1 00:00:07,417 --> 00:00:11,000 -Squatters! Are you trying to ignore us all day? 2 00:00:11,083 --> 00:00:13,292 Haven't paid rent since they moved in. 3 00:00:13,375 --> 00:00:16,833 Twenty-two judicial adjournments with six postponements. 4 00:00:16,875 --> 00:00:19,333 They haven't paid rent for a long time. 5 00:00:19,375 --> 00:00:21,000 Have a nice day. 6 00:00:21,042 --> 00:00:23,042 – I'm Flash Shelton. 7 00:00:23,125 --> 00:00:26,458 In 2019, squatters took over my mother's home. 8 00:00:26,542 --> 00:00:29,333 The sheriff couldn't get them out so i did. 9 00:00:30,333 --> 00:00:32,750 It turns out that my family are not alone. 10 00:00:32,833 --> 00:00:35,625 Across America, thousands are staying of homeowners locked out 11 00:00:35,708 --> 00:00:37,042 when an occupant moves in. 12 00:00:37,167 --> 00:00:39,542 Now my team and I are coming... - We're coming in. 13 00:00:39,542 --> 00:00:41,833 - ...travels around the country and confronting these squatters… 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,458 Leave me alone. 15 00:00:43,542 --> 00:00:45,333 -...face to face... - We are not moving anywhere. 16 00:00:45,458 --> 00:00:47,333 - ...to help families with getting their homes back. 17 00:00:47,375 --> 00:00:49,000 Hey, back up out of my face mate. 18 00:00:49,125 --> 00:00:50,750 -Get out of my house. 19 00:00:59,292 --> 00:01:01,167 Today I'm in Blaine, washington, 20 00:01:01,208 --> 00:01:02,875 to meet a young couple 21 00:01:02,958 --> 00:01:04,833 who have lost their homes to house occupiers. 22 00:01:04,917 --> 00:01:06,458 - Hello. - Hello. 23 00:01:06,542 --> 00:01:07,958 - How's it going? - Good. How are you doing? 24 00:01:08,042 --> 00:01:09,250 - Good, good. Just sit there. 25 00:01:09,333 --> 00:01:10,750 - Zach. - Yes. How is it going? 26 00:01:10,833 --> 00:01:12,417 - CJ. Nice to meet you. - Justice. Nice to meet you. 27 00:01:12,500 --> 00:01:14,833 - Nice to meet you. - CJ. Nice to meet you. 28 00:01:14,917 --> 00:01:17,292 - So tell me a little about your situation. 29 00:01:17,375 --> 00:01:21,500 - Back in 2019 I bought this house. 30 00:01:21,500 --> 00:01:24,292 I just wanted a place I could call my home. 31 00:01:24,375 --> 00:01:26,000 - It's the house. - Nice house. 32 00:01:26,083 --> 00:01:27,375 - And... - Beautiful home. 33 00:01:27,500 --> 00:01:29,167 my son actually chose this house. 34 00:01:29,208 --> 00:01:31,167 He was 6 years old then. 35 00:01:31,250 --> 00:01:34,167 He liked this and that met all my requirements. 36 00:01:34,208 --> 00:01:36,125 So I went out to the house, 37 00:01:36,208 --> 00:01:38,333 and I started renovating it myself. 38 00:01:38,417 --> 00:01:41,208 Just spent hours on it, just spent time. 39 00:01:41,333 --> 00:01:44,167 CJ helped me. Lots of sweat. Lots of blood. Lots of tears. 40 00:01:44,208 --> 00:01:45,833 It took us months. 41 00:01:45,917 --> 00:01:47,917 It took us three and a half month to have it renovated, 42 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,417 because we both work full time, and it was a beautiful home. 43 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:53,792 - Did you think that this would be your home? 44 00:01:53,875 --> 00:01:56,458 - Absolutely. - So what happened? 45 00:01:56,542 --> 00:02:00,500 - So I had invested all of them money in doing the renovation, 46 00:02:00,583 --> 00:02:03,500 and then I got a medical emergency. 47 00:02:03,542 --> 00:02:06,667 I had heart failure... - Wow. 48 00:02:06,750 --> 00:02:09,792 ...and I had two strokes in a row one after the other while I was hospitalized. 49 00:02:09,875 --> 00:02:11,083 -Okay. Sure thing. 50 00:02:11,208 --> 00:02:12,500 -Fortunately at that time, 51 00:02:12,583 --> 00:02:15,333 CJ had his own place, where I could live. 52 00:02:15,417 --> 00:02:18,417 I actually had none health insurance. 53 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:22,250 So one of my plans was to rent it out 54 00:02:22,333 --> 00:02:24,958 so I could pay my medical bills. 55 00:02:25,042 --> 00:02:28,375 So I put the house up for rent online. 56 00:02:28,458 --> 00:02:30,333 - We should have rented it out. - Exactly. 57 00:02:30,417 --> 00:02:33,125 -And then, you know, we found... 58 00:02:34,208 --> 00:02:36,000 - Or they found us, rather. - Hmm. 59 00:02:36,042 --> 00:02:37,542 - Everything seemed okay at the start. 60 00:02:37,625 --> 00:02:39,417 He paid first and last month's rent 61 00:02:39,500 --> 00:02:41,125 and gave me cash personally. 62 00:02:41,208 --> 00:02:42,542 - Mm-hmm. - Cash? 63 00:02:42,542 --> 00:02:44,375 - Cash. - Okay. 64 00:02:44,458 --> 00:02:49,000 - And then, when it was time to pay rent next month, 65 00:02:49,083 --> 00:02:51,500 there was a shift. 66 00:02:51,542 --> 00:02:56,333 - They went from being nice, old people grandparents to be ugly people. 67 00:02:56,417 --> 00:02:58,333 They stopped answering our phone call. 68 00:02:58,417 --> 00:03:00,167 They stopped closing up in front of the door. 69 00:03:00,167 --> 00:03:03,542 When I gave them one notice of access in 48 hours, 70 00:03:03,625 --> 00:03:05,375 you know, he just kind of laughed in my face 71 00:03:05,458 --> 00:03:07,667 and then he slammed the door. - That is absolute proof 72 00:03:07,750 --> 00:03:09,917 that you cannot judge a book by its cover. 73 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,667 And I can hear it in your voice. 74 00:03:11,792 --> 00:03:14,667 You are really, deeply hurt about the situation you are in. 75 00:03:14,708 --> 00:03:16,333 - Yes. 76 00:03:16,375 --> 00:03:18,167 I mean, heart failure never disappears. 77 00:03:18,250 --> 00:03:20,208 So the extra stress from this whole situation 78 00:03:20,292 --> 00:03:22,708 has not been good for you know, his health. 79 00:03:22,792 --> 00:03:24,500 And not for you either... 80 00:03:24,625 --> 00:03:26,083 - No. Yes. - ...as his wife, yes. 81 00:03:26,208 --> 00:03:28,083 -We will do everything 82 00:03:28,167 --> 00:03:30,042 to get these people out of your house. 83 00:03:30,125 --> 00:03:33,500 -I am ready for this nightmare finally ends. 84 00:03:33,583 --> 00:03:36,333 -In these situations I like to get a lease. 85 00:03:36,375 --> 00:03:38,125 That makes me right to be on the property. 86 00:03:38,208 --> 00:03:39,500 Then you are prepared 87 00:03:39,625 --> 00:03:41,042 to sign a lease with me? -Absolutely. 88 00:03:41,125 --> 00:03:42,667 - Yes. - Okay. Well. 89 00:03:42,750 --> 00:03:45,500 - The difference is that we get moved you out of the house. 90 00:03:45,583 --> 00:03:48,250 Okay. Well then I want your signature. 91 00:03:48,375 --> 00:03:50,583 We have to sign it. 92 00:03:50,667 --> 00:03:52,000 Okay. Perfect. 93 00:03:52,083 --> 00:03:53,917 Well, I guess you are my new landlord 94 00:03:53,917 --> 00:03:55,542 and I am your new tenant. -Okay. 95 00:04:02,125 --> 00:04:04,583 So, we'll just drop by 96 00:04:04,667 --> 00:04:08,125 the squatters place right now, see if anything happens 97 00:04:08,208 --> 00:04:11,583 see if we can actually approach us squatters. 98 00:04:13,542 --> 00:04:15,250 - Hello. - Hey, Mike. 99 00:04:15,333 --> 00:04:17,375 Do you have any information about these squatters? 100 00:04:17,458 --> 00:04:19,458 - Yes. So, I have quite a few. 101 00:04:19,542 --> 00:04:22,375 It seems this couple has 80 case files 102 00:04:22,458 --> 00:04:24,625 in Washington Superior Court system. 103 00:04:24,708 --> 00:04:26,792 I am showing 22 of these files 104 00:04:26,875 --> 00:04:30,000 is related to eviction proceedings. 105 00:04:30,083 --> 00:04:31,583 And it seems they have 106 00:04:31,667 --> 00:04:33,500 at least six completed evictions against him. 107 00:04:33,583 --> 00:04:35,833 - Wow. - They have several mortgages 108 00:04:35,875 --> 00:04:40,375 and many, many bankruptcies, both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, 109 00:04:40,458 --> 00:04:42,417 dated all the way back until 1987. 110 00:04:42,500 --> 00:04:44,542 Every two to three years they clear their debts, 111 00:04:44,625 --> 00:04:47,333 moving to a new place and start over. 112 00:04:47,417 --> 00:04:49,333 Mm. Wow. 113 00:04:49,417 --> 00:04:50,833 - So be careful. 114 00:04:50,917 --> 00:04:52,667 You never know what people is capable of. 115 00:04:52,750 --> 00:04:55,667 - Okay. - Thanks, Mike. Keep us updated. 116 00:04:55,792 --> 00:04:57,875 Let us know if there is anything else we need to know. 117 00:04:57,958 --> 00:04:59,500 - I do. 118 00:04:59,542 --> 00:05:02,375 - These two have done the utilization of the discard process 119 00:05:02,458 --> 00:05:04,167 for a full-time job. 120 00:05:04,250 --> 00:05:06,500 They don't just let me in. 121 00:05:06,542 --> 00:05:09,375 So a tactic I often use in situations like this 122 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:12,000 is to act as a potential buyer. 123 00:05:12,125 --> 00:05:16,000 So I give a 24-hour notice for a property showing. 124 00:05:16,083 --> 00:05:18,708 Legally, they must open the door tomorrow for Zach 125 00:05:18,708 --> 00:05:21,458 and his potential buyer – me. 126 00:05:21,542 --> 00:05:23,958 Okay. So I will go up and try 127 00:05:24,042 --> 00:05:27,083 to set up a 24-hour notice about entry. 128 00:05:28,708 --> 00:05:30,292 - Go to work. - All right, guys. Hang in there. 129 00:05:30,375 --> 00:05:33,000 Okay. 130 00:06:02,167 --> 00:06:03,958 - Oh. Hello. 131 00:06:04,042 --> 00:06:06,250 Uh, how are you? 132 00:06:06,333 --> 00:06:08,542 Good, good. My name is Flash. 133 00:06:16,750 --> 00:06:19,750 I'm here to talk to you and your husband. 134 00:06:25,792 --> 00:06:28,292 I just want a conversation right now. 135 00:06:28,375 --> 00:06:30,625 Can we just have a conversation? 136 00:06:30,708 --> 00:06:32,708 I am here to give you an opportunity. 137 00:06:32,792 --> 00:06:34,375 If you refuse to talk to me, 138 00:06:34,458 --> 00:06:36,417 I will put a note on the door, 139 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:38,583 and we will go in at the property tomorrow. 140 00:06:44,542 --> 00:06:45,875 I am also a tenant, 141 00:06:45,958 --> 00:06:47,958 and under Washington state law, 142 00:06:48,042 --> 00:06:50,583 all i have to do is give you 24 hours notice 143 00:06:50,583 --> 00:06:53,333 with intent to enter on the property. 144 00:06:53,375 --> 00:06:55,292 We will enter the property 145 00:06:55,375 --> 00:06:58,250 regardless of whether you are in here or not. 146 00:07:11,042 --> 00:07:16,083 I set a 24-hour notice open your door right now 147 00:07:16,167 --> 00:07:20,625 with the intention of entering at the property tomorrow. 148 00:07:20,708 --> 00:07:23,917 I need you to understand that I have the legal right 149 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:28,292 and the ability to do all aware of your situation. 150 00:07:28,375 --> 00:07:32,083 Let's have a conversation, just me and you. 151 00:07:34,958 --> 00:07:36,667 Okay. 152 00:07:36,708 --> 00:07:40,208 These two know that so long they stay behind that door, 153 00:07:40,292 --> 00:07:41,542 they have taken over. 154 00:07:41,625 --> 00:07:44,292 But now where this warning is delivered, 155 00:07:44,375 --> 00:07:47,292 the law requires them to open the door tomorrow morning. 156 00:07:56,708 --> 00:07:58,750 We use a notice of 24 hours 157 00:07:58,875 --> 00:08:01,000 that is given at a presentation of property. 158 00:08:01,042 --> 00:08:03,875 But it requires the homeowner is here with us 159 00:08:03,958 --> 00:08:06,708 so Zach will accompany us on the spot. 160 00:08:06,792 --> 00:08:08,375 Remember, we're pushing them. 161 00:08:08,458 --> 00:08:09,875 They are older but that doesn't mean they can't 162 00:08:09,958 --> 00:08:11,708 pull the trigger or use a knife. -Okay. 163 00:08:11,792 --> 00:08:13,250 Okay. Let's go. Let's do it. 164 00:08:20,250 --> 00:08:23,042 See. They have taken down the notification. 165 00:08:32,208 --> 00:08:34,875 - I'm here to show the house to a potential tenant! 166 00:08:43,625 --> 00:08:45,625 -Okay. I'm just trying to help you. 167 00:08:45,708 --> 00:08:48,208 Okay. We do it in a different way. 168 00:08:50,208 --> 00:08:53,875 Okay. We go in. Step away from the door. 169 00:08:58,833 --> 00:09:00,833 She blocks the door. 170 00:09:03,708 --> 00:09:07,250 Sounds like she has put things up in front of the door. 171 00:09:07,250 --> 00:09:09,958 - What is she doing? - Does she push the button? 172 00:09:11,542 --> 00:09:13,333 you know what it could be so much easier. 173 00:09:13,417 --> 00:09:14,958 We could have just talked together yesterday. 174 00:09:15,042 --> 00:09:16,500 We would all be on our way. 175 00:09:18,583 --> 00:09:21,833 i understand that but we notified you in good time 176 00:09:21,958 --> 00:09:24,000 according to Washington state law. 177 00:09:26,458 --> 00:09:28,042 Okay. We'll be back in a bit. 178 00:09:29,208 --> 00:09:31,625 Okay. Let's go. 179 00:09:31,708 --> 00:09:33,000 We're taking a break. 180 00:09:33,083 --> 00:09:34,958 We back off a bit. 181 00:09:35,042 --> 00:09:36,625 -Okay. -Okay? 182 00:09:36,708 --> 00:09:40,000 - It's a bit frustrating, but I'm still hopeful. 183 00:09:40,042 --> 00:09:43,958 -These squatters are masters in hiding behind the law. 184 00:09:44,042 --> 00:09:45,958 Now that she's barricaded the door, 185 00:09:46,042 --> 00:09:48,000 prohibits the law coercive intervention. 186 00:09:48,042 --> 00:09:50,167 So I will make their lives public 187 00:09:50,292 --> 00:09:53,333 until pressed forcing them to move. 188 00:09:53,375 --> 00:09:55,167 We will start looking the neighborhood, let the neighbors 189 00:09:55,208 --> 00:09:57,333 know they have a squatter in their neighborhood. 190 00:09:57,417 --> 00:09:58,792 Justice, I want you to go 191 00:09:58,875 --> 00:10:00,292 to the corner of the property over here. 192 00:10:00,375 --> 00:10:01,833 I want you to watch the blinds. 193 00:10:01,875 --> 00:10:03,833 i want to know if they look out here 194 00:10:03,875 --> 00:10:06,250 and if they notice us, and just stay there 195 00:10:06,333 --> 00:10:07,958 and wait for further instructions. -Okay. 196 00:10:08,042 --> 00:10:10,667 -Cam, then I want you to be on this side of the property. 197 00:10:10,750 --> 00:10:12,750 If he gets out of the door, 198 00:10:12,875 --> 00:10:14,875 I'd rather have you over here in front of him. 199 00:10:14,958 --> 00:10:16,458 -Okay. It makes sense. -Okay? 200 00:10:16,542 --> 00:10:18,083 - That makes sense. -Okay, mate. 201 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:25,458 We start with the house across the street, in sight, 202 00:10:25,542 --> 00:10:27,042 so hopefully they notice 203 00:10:27,125 --> 00:10:29,042 that I give something to their neighbor. 204 00:10:31,042 --> 00:10:32,333 Hello? - Hallelujah. 205 00:10:32,375 --> 00:10:33,875 -Hello. Good morning. -Good morning. 206 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,625 I walk around the neighborhood 207 00:10:35,708 --> 00:10:37,167 to let you know that there is a homeless person 208 00:10:37,250 --> 00:10:39,333 who lives on the other side of the street from you. 209 00:10:39,417 --> 00:10:41,583 -Reach. -And here is a picture. 210 00:10:41,667 --> 00:10:43,167 How are you, sir? 211 00:10:43,250 --> 00:10:45,875 Here's a homeless person we have to do right now. 212 00:10:45,875 --> 00:10:47,208 They are in the house here, 213 00:10:47,292 --> 00:10:49,125 right across from us. 214 00:10:49,208 --> 00:10:51,750 Have you met them? - No, I haven't, but... 215 00:10:51,875 --> 00:10:53,792 -Okay. -... I'm not going to lie 216 00:10:53,875 --> 00:10:55,875 that that house has always been a little... 217 00:10:55,958 --> 00:10:57,917 We never knew what was going on there. 218 00:10:58,042 --> 00:10:59,667 - They are professional squatters. 219 00:10:59,750 --> 00:11:01,708 You know they pay one installment, 220 00:11:01,792 --> 00:11:03,667 move in and then live free rent in 221 00:11:03,750 --> 00:11:05,375 a year or more. 222 00:11:05,375 --> 00:11:07,708 You deserve to know who lives in your neighborhood. 223 00:11:07,792 --> 00:11:09,167 -Thanks. Yes. -Okay. Thanks. 224 00:11:09,250 --> 00:11:10,917 Thanks. -In the same way. 225 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:12,750 Let's find another neighbor. 226 00:11:12,875 --> 00:11:15,958 -Flash, come here. The blind is open. 227 00:11:17,583 --> 00:11:19,167 - Yes. - The blinds are open right there. 228 00:11:19,250 --> 00:11:21,125 She makes sure we're still here -- 229 00:11:21,208 --> 00:11:24,375 Yes, we're still here cute. 230 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:25,833 Hi, guys. Listen. 231 00:11:25,958 --> 00:11:28,333 Let's make them believe we're all gone, okay? 232 00:11:28,375 --> 00:11:30,083 I have said my piece. 233 00:11:30,167 --> 00:11:32,208 Now I give them the possibility 234 00:11:32,292 --> 00:11:34,000 to come out and talk. 235 00:11:34,125 --> 00:11:36,708 Okay. Crew, all of you, I want you in the cars. 236 00:11:36,708 --> 00:11:38,042 Let's make them believe we are driven. 237 00:11:38,125 --> 00:11:39,625 Actually, let's drive our cars -- 238 00:11:39,708 --> 00:11:41,667 Let's drive down to the end of the dead end there. 239 00:12:07,458 --> 00:12:09,000 It doesn't surprise me 240 00:12:09,042 --> 00:12:11,167 that the squatters called to the sheriff's office. 241 00:12:11,292 --> 00:12:14,000 They believe that the law is on their side. 242 00:12:14,083 --> 00:12:16,167 But we haven't something illegal 243 00:12:16,292 --> 00:12:18,708 so I will go and talk with the officers. 244 00:12:18,792 --> 00:12:20,208 -So, the landlord is here, okay? -Yes. 245 00:12:20,292 --> 00:12:22,208 - We gave a warning, is that right? -Yes. 246 00:12:22,375 --> 00:12:23,625 - The warning said clearly 247 00:12:23,708 --> 00:12:25,333 that he was here to show the property. 248 00:12:25,417 --> 00:12:28,292 In the end, I try to mediate an agreement on eviction. 249 00:12:28,375 --> 00:12:29,875 -And that's the thing. 250 00:12:30,042 --> 00:12:32,458 You understand that the property is like, off limits. 251 00:12:32,542 --> 00:12:35,625 Pursuant to a court order they have full authority. 252 00:12:35,708 --> 00:12:37,333 This means they can expel anyone they want 253 00:12:37,375 --> 00:12:38,708 from the property. - Understood. 254 00:12:38,833 --> 00:12:40,833 - Okay. - It's painful. Yes. 255 00:12:43,958 --> 00:12:45,500 - Our role here is pretty much finished, then. 256 00:12:45,542 --> 00:12:47,042 You're not going to be on the property. 257 00:12:47,125 --> 00:12:49,000 We just want to make sure that we keep the peace. 258 00:12:49,083 --> 00:12:51,250 - And that's what I want too. That's what I want too. 259 00:12:51,333 --> 00:12:54,167 - Take care of yourself. Yes. - Thank you. In the same way. 260 00:13:00,417 --> 00:13:02,458 - Nah. Come here. 261 00:13:05,583 --> 00:13:09,000 - I know, honey. I know that. 262 00:13:10,208 --> 00:13:11,500 - Okay, guys. 263 00:13:11,583 --> 00:13:14,292 So, uh, the police, 264 00:13:14,375 --> 00:13:18,250 they are extremely supportive and understanding. 265 00:13:18,333 --> 00:13:22,625 They said that when she basically stick, 266 00:13:22,708 --> 00:13:25,250 we can't break in, okay? 267 00:13:25,333 --> 00:13:28,500 So, you know, the law is as it is, okay? 268 00:13:28,542 --> 00:13:30,167 Mm-hmm. 269 00:13:30,250 --> 00:13:33,667 - We are not going to try to re-enter the house. 270 00:13:33,708 --> 00:13:35,958 We move on to our next positions. 271 00:13:36,042 --> 00:13:37,625 We will try something else. 272 00:13:53,917 --> 00:13:55,833 - Hello? - Hey, it's Flash. 273 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,542 I just wanted to reach out in hope 274 00:13:57,625 --> 00:14:01,000 that we can have a conversation, just talk a little. 275 00:14:01,083 --> 00:14:03,125 My name is Flash. 276 00:14:06,375 --> 00:14:09,167 Can't we just talk? 277 00:14:11,667 --> 00:14:12,958 So now we get started. 278 00:14:13,042 --> 00:14:14,583 We have to put surveillance cameras up, 279 00:14:14,667 --> 00:14:15,917 install monitoring. 280 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,542 We stay here. 281 00:14:17,625 --> 00:14:21,208 We will stay here all night if necessary. 282 00:14:24,792 --> 00:14:26,333 I will sit and watch from the street. 283 00:14:26,375 --> 00:14:28,417 But these cameras with night vision, 284 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:31,375 they will give us clearer images, even at night. 285 00:14:36,333 --> 00:14:37,667 Okay. 286 00:14:37,750 --> 00:14:41,333 So, we have set all the surveillance cameras up, 287 00:14:41,458 --> 00:14:43,833 and now it's time to just to sit here and monitor 288 00:14:43,875 --> 00:14:45,333 and just keep an eye on this house. 289 00:14:45,375 --> 00:14:48,125 If we can see them come out of the house, 290 00:14:48,208 --> 00:14:50,042 we will try to engage them 291 00:14:50,042 --> 00:14:52,125 and start a conversation. 292 00:14:53,042 --> 00:14:55,042 We have been here all day. 293 00:14:55,125 --> 00:14:57,917 They haven't shown up. haven't been anywhere. 294 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,875 So we want to get them to perhaps think that we have left 295 00:14:59,958 --> 00:15:02,542 so they might come out, 296 00:15:02,625 --> 00:15:05,583 will go to the store or something similar. 297 00:15:11,292 --> 00:15:14,542 No matter what the result is, while we're here, 298 00:15:14,625 --> 00:15:17,792 will these people feel the consequences of our being here. 299 00:15:17,875 --> 00:15:23,083 Then our presence definitely has an impact. 300 00:15:41,208 --> 00:15:44,458 Okay. It's time to make some noise. 301 00:15:44,542 --> 00:15:47,125 See that blue house right there? -Yes. 302 00:15:47,208 --> 00:15:49,750 We have been invited into their backyard. 303 00:15:51,875 --> 00:15:55,583 Occupiers! Are you trying to ignore us all day? 304 00:15:55,667 --> 00:15:57,333 Well, here you get it. 305 00:16:00,917 --> 00:16:03,458 Haven't paid rent, since they moved in. 306 00:16:06,042 --> 00:16:10,083 Twenty-two judicial adjournments distributed over 37 years 307 00:16:10,083 --> 00:16:11,708 with six postponements. 308 00:16:11,875 --> 00:16:14,042 They haven't paid rent for a long time. 309 00:16:14,167 --> 00:16:17,667 Can't ignore us anymore. 310 00:16:17,750 --> 00:16:19,417 They are watching us. 311 00:16:20,375 --> 00:16:21,667 - Have a nice day. 312 00:16:21,750 --> 00:16:24,917 See you later. 313 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,500 All right, guys. Our sign has arrived. 314 00:16:28,500 --> 00:16:31,333 Just to warn all the neighbors about what they have to do with it. 315 00:16:31,375 --> 00:16:33,375 So right here. 316 00:16:33,458 --> 00:16:36,250 We want to make noise. We want to be visible. 317 00:16:36,333 --> 00:16:39,083 We will make it impossible for them to pretend 318 00:16:39,208 --> 00:16:41,333 that they belong here anymore. 319 00:16:41,417 --> 00:16:43,125 We will angle it a little 320 00:16:43,208 --> 00:16:44,667 then the occupying house 321 00:16:44,750 --> 00:16:47,167 is just behind the sign, when the neighbors drive by. 322 00:16:47,292 --> 00:16:50,417 -Okay? -So everyone knows who it is. 323 00:16:53,542 --> 00:16:54,792 All right, guys. 324 00:16:56,292 --> 00:16:57,917 It's insane. 325 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,458 Yo, this is insane. 326 00:17:05,500 --> 00:17:06,708 It can be easy for them to ignore me, 327 00:17:06,792 --> 00:17:09,417 and it can be easy for them to ignore a flyer, 328 00:17:09,500 --> 00:17:12,708 but they cannot ignore this. 329 00:17:12,708 --> 00:17:15,875 We create awareness 330 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,333 about who lives in the house behind us, 331 00:17:18,375 --> 00:17:21,500 so they know there are squatters in their neighborhood. 332 00:17:21,583 --> 00:17:23,875 And they won't talk to us, 333 00:17:23,958 --> 00:17:27,125 so we put up a sign. 334 00:17:28,042 --> 00:17:29,542 Look there. 335 00:17:29,625 --> 00:17:32,292 It is simply a view of beauty right there. 336 00:17:33,792 --> 00:17:36,750 Okay. Well, this will definitely send a signal. 337 00:17:36,833 --> 00:17:38,500 Everyone I haven't met in the neighborhood 338 00:17:38,542 --> 00:17:42,083 want to know that there are squatters here 339 00:17:42,083 --> 00:17:46,208 and that they do not deserve to be here. 340 00:17:46,292 --> 00:17:49,958 Occupiers only thrive in darkness and anonymity. 341 00:17:50,042 --> 00:17:51,667 Now that I have set spotlight on them, 342 00:17:51,792 --> 00:17:54,167 is it only a matter of time before they break. 343 00:17:54,208 --> 00:17:55,708 As the pressure rises, 344 00:17:55,792 --> 00:17:58,500 I will guide the owners through my plan. 345 00:18:02,500 --> 00:18:05,208 I just wanted to meet you 346 00:18:05,292 --> 00:18:08,125 and talk a little about where we stand. 347 00:18:08,208 --> 00:18:11,750 I wish I could go inside every situation 348 00:18:11,833 --> 00:18:14,250 and then I could seize their occupiers 349 00:18:14,375 --> 00:18:16,250 and throw them out on the street. 350 00:18:16,333 --> 00:18:19,167 I wish I could go inside and just come to a conclusion 351 00:18:19,292 --> 00:18:22,333 in every single story with a happy ending, okay? 352 00:18:22,375 --> 00:18:24,042 - Mm-hmm. - But the truth is 353 00:18:24,125 --> 00:18:27,333 sometimes i have to accept that it just takes longer. 354 00:18:27,375 --> 00:18:28,958 - Exactly. 355 00:18:29,042 --> 00:18:32,458 - Washington's laws are some of them most restrictive in the country 356 00:18:32,542 --> 00:18:33,833 for home owners. 357 00:18:33,875 --> 00:18:36,458 But these squatters can't ignore 358 00:18:36,542 --> 00:18:38,375 the pressure I put on them. 359 00:18:38,458 --> 00:18:41,167 They've done it here for 20 years. 360 00:18:41,208 --> 00:18:45,750 They got away with it, because no one knew. 361 00:18:45,833 --> 00:18:48,833 Even when someone looked them up and saw that they had had postponements, 362 00:18:48,958 --> 00:18:52,333 could they make up a story about why they had had postponements. 363 00:18:52,375 --> 00:18:54,625 Now people are going to know. 364 00:18:54,708 --> 00:18:56,292 I will assure you 365 00:18:56,375 --> 00:18:59,917 that their lives will be affected by this. 366 00:19:00,042 --> 00:19:01,625 For example, 367 00:19:01,708 --> 00:19:04,292 the whole neighborhood knows now about your squatters. 368 00:19:04,375 --> 00:19:06,208 Every time they go out of their house, 369 00:19:06,333 --> 00:19:08,333 will they feel observed, 370 00:19:08,417 --> 00:19:11,167 and you know you have a lot support in your local community. 371 00:19:11,292 --> 00:19:13,125 The pressure will just stay continues to rise. 372 00:19:13,208 --> 00:19:14,667 They will feel it. 373 00:19:14,750 --> 00:19:17,875 What they feel today will be ten times more 374 00:19:17,875 --> 00:19:20,042 in a week. -Well. 375 00:19:20,167 --> 00:19:23,000 - I mean, you saw how good the settlement is. 376 00:19:23,083 --> 00:19:25,333 the people, they are nice people in there. 377 00:19:25,458 --> 00:19:28,958 And they -- This couple shouldn't be in there. 378 00:19:29,042 --> 00:19:30,833 - People are tired of this kind of thing. 379 00:19:30,958 --> 00:19:33,833 Communities come together across the United States 380 00:19:33,875 --> 00:19:37,125 and all over the world to fight these people 381 00:19:37,208 --> 00:19:39,000 because the laws don't. 382 00:19:39,042 --> 00:19:41,000 You get your house back. 383 00:19:41,042 --> 00:19:42,333 It always happens. 384 00:19:42,458 --> 00:19:45,333 All cases are closed. All cases end. 385 00:19:45,375 --> 00:19:48,250 Occupiers slip away, and tenants who don't pay slip away. 386 00:19:48,375 --> 00:19:51,500 - I love that. I love that. -Good self-confidence. 387 00:19:51,583 --> 00:19:53,792 -So, you know, we're still at it, okay? 388 00:19:53,875 --> 00:19:58,708 I will personally work through this with you 389 00:19:58,792 --> 00:20:01,583 until it is completed. 390 00:20:07,250 --> 00:20:10,417 How is it going? -Hey, Flash. Quick update. 391 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:13,500 Just so you know what I feel that the pressure worked. 392 00:20:13,542 --> 00:20:16,208 Since you left, have the people in my house 393 00:20:16,333 --> 00:20:18,375 contacted a nonprofit organization 394 00:20:18,500 --> 00:20:21,958 that actually helps them with the rent owed, 395 00:20:22,042 --> 00:20:24,458 which was $24,500. 396 00:20:24,542 --> 00:20:27,792 And recently they actually have reported 397 00:20:27,875 --> 00:20:30,583 and said they would help them further, 398 00:20:30,667 --> 00:20:32,667 month by month, 399 00:20:32,792 --> 00:20:37,833 and they pretty much cover 99% of the monthly rent. 400 00:20:37,875 --> 00:20:40,417 And I just want to say thank you Flash. 401 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:42,375 I don't think there would be any movement occurred 402 00:20:42,458 --> 00:20:43,875 without you. 403 00:20:43,958 --> 00:20:45,625 I'm just super grateful. 404 00:20:45,708 --> 00:20:47,667 It was so little.