SHREVEPORT, La. – It’s now a little harder to squat in the state of Louisiana.
When Senate Bill 466 was signed into law on August 1, it became law. It says that people who don’t leave after being told to within 5 days will be charged with illegal trespassing.
A refugee in Shreveport who spoke to KSLA said that more tools should be made available.
“What do we have for people to use? What housing tools do we need more of? What makes people properly enter places that aren’t theirs? Or aren’t these buildings being looked after?” It was asked by Joel Fussel. “Probably it’s best to get to the bottom of the problem instead of just focusing on the fact that someone is living in a house that isn’t theirs.”
A squatter is someone who stays on or in the land that they don’t have the right to own, occupy, or lease for, according to the law.
