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Committee reports bill to define squatting, streamline removal of unauthorized occupants
Summary
The Judiciary Committee reported House Bill 10 favorably after sponsors said the measure would define "squatter," clarify covered real property and align penalties with existing criminal mischief statutes; the committee voted to recommend passage.
House Bill 10, described by sponsors as a measure to address unauthorized occupants of private property, was reported favorably out of the Judiciary Committee on a voice and roll-call vote.
Representative Emily Calloway, who presented the bill on behalf of sponsors Representative Mary Anne Proctor and Representative Wood, told the committee, “we're bringing this bill as squatting has become a big problem here in the Commonwealth.” Calloway said the bill covers “real property includes home, your…
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