squatters

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Not Blending In

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21504) • London, England 8 Feb 17

Ambling around Town, yesterday, we ended up by Hyde Park which put us near The Grenadier pub. It was a little while before opening time, so we went for a wander around Mayfair and Belgravia. By chance, we passed a squat that had...

absent landlords

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They've been evicted at last!

Yuki @yukimori (10193) • United States 25 Feb 16

My husband and I discussed the matter at length yesterday, and came to the conclusion that they would have to leave today. Of course, they weren't going to go willingly, so last night we got what we'd need to encourage them to go...

unwanted tenants

computer maintenance

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You can't just relocate people.....

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33117) • Philippines 25 Sep 12

This is something that the Government doesn't understand. If they want to create development on commercials and different businesses, it should be done first to the location where you want to relocate the illegal settlers....

informal settlers

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Squatters in the Cemetery

Graceekwenx @Graceekwenx (3160) • Philippines 21 Aug 12

On my way home from work, I would pass by Makati Cemetery. It has high walls and outside of these walls are tall trees. I happened to see squatters coming out from this cemetery as they climb their way in and out of the cemetery...

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On Illegal Settlers

Raine38 @Raine38 (12387) • United States 28 Jul 12

We see them everywhere here, and I'm sure other countries have their own share of illegal settlers or "squatters". Their situation may be a result of a number of reasons from plain bad luck or brought upon themselves somehow. I...

illegal settlers

Any solutions for growing number of squatters?

Resy King @resy21curapika (2151) • Pasay, Philippines 29 Apr 12

I felt bad about what happened in Paranaque between illegal settlers or "squatters" and demolition team. Tension between the two parties and it gets worse it became remorseful. One killed and most of them injured. In the news...

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Are there Informal Settlers in your place/area?

chiyochan @chiyosan (30186) • Philippines 11 Oct 11

Philippines, Particularly Manila has a lot of places with informal settlers. Almost every city has a couple of area inhabited by informal settlers or what we call as Squatters (that i do not know why they are called...

informal settlers

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Houses burned down: Accident or Premeditated

sweet_pea @sweet_pea (3322) • Philippines 16 Feb 11

It has been a familiar news on local TV about houses being burned down. The last fire that hit Quezon City at Agham Road left thousands of family homeless. The reason of the fire up to now is still undetermined. I really...

evicting informal settlers

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Squatters Cant Be Choosers

Graceekwenx @Graceekwenx (3160) • Philippines 28 Sep 10

Am i right here? Just last week i heard there was again a demolition in QC area. The squatters dont want to leave the area even though the administration has provided them a relocation site in Taytay. I mean, beggars or squatters...

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Squatters

Nickfyoung @Nickfyoung (323) • Australia 23 Aug 10

We are building a house in Davao City, Philippines. We have a caretaker living on site while we are away. He gets free rent and power and P500 a month. He has allowed squatters to build in front of our lot on highway land. They...

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What if you found out that someone was living in your house undetected?

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 6 Oct 09

I have noises in my attic sometimes. I live in an old house--it settles, it groans, there are occasionally noises in the attic and plumbing noises. I got to thinking, there have been a lot of stories here in America about...

homeless people

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Squatters, Is that still allowed in your state?

Kowgirl @Kowgirl (3489) • United States 25 May 09

I recently saw a man who was homeless go into an abandon house where he is now living. This house is right across from the supermarket where I shop sometimes.He has no water or electric but at least he has a roof over his...

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how low have you been in life?

galatea @galatea (686) • Philippines 28 Feb 07

have you ever been homeless? bankrupt? lost everything in a tragedy? how have you coped? we lived in a squatters area during the early part of my childhood. since i was just a kid, i didn't really feel pressured as much as i...

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Don't you hate domain squatters?

Doctor_Botany @Doctor_Botany (52) • United States 19 Jan 07

I mean, I know that they have a right to buy a domain and then not do anything with it but, sheesh, it's getting harder and harder to come up with good dot coms that aren't already taken!

internet domains

The Law about Tenants and Squatters.

RieRie @RieRie (820) 4 Jan 07

OK I live in England, I've lived in the same flat for over 2 years and my partner has lived there for about 3 years, the flat belongs to my partners brother, who said we could live there rent free (no contract was entered...

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