1,000,000 for the like

 

[AlimNassor]

Oh and he still has to pay property taxes IIRC and since he can't afford the house anyways...he's screwed.

 

[Skiptastic]

I'm thinking about specializing in space law

Might as well brush up on ape law while you're at it. You know...just in case...

I think a more interesting question is..

What would Gaf say if the trespasser was a rich guy regardless of race?

Buy the house the right way, asshole. Stop fucking with my property values.

 

[gwarm01]

I think a more interesting question is..

What would Gaf say if the trespasser was a rich guy regardless of race?

I'd probably find that humorous. I don't care if that makes me a hypocrite.

 

[Earthstrike]

Who owns the moon ? Is it mine to claim if I live there for 3 years ?

It would be an extremely stupid fiscal decision for consumers to collectively make that any capital or resource that lacks ownership permanently lacks ownership. And btw if you did live on the moon for 3 years, I think that region you lived on should become your property (not the entire thing obviously cuz you only live in a certain part of it). I mean how else would anyone come to own anything?

 

[Agnostic]

Why cant houses be that cheap in the Chicago-land area >:[

I'm looking at around $600,000-$1,000,000 for the like

Welcome to the neighborhood. LOL

 

[Bboy AJ]

The people championing the squatter seem like they're giving white guilt responses.

 

[Esperado]

There would be fewer claims of racism when someone admits they would feel uncomfortable if this happened near them.

And fewer admissions of discomfort.

 

[Cat Party]

A lot of people who are congratulating him seem to be under the mistaken impression that this guy found some sweet loophole and it worked. Really, this is a scam, and it won't work.

The neighbors seem to be overreacting, but I would not want this shit in my neighborhood, either. There is a vacant house next to mine, and if there were squatters, I would absolutely call the police.

 

[JGS]

A lot of people who are congratulating him seem to be under the mistaken impression that this guy found some sweet loophole and it worked. Really, this is a scam, and it won't work.

The neighbors seem to be overreacting, but I would not want this shit in my neighborhood, either. There is a vacant house next to mine, and if there were squatters, I would absolutely call the police.

Racist.

 

[Angry Grimace]

im ignorant, so help please: what is an example of non-bad faith (good faith i guess youd call it) adverse possession? homesteading?

The most common example would be where your fence is on the wrong spot; this happens when there's confusion regarding where the actual property boundaries are.

(convoluted example edited for brevity and confusion)

 

[StickyFingers]

Good for him

Neighbours need to give it a rest.

Subscribed to thread because I want to know how this will end over the next 3 years.

 

[FairyD]

Why cant houses be that cheap in the Chicago-land area >:[

I'm looking at around $600,000-$1,000,000 for the like

I will never again complain about house prices in Toronto. But are the houses worth that much?

Also, what are the chances that the guy gets to keep the house?

 

[mre]

Perhaps this has been discussed already, but from a quick perusal of Texas' AP law, it appears as if the guy should have to live there continuously for a 10 year period before he can petition the court for title to the property, as the 10-year period is the only one that will recognize AP without color of title. I'm pretty sure that filing an affidavit of adverse possession does not satisfy the color of title requirement.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

After watching the video i think I agree with the neighbors. What hes doing might be legal but it doesn't make it right. Somebody is owed a great deal of money for that house and this guy is basically squatting there, decreasing the value and making it impossible to sell

 

[SiteSeer]

i think you missed the point that the original owner foreclosed and the mortgage company closed down, effectively leaving the house as abandoned with no 'owners'.

 

[Esiquio]

Grimace straight up lawyered up this thread and owned it. If you don't agree with what he's saying, you're probably not reading carefully enough.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

i think you missed the point that the original owner foreclosed and the mortgage company closed down, effectively leaving the house as abandoned with no 'owners'.

Just because the mortgage company shut down doesn't mean all it's debts magically disappear. It's assets (this house for example) will be sold to recover some of the debts owed. That can't happen until douchbag squatter guy is removed and his mess is cleaned up

 

[jamesinclair]

You are a trespasser if you step foot on land you don't have rights to be on (the intent is merely the intent to enter the land, not to do so wrongfully). What you're talking about is having a revoked license to remain.

No, this is wrong.

You only lose your right if youre asked to leave and dont.

 

[Regulus Tera]

The people championing the squatter seem like they're giving white guilt responses.

But I'm Mexican...

 

[(._.)]

has this joke been made yet?

 

[MPW]

Neighbors are salty as fuck.
Good for that guy.

lol i know

fuck that bitch who is angry

 

[Zoe]

Perhaps this has been discussed already, but from a quick perusal of Texas' AP law, it appears as if the guy should have to live there continuously for a 10 year period before he can petition the court for title to the property, as the 10-year period is the only one that will recognize AP without color of title. I'm pretty sure that filing an affidavit of adverse possession does not satisfy the color of title requirement.

Angry Grimace has said this multiple times, but people either aren't seeing it or just don't care.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Question: If the trespasser was white instead of black, would GAF have the same reaction?

there would be more people on his side. have you NOT seen the typical threads involving black people on GAF?

 

[Kunohara]

Angry Grimace has said this multiple times, but people either aren't seeing it or just don't care.

There is alot of people here that actually don't read other people's posts. It is really apparent in this thread. Angry Grimace has pretty much laid out why this won't happen, and yet people keep squawking like fucking parrots and just repeating the same shit over and over.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

there would be more people on his side. have you NOT seen the typical threads involving black people on GAF?

Yeah right, go see any other thread regarding squatters. People hate squatters no matter what color their skin is. And this guy is nothing more than a squatter.