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Residents urge borough to press legislature for faster eviction process amid squatters problem
Summary
Several Fairbanks residents told the assembly that existing state law favors long removal timelines and leaves property owners with costly, months-long court processes. Speakers asked the borough to add expedited eviction measures to its legislative priorities so the Interior delegation will consider changes.
Several residents told the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly on Aug. 28 that repeated, lengthy legal fights with people occupying private property have driven them to ask the borough to press the Alaska Legislature for expedited eviction rules.
Ed Davis of Bunchberry described a neighbor’s house taken over while the owner was away and said the owner spent “about a grand on the lawyer” and waited months for a court judgment. Sean McGuire, who said…
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