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Chapter 55. Actions, Suits and Arbitration; Judicial Sale
Article 3C. Stop Squatters Act
- §55-3C-1. Short Title; Findings
- §55-3C-2. Squatters Defined: Squatters Not Tenants; Squatting Constitutes Criminal Trespass; Petition and Eviction Not Appropriate Remedies for Squatters; Remedy Is Arrest for Trespass
- §55-3C-3. Limited Alternative Remedy to Remove Squatter From Residential and Commercial Real Properties
- §55-3C-4. Criminal Mischief; Penalties
- §55-3C-5. Making False Statement to Detain Real Property; False Complaint; Civil Causes of Action; Immunity
- §55-3C-6. Fraudulent Sale or Lease of Residential Real Property
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