A neighbor said he presumes the cleanup was part of an effort to eventually lay legal claim on the property.
Neighbors of a Trinity man charged with third-degree burglary on Monday for allegedly breaking into and living in an unoccupied house said on Thursday he is “a nice guy.”
Don Smith said the elderly husband and wife who previously occupied the house Jackson is accused of squatting in passed away, and that the house had been unoccupied for around a year. The Smiths notified the deceased couple’s daughter, who they said lives in Madison, of the unexpected tenant. The Smiths appeared conflicted about Jackson’s arrest, noting that his mother lives in the area and that he has children. During his occupancy, Jackson even came to the Smith’s home and exchanged introductions with Don Smith.Don Smith said Jackson had been living on the property for around a month and speculated that he began squatting in the house after noticing its state.
Civil litigator and estate lawyer Greg Shelton, of Shelton & Shelton law firm in Decatur, said he has had to have people arrested for trespassing on unoccupied houses before while dealing with estates and trusts. “If you’re able to do that for 20 years, then they’re going to allow you to have it,” Shelton said. “But you have to go to court to establish that adverse possession.
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