States across the country are moving to rewrite property rules as squatting cases test the balance between homeowner rights ...

SB 38, sponsored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt and Rep. Angie Chen Button, was passed during the 89th Texas Legislative Session to address issues related to squatters and the eviction process.

A new Illinois law allows police to remove squatters from a person’s home for criminal trespassing. State law previously required property owners to go through a lengthy eviction process in court to ...