Cops Begin Meeting With Local Homeowners, Residents To Address Concerns Over Adverse Possession-Claiming Squatters

In Douglasville, Georgia, The Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch reports:

• Members of the Douglasville Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff's Department have scheduled a meeting on Jan. 3 with homeowners and residents that are concerned with squatters.



• Squatters have been using Georgia's adverse possession law, which is meant to resolve property disputes, to live in empty houses that are in a state of limbo. The process takes advantage of the high number of foreclosures and abandoned houses in recent years.



• "We want people to feel more comfortable and want them to know what to look for," said Det. Mac Abercrombie of the Douglasville Police Department. "We see a problem and want to help address a need.



• "We've been taking a pro-active approach to this problem," said Det. Mac Abercrombie of the Douglasville Police Department. "We've been planning this since October. This is not a reaction to recent stories in the news."

For the story, see Police Meet with Residents to Answer Squatting Questions (Members of the Douglasville Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff's Department have scheduled a meeting on Jan. 3 with homeowners and residents that are concerned with squatters).