Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Allowed Authorities to Evict Squatters by Lorenz Duchamps – US Politics News

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill seeking to strengthen the rights of homeowners looking to evict squatters from their property.
The measure, dubbed Senate Bill 1129, garnered bipartisan support and would have allowed a property owner to request law enforcement to remove an individual occupying one’s house illegally.
Under the current law in Arizona, squatters must be pursued through the courts, a process that can become convoluted and lead to property owners spending exorbitant amounts of time and money.
The vetoed measure could have sped up this process by allowing property owners to submit an affidavit to the police to file a report….