squatter

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Animal control officers from Pasadena Humane confirmed that a bear was living under an Altadena house Sunday but could not be sure if the latest bear squatter was the same bruin from the earlier incident.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

“At least I eat sometimes,” said Cedric Mnisi, 39, who lives in a squatter camp nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

The operation came days after police carried out a large-scale eviction at France’s biggest squatter camp in a suburb south of Paris.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2024

A squatter told the PA news agency on Friday: "We're not bad people. I pay my taxes, I've got a job, I work in a pub."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2024

Located half a mile from the Péligre Dam and reservoir, the town was little more than a squatter settlement for the water refugees.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French