Philadelphia Homeowner Shares Frustration After Having To Pay Squatters $1,200 to Reclaim His House

Philadelphia homeowner Chris Harte said he was forced to pay a squatter $1,200 to vacate his home after he was notified by the police they could not intervene and court personnel informed him that a formal eviction could take over six months, writes Hannah Ray Lambert for Fox News.

“It’s just unbelievable,” Harte said. “The city is rewarding criminals, basically.”

In December, Harte was attempting to sell an investment property in Northwest Philadelphia he had previously renovated when a neighbor informed him she saw people taking down the “for sale” sign and moving into the house…

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