Squatter removal on a vacant property.
A vacant building with people living in it is the fastest way to a Notice of Order to Abate. Squatters bring dumping, fire risk and calls from the neighbours, and the city holds the owner of record responsible for all of it.
Removal is only half the job. If the doors and windows are still open the next morning, the property is occupied again within days. We plan the removal and the securing as one visit.
- Coordinating the removal with LAPD
- Lock changes on every door we keep in use
- Boarding every opening the same visit
- Perimeter fencing and LAMC 41.24 signs
- Removing what the occupants leave behind
- Photos of the property before and after
If an occupant claims a right to be there, such as a tenancy, removal may need an eviction through the courts. Ask us early and we will tell you which route your property is on.
Four steps, one crew.
Most Orders to Abate need more than one of these services. We do them in the same visit wherever we can, so the property is never left half secured.
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01
Assess
We check the building, the occupants and any paperwork, and tell you whether LAPD can act or a court process comes first.
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02
Remove
On the day, occupants leave with LAPD present. Our crew is on site and ready to start securing.
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03
Secure
Locks changed, openings boarded, fencing and signs up before the crew leaves.
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04
Report
You get before and after photos, ready for the inspector, the lender or the estate.