Squatters’ law (or the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992)
By Siesta-friendly Or the Lina Law for its author Sen. Joey Lina whom land owners have to thank for not only allowing squatters on their land but for requiring them to go to court to get them out. What a country. The voters, ahem squatters, are sitting pretty and grateful for this gem of a legal provision: “Sec. 28. Eviction and Demolition. — Eviction or demolition as a practice shall be discouraged. Eviction or demolition, however, may be allowed under the following situations: (a) When persons or entities occupy danger areas such as esteros, railroad tracks, garbage dumps, riverbanks, shorelines, waterways, and other public places such as sidewalks, roads, parks, and playgrounds; (b) When government infrastructure projects with available funding are about to be implemented; or (c) When there is a court order for eviction and demolition! xxx [ emphasis evidently supplied ]” Why differentiate between squatting on public property and private property? App...