To live across the street from 6322 Costa Mesa is to live in constant fear. The house is obviously falling apart, with missing doors, bits of drywall scattered everywhere, and small fires slowly eating away at its framing.
“Waves of squatters coming in, teenagers, it brings fear upon you,” Willie Robinson, who lives just across the street, told
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She and several other neighbors want the squatters out and would like to see someone tear the house down.
“We’re scared to come out,” she said. “And (the squatters) look at you as though we belong here and not you, and we’re paying the taxes!”
But like so many other neighborhoods have learned firsthand, dealing with squatters or problem homes can take months if not years.
In 2023, we profiled several squatting situations. Each one is a bit unique, and the solutions are not clear-cut.
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