Squatters are wreaking havoc on Atlanta-area communities, turning properties into dens for drugs and prostitution while inflicting thousands of dollars in damages.
“The last incident that I had, there was a squatter there who totally destroyed the place,” Kesha Chedeaux, a real estate agent and one of the squatters’ victims, told Fox News’ Lawrence Jones Thursday.
“One has went to jail. They sold the appliances from the property and received money for them. Selling appliances, [there’s] feces everywhere, [they’re] sleeping in the beds because these properties are staged on the market.”
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Jones traveled to the Peach State to speak to people on both sides of the crisis, including knocking on the door of one alleged squatter who claimed her family was the victim of a Craigslist scam.
“My son – he’s in jail. He was paying these people every month. The police have already been out here. They’re going to send me a court date for me to come to court,” the 63-year-old inhabitant claimed.
“I paid last month, but they [the police] told me don’t pay this month,” she said, claiming the family had been making payments for nine months to the Craigslist contact.
“They showed us the house, gave us the keys and everything…” she continued. “I’m getting out of here soon.”
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But for those unwilling to leave, Chedeaux said removing them isn’t so simple.
“First and foremost, it’s dangerous. People that are doing that ultimately have no…
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