Christian OsgoodCEO, Multifamily Strategy · CEO at Multifamily Strategy

It wasn't illegal until he did this...

16 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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A confrontation over a fraudulent lease reveals the legal line: squatting alone isn't criminal, but a fake lease is, and it can land you in jail. The speaker offers a way out if the person leaves peacefully.

You have a fraudulent lease.
I know enough about the law to know that what you guys are doing, it's probably on the hairy edge of legal, but I guarantee you, you're pushing it.
You know, we, we can go the civil route. We can go through that. We can go through the court route.
Yeah.
And you can live with me the entire time, unless you leave and I happen to lock you out. Sure. But ultimately, squatting itself is not criminal. Squatting and providing a fake lease is criminal. So if you want to go in front of a judge and you want to stand behind that lease, okay, then it's, uh, it is a criminal act. You can go to jail for that. Yeah, you got all the answers. That's right. Okay. But I would rather end this on a good note and be able to have you walk out with your own pride. So what are we gonna do?