Squatter laws in California allow potential tenancy rights after 30 days in a property

Laws regarding squatters vary on a state-by-state basis. In California, ownership could be granted to a squatter who pays taxes on a property for five years through adverse possession and tenancy rights could be granted after 30 days.

One of the latest squatter stories out of California was reported by Fox News Digital in September, after two Hollywood Hills mansions were overtaken. 

"I would like to apologize to the people of Los Angeles, and especially to my neighbors. What’s happened...