The squatting phenomenon continues to build momentum in Maryland, and most recently in the City of Rockville. Two men somehow gained access to an apartment building in the unit block of Monroe Place in Rockville Town Center on an unspecified date, Rockville City police report. They "took up residency" in a vacant unit in the building. A staff member of the property eventually discovered the squatters after unlocking that apartment's door at 12:15 PM on June 29, 2025, and told them they had to leave. Police determined the two squatters were homeless.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore and legislators had promised to take swift action on squatting, but have appeared impotent to stop it this summer. State Delegate Mike Griffith (R) said yesterday that he will be introducing legislation in the state legislature next year to close loopholes that currently blur the line between a legal tenant and a squatter. He told WBFF Fox 45 that a business client of his currently has squatters living in five of his Maryland properties. "It’s 100% a multimillion-dollar issue here in the state that we need to address," Griffith said.
How about we also address homelessness?
ReplyDeleteNow why would they care about the systemic issue?? They'd rather just solidify consolidated capital.
DeleteYou may address it if you wish. Get out your wallet/checkbook and pay the rent for them. Problem solved.
DeleteYes. Address the problem rather than attack the homeless.
Delete"Maryland Governor Wes Moore and legislators had promised to take swift action on squatting, but have appeared impotent to stop it this summer. " Do you expect the Governor to wave a magic wand or perhaps create one of those big beautiful Executive Orders to accomplish the task? That's not how effective governing is done.
ReplyDeleteIn Maryland squatting is officially known as Adverse Possession, a deed holder is regarded as the property's lawful owner, and squatters are regarded as trespassers unless they can prove otherwise using the rules of adverse possession.
In Maryland, it is against the law for landowners to evict squatters on their own; they must do it through the judicial system.
These illegal occupants, per the info you provide, were trespassers and technically not squatters, and successfully evicted by the police. There is a difference and the laws, once revised, should effectively managed the illegal trend. No need to disparage the governor.