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Squatter

An individual who settles on the land of another person without any legal authority to do so, or without acquiring a legal title.

In the past, the term squatter specifically applied to an individual who settled on public land. Currently it is used interchangeably with intruder and trespasser.

squatter

see SQUAT.

Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

SQUATTER. One who settles on the lands of others without any legal authority; this term is applied particularly to persons who settle on the public land. 3 Mart. N. S. 293.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Meanwhile, Johor Housing, Communication and Multimedia Committee chairman Dzulkefly Ahmad agreed that the squatter issue in the state would persist if not addressed properly.

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A squatter would oust another squatter from possession of the lot that the latter had illegally occupied, emboldened by the knowledge that the courts would leave them where they are.

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A clear instance of this tension between the self-identifying political and the strategically 'non-political' squatters was manifested in the debate about the Squatter Action Council's (SAC) pamphlet, Squatting: What's it all about?

The politics of the crowbar: Squatting in London, 1968-1977

The application will be automatically rejected unless the squatter can make out one of three grounds - if the registered proprietor of the land has led the squatter to believe that the squatter did actually own it and if the squatter has acted in some way to his own detriment on the basis of this then the registered proprietor cannot change his mind and get the land back.

Could someone else claim possession of your land? In certain circumstances, a person can acquire land belonging to someone else by'squatting'for a defined period - known as adverse possession. Property solicitor Claire Simmons explains

In Lacson's time squatters were prevented from building shanties/lean-tos/barong-barong near the Pasig, creeks, breakwater, and Intramuros.

From squatter to informal settler

Deshapriya has promised some relief action to squatters of Wilpattu on 06 April at a patch of squattimg grounds, in Wilpattu.

Buddhist monks in firsthand tour of Wilpattu squatters

Ad Hoc Property Management said it hopes to "deter squatters, thieves and vandals" by arranging for tenants to move into empty non-residential buildings.

'Guardians' to pay to deter squatters

A Whilst the new legislation is to be welcomed, we are already witnessing a rise in the number of "lifestyle squatters", rough sleepers and other vulnerable groups targeting commercial property instead of residential housing.

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Private equity group to buy Wasatch/Squatters

LATIMER Hinks Solicitors in Darlington is urging home and land owners to take special care protecting their property by investing time into checking out their boundaries and making sure that they don't have squatters.

Take care to avoid squatter nightmare

If the landowner starts asking questions when they don't receive a tax bill, they have a better chance of discovering the squatter.