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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Gov. Katie Hobbs (D Arizona) vetoes bill allowing police to arrest trespassers falsely claiming to be tenants
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:14:19 -0000 (UTC)
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It looked like Arizona was going to stand up for property owners dealing
with trespassers falsely claiming to be tenants that police won't
arrest. But the governor vetoed the bill.

If it had become law, police could have immediately removed these fake
tenants.

The governor claimed it "fails to leverage existing legal mechanisms,
respect the due process rights of lawful tenants, and minimize
unintended consequences such as for victims of domestic violence."

The bill's sponsor said it did not affect existing landlord-tenant law,
and it exempted family members and those agreeing to co-habitate.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2978018/arizona-democratic-gov-katie-hobbs-vetoes-bill-cracking-down-on-squatters/

Steve Lehto video if you don't want to read the article.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvssbU4wWhk

Again, I object to the term "squatters" as these trespassers are not
squatting. These were never abandoned properties.