HomeMy WebLinkAboutSteve & Kerry Burrell.pdfName of agency/organization: mr/mrs steve burrell
Contact person/phone/email: Steve/kerry
Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions.
1. In your experience, how prevalent is the issue of squatting and adverse possession?
Squatting is a constant and chronic problem in HPP.. have not seen any adverse
possession, as none of the properties that have been occupied have been improved in any
way, shape or form!! They turn into drug homes, and the properties are vandalized.
Neighbors are robbed, dogs run loose and threaten walkers. The whole neighborhood
deteriorates as a result, and police are helpless as we don't have the laws to support any
action on keeping squatters out. There has to be other states that have laws that we can
use as a template. don't drag this committee on and on, lets get a fair law implemented
now.
2. In what communities and districts do squatting and adverse possession appear most
prominent?
only familar with HPP, Ainaloa, Leilani estates, Hawaiian Beaches and shores, Nanawale
3. When you receive notice or a complaint about these situations, what is your normal
course of action?
call the police, who are then unable to evict , as the home is foreclosed, and the banks do
not take responsibility.
4. What kinds of complications have arisen in the past that have prevented a successful
resolution of the situation?
neighbors become vigilantes, and threats and fights break out
5. For those situations that have been successfully resolved, please describe what happened.
6. What happens when you contact or try to contact the owner of record?
7. What solutions would you recommend?
need a law so the police can do their job. If home is in foreclosure, the bank must have a
designated authority that is human and reachable, to make a legal complaint of forced
entry, home invasion, etc etc.
8. Are there any other comments you would like to make?
Get this done soon, as the longer it takes, the bigger problem it becomes