Legislators are working to fix loopholes that protected squatters at the expense of property owners.

Squatters have often forced property owners into lengthy and expensive legal battles to take back their homes by exploiting tenant protection laws enacted during the pandemic. Scammers will often falsify residency documents, sell off appliances or turn homes into drug dens, The Washington Times reported.

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, a New York state senator who represents part of Staten Island and Brooklyn, told the Times she has constituents who are afraid to go to Florida for the winter or let a visitor stay in their home.

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