A Detroit homeowner has a very clear message for anyone daring to squat in his vacant home on the city’s west side: If you dare, you will be shot! Channel 7 Action News reports[2] that the sign (pictured) was discovered yesterday. The home on which the sign is placed is directly across the street from a church. It reads: “Believe me you will get shot trying to squat here! I’m watching and waiting” Residents of the Motor City are no strangers to urban blight and folks stealing scrap metal from homes–even with people inside of them. But this written display of force was too much, even for hardened residents used to violence in the city. “We were in our way to church and look, oh my goodness, did they really put that on there?” one woman told Channel 7.“It does send a pretty clear message,” says ...
A Detroit home owner told Fox News 2 Detroit[1] in a televised interview that she and her baby have been forced to live with a squatter. Heidi Peterson says that she was away from her home for a year but found another woman living there upon her return. That woman, Tracey Elaine Blair, has been living there for several months, according to neighbor’s accounts. Peterson says that Blair believes her home is part of a special program through which people can claim houses, fix them up and keep them. The woman, by law, cannot be removed by force until Peterson goes through the court system to prove that she actually owns the home. And, because she spent all of her money on the house, she is forced to share it with Blair. In fact, they sleep just feet away from each other in separate rooms. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook! Obviously, Peterson doesn’t feel secure. “I thought if the house is not safe, how can I come here with my child? There’s an issue with that. But should ...
