Sponsor says Squatter Reform Act will protect property owners; members ask about effects on families in extended-stay motels
Representative Seabaugh presented a substitute for SB 463 rebranded as the Squatter Reform Act to close loopholes used to unlawfully occupy properties; members cited Southern Poverty Law Center estimates of families in extended-stay motels and asked if the bill could make some families homeless.
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Representative Seabaugh (Representative) presented Senate Bill 463 as a House substitute that replaces the original language with provisions of the "Squatter Reform Act." He said the legislation "closes dangerous loopholes that have allowed criminals to unlawfully occupy homes, businesses, and hotel properties in Georgia and force lawful owners and operators into lengthy court battles just to reclaim what is rightfully theirs."
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