And end up in jail, and then get sued. And considering that it's Kalifornia, successfully. What a ****ing nightmare. Reminds me of psycho tenant in Pacific Heights.

Yeah and its ridiculous.

Why couldn't they just wait for him to leave the residence, then break into their own house and throw his shit out?

Back in the late 90s, my then-fiance/now wife worked for a title company in Chicago. The executives that ran the place were a bunch of weasels, and one day the feds swooped in, froze their accounts, and shut the whole operation down. Permanently. Not only did my wife lose her job, but it ended up that she worked the last two weeks for free, because she never got paid for them.

Of course, that's nothing compared to the people who were involved in closings that day at just the wrong moment. Old house sold, and then BOOM funds frozen, so they had to vacate their old home, but couldn't move into the new one because the purchase money was in legal limbo. IIRC this happened to two couples. Talk about getting ****ed.

I assume that eventually these people got their money released, but eventually was undoubtedly a long, long time.

Anyway, situations like this are extremely rare; like getting hit by lightning while being eaten by a shark. But you never know.

Good luck! :D

You just know the inside of that house is going to be trashed when they finally get in. I know a couple that went through a similar issue. The person squatting claimed to be a non-citizen and not subject to the laws of the country. They finally got rid of him. But he stalked them for four years and they finally sold the property just to get away from the maniac. Frontier Justice might be the only hope of a fair resolution for the couple in this story. Just be smart about it.

Home invasion.

You cannot be charged for breaking into your own home.

I'm sure Commiefornia has a law against that.

I know a guy. But he's a bit of a loose cannon. Known to shoot household appliances first and ask questions later.

I was thinking exactly the same thing this morning. As soon as you're inside the house and he's outside, then you claim that he vacated the premises and now California's laws work for you.

Probably but..........

Yep. No way I wouldn't end up in jail.

Right! Start blaring loud music. Also, just start ****ing everywhere in the house. Maybe this dude gets uncomfortable and splits.

I'd stalk the shit out of the house, and when he leaves I'd break in throw all his shit out.

What bull shit

Yep. In truth, I bet the squatter is as shocked as anybody that he's managed to do it. If you come in with a baseball bat and common sense I bet you could get him out.

Of course, there's always the chance that he's a true paranoid schizophrenic and you'd end up dodging sniper shots for the next 20 years, too.

Interesting that the recalcitrant seller’s name doesn’t seem to be published anywhere. If I were the buyer, I would quietly plaster the seller’s name everywhere. Turn up the heat.