Is there a squatting crisis?

 Laws addressing squatters are de rigueur with Legislatures in Georgia,  Florida and New York taking action.   But is this for show? Number vary widely.  In Georgia the numbers in Atlanta varied from 1,200 according to the National Rental Home Council to 1.4 million households by KB Advisory Group. “Newsweek reported that the numbers of homes taken over by squatters for Dallas-Fort Worth and Orlando are even smaller — 475 and 125, respectively.”  

Some point the issue to immigration, and some point the issue to predatory lending practices. While others say the issue is an opportunity for corporations to purchase homes in bulk and then rent them out, often at exorbitant prices.

Governing | The Dubious Claim That We Have a Squatting Crisis