A Texas couple is demanding lawmakers take action to mitigate squatting after the homeowners say they were abused by a contractor who refuses to leave their fixer-upper property. Yudith Matthews and Abram Mendez hired the contractor to complete tile work in their San Antonio home, but claim after they fired him, he refused to leave. He is now reportedly living in the house, but they said the police won't help.
The police allegedly told them the squatter had the right to stay at the house and the issue was a civil matter as opposed to criminal. 'They explained to us the rights to tell to the police, that is a trespassing matter,' Mendez said. 'We explained the law, the letter and how to enforce it, and yet the police did not want to do anything.