Squatters in Spain who demand a "ransom" before they will leave a property
France has probably the most fucked up law when it comes to squatting.<p>Someone gets by effraction in an apartment&#x2F;house, stay there for 48 hours and they are good to stay forever.<p>If this is your primary apartment, the local government (préfet) is supposed to issue an order to get the people out. They do not (because plenty of important reasons - important for them of course). Police usually try to negotiate with the squatters.<p>If there is a small child with the squatters getting them out is not possible at all. Except if you find them a replacement apartment. And they accept it.<p>If this is not your primary housing, then you are completely screwed. Thee is almost no way to get the people out. We have from time to time in the news information about people who are trying to get their house back for years.<p>If you try to move them by force, they will sue you and you pay 40,000 € plus prison. They can be sued for up to 12,000€ (and prison - this has never happened)<p>I love my country, but the brain-dead idiots who passed these laws should be publicly pointed to, with their home address, so that they can kindly invite the squatters to  come when hey are on vacation.