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This is a case I just heard about. It concerns me, as I travel a bit, and periodically have vacant apartments.
The gist of it is this.
A bunch of people showed up at a vacant house and had a party. The cops arrested them. The partiers/trespassers say they were invited by 'someone', did not know it was a vacant home, therefore, should not have been arrested.
If it is ruled that they cannot be arrested for trespassing, it may open the doors up for anyone to go to any vacant home, and squat or party without any repercussions. Have a great party at someones home, worse case you get told to leave. All they have to say is they were invited by 'someone', and they can have a party.
If you travel, or leave your home for extended periods (i.e. more than a day), it should be of interest to you.
Raucous DC house party subject of Supreme Court case - ABC News
The gist of it is this.
A bunch of people showed up at a vacant house and had a party. The cops arrested them. The partiers/trespassers say they were invited by 'someone', did not know it was a vacant home, therefore, should not have been arrested.
If it is ruled that they cannot be arrested for trespassing, it may open the doors up for anyone to go to any vacant home, and squat or party without any repercussions. Have a great party at someones home, worse case you get told to leave. All they have to say is they were invited by 'someone', and they can have a party.
If you travel, or leave your home for extended periods (i.e. more than a day), it should be of interest to you.
A late-night party that turned a vacant Washington home into a busy strip club was at the center of a Supreme Court argument Wednesday...
Important to the case is whether the partiers knew or should have known they were trespassing on the property...
Raucous DC house party subject of Supreme Court case - ABC News