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Squatter laws, state by state
The same questions of every state, so two states can be compared rather than merely described. Every answer is quoted from the statute it came from, and stamped with the date a human last read it.
| State | Change the locks? | Police can arrest? | How long? | Need a court? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| New York | No | Yes | Months | Yes |
| California | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| New Jersey | No | Yes | Months | Yes |
| Ohio | No | Yes | Months | Yes |
| Illinois | No | Yes | Months | Yes |
| Florida | Not alone | Depends | Months | No |
| Texas | Not alone | Depends | Months | No |
| Georgia | No | Depends | Months | Only if they object |
| Michigan | Depends | Depends | Months | Yes |
| Maryland | Depends | Depends | Months | Yes |
| North Carolina | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| Missouri | Not alone | Yes | Months | Yes |
| Nebraska | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| Nevada | Not alone | Yes | Months | Yes |
| Minnesota | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| Oregon | No | Yes | Months | Yes |
| Arizona | No | Yes | Months | Yes |
| Tennessee | Not alone | Depends | Weeks | No |
| Virginia | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| Alabama | No | Yes | Weeks | No |
| Kentucky | Not alone | Depends | Weeks | No |
| South Carolina | Not alone | Depends | Months | Yes |
| Louisiana | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| Indiana | No | Depends | Months | No |
| Iowa | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| West Virginia | No | Depends | Months | No |
| Mississippi | No | Depends | Months | Only if they object |
| Oklahoma | Not alone | Depends | Weeks | No |
| Colorado | No | Yes | Weeks | Yes |
| Kansas | No | Depends | Weeks | No |
| Idaho | Not alone | Depends | Weeks | No |
| Utah | Not alone | Yes | Months | No |
| Wyoming | Not alone | Depends | Weeks | No |
| Connecticut | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| Arkansas | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
| New Mexico | No | Depends | Months | Yes |
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? No
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? No
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Only if they object
Change the locks? Depends
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? Depends
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Weeks
Need a court? No
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Weeks
Need a court? No
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Weeks
Need a court? No
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? No
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? No
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Only if they object
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Weeks
Need a court? No
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Weeks
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Weeks
Need a court? No
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Weeks
Need a court? No
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Yes
How long? Months
Need a court? No
Change the locks? Not alone
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Weeks
Need a court? No
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
Change the locks? No
Police can arrest? Depends
How long? Months
Need a court? Yes
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