Reference the preceding NN posting, here’s the email I sent to my locally elected federal politicians: Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Jeff Merkley, and Representative Val Hoyle: It’s past time to end the national epidemic of squatters, whose incidents of outright thievery have received increasing publicity. For those who might say it’s an issue for the states to solve, I say hogwash. It’s occurring with alarming frequency in multiple states, which requires a federal solution. Put yourselves in the shoes of the victims. These people have the biggest investment of their lives (at least for those of us that’re ninety-nine percenters) stolen by a ne’er-do-well who finds a house, knows how to gain access to a computer, and printer creates a fake lease, kicks the door in, and takes up residency. Grand larceny is grand larceny. It doesn’t matter if it’s an empty $300,000 (or more) home that’s vacant because it’s on the market or a $300,000 (or more) home that’s temporarily unoccupied because the owners are on vacation. I believe a driving factor in the squatter trend is homelessness, and this country has a big problem with it. Years ago, I formulated a solution that includes concept, cost, funding, and location, and have offered to supply the information to this group, as well as my local state legislators. To date, I’ve had no takers, and I am convinced that it’s due in no small part to the partisan makeup of the aforementioned groups.
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