Squatting is the unauthorized occupation of an uninhabited building or land. Squatters may be individuals or groups who have no legal right to occupy the property. They may have entered the property illegally or may have stayed beyond the expiration of a lease or license.
Reporting squatters is important to protect the rights of property owners and to prevent squatters from gaining legal rights to the property. In most jurisdictions, squatters can acquire legal rights to a property if they occupy it for a certain period of time. This is known as adverse possession.
