For the third consecutive year, state legislatures across the country are advancing legislation to expedite the removal of unauthorized occupants from residential properties, with new laws focusing on criminal penalties, faster law enforcement removal procedures and protections against fraudulent property claims. States like Wyoming and North Dakota have made squatting a felony, while Indiana, Kentucky and Utah now allow affidavit-based removal within 48 hours. California remains an outlier, treating squatter removal as a civil matter, though industry groups continue pushing for legislation that would allow faster police-assisted removal.
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