THE Senate has approved specific measures against illegal occupiers of private property. Under the new bill, squatters will be served with an eviction notice and told to either justify ownership of the property through a title deed, or show the lack of one on behalf of the claimant. If no sufficient justification can be provided, the court will order immediate repossession of the home with no chance of appeals. What’s of particular interest is a drastic change to previous squatters rights, which allowed them to fight the case in court buying an average of 15 months grace. Under the new
THE Senate has approved specific measures against illegal occupiers of private property. Under the new bill, squatters will be served with an eviction notice and told to either justify ownership of the property through a title deed, or show the lack of one on behalf of the claimant. If no sufficient justification can be provided, the court will order immediate repossession of the home with no chance of appeals. What’s of particular interest is a drastic change to previous squatters rights, which allowed them to fight the case in court buying an average of 15 months grace. Under the new