[peterburkimsher]

The Dutch had a great system where buildings that had been empty for over a year could be squatted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squatting_in_the_Netherlands

I learned about it after a trip to OT301 with some friends from the CouchSurfing meetup in Amsterdam in 2013. Apparently the law has changed though, and now people are being criminally charged for squatting empty buildings.

[renewiltord]

In California, you can gain possession through adverse possession with about 5 years if lucky. That is, squatters rights exist in theory.

[maccolgan]

Why yes let's just violate property rights to fix a social problem