Squatting

Unauthorized occupation of property

Squatting is the action of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building (usually residential) that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission to use. Squatting typically occurs when people find empty buildings or land to occupy for housing. In developing countries and the least developed countries, shanty towns often begin as squatted settlements.

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