The great American squatter panic

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🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Politicians and conservative news outlets say there’s an epidemic of people moving into a stranger’s house and refusing to leave. Curbed’s Bridget Read and Semafor’s David Weigel explain what’s actually happening. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette and Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ahead on today explained, squatters.
0:05.0	A woman rented out a guest home in one of LA's
0:08.0	paucious neighborhoods but refuses to leave.
0:10.0	The house came with something the new owners did not bargain for. A squatter.
0:14.8	A squatter. A couple in New York City bought their dream home for $2 million, but
0:19.8	nope, a free loader, a squatter is inside right now and will not leave.
0:24.4	Squatters.
0:25.6	A San Diego woman says squatters are living in her rental home and she can't get rid of them.
0:30.1	Well, makers in Tallahassee are taking action to address squatting.
0:33.4	Hot dog. Finally, finally, something's getting done.
0:36.8	Squatters.
0:38.4	I walked in on weapons, a prostitute, a bunch of dogs in the back.
0:42.4	It's pretty crazy to think that I could just walk onto any porch that I want to,
0:46.0	show up, and claim that I have the right to be here.
0:48.0	Well, we're hearing now that if it happened to the mayor's house,
0:51.0	it happened to any of us.
0:53.0	Squaders.
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