Re: Gov. Katie Hobbs (D Arizona) vetoes bill allowing police to arrest trespassers falsely claiming to be tenants

On 4/30/2024 1:23 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

 The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:14:19 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>:

 

 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.

 

 What the heck do issues of domestic violence have to do with squatters
 moving in when the homeowner is away and refusing to vamoose in near
 record time when found out?

 
 Let's be more precise with language. Someone falsely claiming to be a
 tenant is not a squatter. Squatting has to do with hostile encroachment
 upon abandoned land. A homeowner temporarily away has not abandoned his
 land. These are trespassers.
 

 If >I< were Governor I'd work towards instant eviction along with
 award of damages as soon as an injuction were obtained and i would
 order application for such injunctions get ultra-high priority in
 court scheduling. (I'd be satisfied with 2-3 hour turnaround - and
 DEFINITELY not 4-6 weeks as I've heard of in some jurisdictions)

 

ROFLMAO.  You have no clue how the courts actually work.