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PHOENIX \u2014 A new Arizona law aims to make it easier for homeowners to remove squatters.<\/p>\n

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Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday signed Senate Bill 1426, which streamlines the removal of unlawful occupants from residences. The bill sponsor, state Sen. Wendy Rogers, said the bill is common-sense legislation that closes loopholes.<\/p>\n

“And what we’re talking about is cutting unnecessary red tape, giving property owners the tools they need to protect what is theirs,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Under SB 1426, which passed the Legislature with broad bipartisan support, squatters can be removed in just three days, much faster than a usual eviction.<\/p>\n

\u201cA normal eviction would take place over a period of about 19 days, so this is streamlined into days, not 19,\u201d said Constable Scott Blake of the Hassayampa Precinct.<\/p>\n

The new rules don\u2019t apply to current or former tenants, immediate family members of the homeowner, or anyone who had a prior verbal or written agreement to live on the property with the owner.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it’s not the situation where someone’s lover has fallen out of grace, and they want to kick the lover out,\u201d Rogers said.<\/p>\n

‘They kept coming back’<\/h2>\n

Phoenix homeowner D\u2019Andrea Turner welcomes the new law. Squatters moved into her house in December 2024 \u2013 and then sold it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat is there to protect us as citizens of Arizona, as working-class people that’s putting our money into mortgages and things that we think is going to sustain for us when we’re done working?\u201d Turner said.<\/p>\n

She was out of state, dealing with a serious medical condition and caring for her elderly mother. Her husband, a long-haul trucker, discovered the squatters.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe went, found the squatters there, tried to get them out,\u201d she said. \u201cThey kept coming back. He got the police involved, and that’s when we found out that the sale happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turner told ABC15 she hopes the bill will deter squatters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this bill will be an automatic switch and also put in the minds of the criminals that we are not going to lay down and allow them to take our hard work as pennies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The two suspects in the case have both pleaded guilty. But Turner\u2019s legal saga isn\u2019t over. She\u2019s still fighting her insurance company over the damage, and she\u2019s still sleeping at her daughter\u2019s home.<\/p>\n

\u201cCould you imagine someone 19 days in your home, and you’re sleeping on someone’s couch after 12 years of paying?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

SB 1426 will take effect 90 days after the legislative session ends. Lawmakers are expected to wrap the session up this month.<\/p>\n

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