Squatters: Battling For Your Home | Episode 226 | Phil in the Blanks Podcast

Dr. Phil discusses the unsettling scenario of coming back from vacation to find squatters occupying one's home, highlighting the complexity and frustrations of dealing with squatters legally. Anti-Squatter Activist and Squatter Hunter, Flash Shelton, shares how he effectively removed squatters from his mother’s house within a day, and Texas Real Estate Attorney Mark Girling provides his expertise in eviction law. Learn the importance of knowing one's rights and the challenges you may face as a homeowner in some states where laws are not favorable towards evicting squatters.

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[michaelgiancanna-jaume]

GO FLASH GO!! Thank you for what you do for homeowners, and legitimate leaseholders.

[martino]

Hello Doc! I am viewing this a few days late but thought I’d try to get a comment to you anyway… as a sixty year old retired defense engineer for the DoD and very very concerned American, I just want to say I am very excited to see you come to the front lines of this war… you have the gifts we need… communication logic character and integrity… you give the survival of America additional strength

[eileenwitherspoon]

We live in a society of criminals, with no justice system. No right or wrong. I am sick of the BS. Forget the attorneys.

[jackblack]

The absolute clownishness of presenting a FAST FOOD BAG with crude scribbling on it as your "lease" and having that be a legal defense is digusting.

[joytitusc]

Thank you, FLASH!!! I remember his first video from years ago at his Mom's house. I'm SO thankful to see these guys go in & help the homeowners. Most of us have ALL of our life savings in only 1 or 2 houses, & the fact that entitled humans abuse us homeowners like that because they want "Free stuff" that other people worked their whole lives for it disgusts me. I heard last year about a Man who had to leave his home for a short amount of time for something like a family emergency. Came back & squatters took over his home. Nobody would help them. He, his wife & CHILDREN had to LIVE in their CAR nearby while trying to fight the squatters with no money to do it with. It was heartbreaking!!!!

[stephaniepiazzese]

I rented a room to a young woman, , , who did not have custody of her 2 children. Her mom answered an ad that I placed on an app, , , ( NEXTDOOR)
The nightmare that followed, , , I do not wish on anyone. Court/ eviction/ fear/ kids being prisoners inside that little room, , , CPS, got involved. And thankfully after 5 months, , , got her out and got the children that she was hiding. 😢

[tc]

Downright disastrous, these laws need to change when it comes to stuff like this. It is not right....🥺

[Bromelia-bj]

These laws must be amended and strengthened. Because you imagine you take a vacation and become homeless 🤔 that's not the United States. Let's see if Congress gets to work and reviews those miserable property laws in every state. Because Laws definitely have to be enforced.

[freeslave]

Yeah there's something you can do about. Next time you go on vacation send a notice to your local judge and prosecutor stating exactly who lives In the home and who owns it. Write it on legal paper , get it notarized, and mail it certified. Problem solved and the quote "authorities " have no excuses.

[redraven]

The Law is on the squatters side.
I had to sell the home and farm my late husband and I built with our own hands out of pocket, in Northern CA to get rid of them in CA.
Plus I had to pay them $1000 to get the keys to the cottage back.
They made my life a living HELL, and actually turned the Sheriffs dept againdt ME.
I mover to a "stand your ground state" and have protection dogs and fire arms to hand now.
This won't happen again.

[kathleenduval]

I went thru horrendous fees and destruction of property I purchased in San Bernardino! Took several months to rid them, because under Squatters Rights even if you've finally remove them...all they have to do is leave ONE thing left on property and the process starts all over again!!

[Thumper]

You should never let it be known you’re out of town. Whenever I leave town I tell nobody except one person who keeps an eye on my property and I don’t ever have location enabled on any social media.

[LenRenBen]

Thank you, Gov. Ron DeSantis for his stand against squatters in Florida!

[theresamckenna]

I heard that Florida doesn’t mess around with squatters anymore

[PattieSchmidt-jh]

We need better laws! It’s ridiculous that the squatters can take possession !

[vWaLLBangz]

Insanity! Your land is YOURS. NEVER a question about it. Absolutely ridiculous !!! 🔫

[fryguy]

Now damn policemen should know if that's on the back of a paper bag that it's not a legal document

[joygarrett]

Makes me never want to take a trip! Esp since I live alone & have no family close enough to keep an eye on my home while I’m gone . . . And when I have in the past I never posted pics about my travels till I was back home . . .

[carolrankin]

Dr. Phil I so wish you would do one of these squatter programs on squatters in California. Texas is a way different animal and owners have way more rights than they ever do in California. Thank you.

[bmatteson]

I never thought I’d see this side of dr. Phil. I always had a level of respect for the guy but now I’m really starting to LIKE this guy. Big difference.