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Originally Posted by Rusty
I don't think anyone is saying the courts have allowed this to happen, it's just that the banks have given up trying to sell them (in a lot of cases) and don't want to fight the squatters in a court of law because of the cost and time involved.
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Broadhopper asked, "how come squatters were allowed to stay in homes they took over while the homeowners were away for business, vacation or when homes were foreclosed."
I'm guessing he doesn't mean that the homeowners returning from business trips or vacations allowed the squatters to stay, so the obvious inference is that a court allowed this. Broadhopper, if I've got that wrong, please correct me. Anyway, if a legal owner does give permission for a squatter to stay, one of the necessary elements for adverse possession is missing.