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Summary White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday said local governments must address the issue of squatters seizing the property of homeowners.

Content <p>The White House is calling the squatting trend in which strangers seize and live in a homeowner's property against their wishes a "local issue" that <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/state-and-local" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local governments</a> must address themselves.</p><p>Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/executive/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday whether Americans need to be worried about squatters and where President Biden stands on the issue as horror stories continue to make headlines.</p><p>"My understanding is that this is obviously a local issue," Jean-Pierre said. "We are certainly tracking that issue. The rights of property owners and renters must be protected."</p><p>"And we believe that ultimately what needs to happen is that the local government needs to make sure that they address this, and they take action," the press secretary continued.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/squatter-scam-ends-florida-desantis-sheriff-tout-new-crackdown-straight-jail" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>‘SQUATTER SCAM’ ENDS IN FLORIDA AS DESANTIS, SHERIFF TOUT NEW CRACKDOWN: ‘STRAIGHT TO JAIL’</strong></a></p><p>Jean-Pierre said all Americans in communities across the country want the same thing: "They want their families to be safe and that’s what we want as well."</p><p>When asked whether Biden would support a law like one taking effect in Florida that allows homeowners to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">call police</a> on squatters, Jean-Pierre said she would not address hypotheticals.</p><p>"What I can say is that this is ultimately a local issue, and it’s critical that local governments address this," she said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/anti-squatting-professional-celebrates-florida-ban-other-state-laws-frustrate-homeowners" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ANTI-SQUATTING ‘PROFESSIONAL' CELEBRATES FLORIDA BAN AS OTHER STATE LAWS FRUSTRATE HOMEOWNERS</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis</a> signed a bill last week that granted state law enforcement officials the power to remove offenders and increase penalties for squatters.</p><p>The move comes as property owners nationwide complain about their homes <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/squatters-sue-good-samaritan-trash-property-he-allowed-temporary-free-stays" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being seized by strangers</a> and the limited options to take back what is rightfully theirs.</p><p>The new Florida law is set to go into effect on July 1.</p>

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Hidden blurb --- !ruby/object:Feedjira::Parser::RSSEntry published: 2024-04-01 18:24:16.000000000 Z carlessian_info: news_filer_version: 2 newspaper: US general38 macro_region: USA entry_id: !ruby/object:Feedjira::Parser::GloballyUniqueIdentifier is_perma_link: 'true' guid: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-calls-squatting-local-issue-governments-must-address title: White House calls squatting a 'local issue' that governments must address categories: - c686388b-99e2-5795-830e-6de7625af009 - fnc - Fox News - fox-news/politics/executive/white-house - fox-news/politics/state-and-local - fox-news/politics - fox-news/politics - article content: '<p>The White House is calling the squatting trend in which strangers seize and live in a homeowner''s property against their wishes a "local issue" that <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/state-and-local" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local governments</a> must address themselves.</p><p>Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/executive/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday whether Americans need to be worried about squatters and where President Biden stands on the issue as horror stories continue to make headlines.</p><p>"My understanding is that this is obviously a local issue," Jean-Pierre said. "We are certainly tracking that issue. The rights of property owners and renters must be protected."</p><p>"And we believe that ultimately what needs to happen is that the local government needs to make sure that they address this, and they take action," the press secretary continued.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/squatter-scam-ends-florida-desantis-sheriff-tout-new-crackdown-straight-jail" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>‘SQUATTER SCAM’ ENDS IN FLORIDA AS DESANTIS, SHERIFF TOUT NEW CRACKDOWN: ‘STRAIGHT TO JAIL’</strong></a></p><p>Jean-Pierre said all Americans in communities across the country want the same thing: "They want their families to be safe and that’s what we want as well."</p><p>When asked whether Biden would support a law like one taking effect in Florida that allows homeowners to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">call police</a> on squatters, Jean-Pierre said she would not address hypotheticals.</p><p>"What I can say is that this is ultimately a local issue, and it’s critical that local governments address this," she said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/anti-squatting-professional-celebrates-florida-ban-other-state-laws-frustrate-homeowners" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ANTI-SQUATTING ‘PROFESSIONAL'' CELEBRATES FLORIDA BAN AS OTHER STATE LAWS FRUSTRATE HOMEOWNERS</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis</a> signed a bill last week that granted state law enforcement officials the power to remove offenders and increase penalties for squatters.</p><p>The move comes as property owners nationwide complain about their homes <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/squatters-sue-good-samaritan-trash-property-he-allowed-temporary-free-stays" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being seized by strangers</a> and the limited options to take back what is rightfully theirs.</p><p>The new Florida law is set to go into effect on July 1.</p>' summary: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday said local governments must address the issue of squatters seizing the property of homeowners. rss_fields: - title - url - summary - categories - published - entry_id - content - image url: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-calls-squatting-local-issue-governments-must-address image: https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/04/931/523/karine-jean-pierre.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

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