Questions tagged [trespass]
The tort of intrusion upon another person's real property. For trespass to chattels see tags "theft" or "conversion." For trespass to the person see tags "assault" or "battery."
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Can they do this? [closed]
If I'm homeless living in a tent and I mow for this guy and he offers his back yard to put my tent well a few weeks later after mowing and racking weekly for free and clearing back yard of trash and ...
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Are squatters rights real?
The term squatters rights traditionally refers to various forms of "adverse possession" which I know in most jurisdictions is a real thing, however the recent media focus on it seems to ...
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How long does is someone required to stay away if removed for trespassing?
I was just watching a breakdown of a police interaction in which a man was arrested for trespassing. He had been removed from a location the day before and told that if he came back he'd be arrested. ...
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Breaking and entering vs trespassing
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A person is caught on the roof of a building without having any prior authorization to be there.
When asked to leave by security/building personnel he complies.
Security reports to the ...
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Can video evidenced gathered whilst trespassing be used as the basis for a prosecution? [duplicate]
Occasionally the media run stories of animal rights protestors who've broken into a farm or abattoir and filmed evidence of animals being abused / mistreated.
The videos often appear to be shot late ...
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Trespassing/squatting on commercial premises in England
Squatters moved into a disused pub in London on a Friday and a High Court order for their removal was not granted until the subsequent Thursday. The reporting states that it is not a crime to occupy ...
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In US, if I trick a person into knocking a wrong door and the homeowner shoots them to death, what crime would I commit?
Let me start by saying that I'm not a US citizen nor living in the US (I live in a country where guns are illegal), and I'm not familiar with the difference between the gun laws in different states. ...
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Trespass in a public business
This question stems from an ugolord video who I know can be quite controversial.
In the video a prankster sets the alarms on all of the devices in an apple store to go off at the same time and then ...
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Can a land possessor distrain a trespasser's property?
A has entered B's land for lawful purposes. B commands A to leave, but B parks his ATV behind A's vehicle, obstructing its only avenue of backing out to drive away (there are three other cars parked ...
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Is it criminal trespass for a person who is otherwise allowed access to property to violate the owner's policy?
I have found myself wondering about this while looking at online discussion of the recent incident in which a US Senate staffer (allegedly) taped himself having sex with someone else in a ...
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what kind of thing would nulify a criminal trespass warning
I live in Atlanta, Ga. One of my neighbors was recently taken to jail for a criminal trespass. He entered the property and was there for about two hours the police were called. what is the law on such ...
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If one is asked to leave a private premises can one take time to prepare to leave before lawfully being subject to forcible removal?
Bob is “politely asked” to leave a shop, but takes some moments to gather up his belongings.
Charlotte is politely asked to leave a restaurant but finishes chewing the mouthful of food that she has ...
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Is a crime committed by using a made bed in an unused bedroom?
Bob once noticed that a particular door’s remote entry system was misconfigured (thus not properly locking the door upon it being closed) at an inpatient facility and that upon entering, there is a ...
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Arrested for trespassing in church open to public [closed]
A friend in WA State was recently arrested and indicted for criminal trespassing at a church. Video evidence is clear: no disruption. No outstanding warrants nor trespass. A member of the church said ...
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Would Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory be illegal if the settlers were Palestinian and they didn’t encroach on any already settled lands?
I’m trying to understand whether the individual settlers themselves are violating any laws (presumably Palestinian ones), and if so, which ones and how. Is it illegal under Palestinian law to enclose ...