MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A Minneapolis woman is facing challenges in evicting a renter who has overstayed her welcome and hasn't paid rent since June.

Homeowners face eviction challenges

What we know:

A Minneapolis woman is finding it nearly impossible to get rid of a one-time renter who has a habit of not leaving when she’s supposed to.

The serial squatter has made herself at home in rental rooms around Minnesota and Wisconsin over the last few years.

She’s stayed at a Folwell neighborhood home since May and hasn’t paid since June, but the homeowner can’t just lock her out because it’s considered a landlord-tenant situation, so it has to go through the courts.

"She just kind of sidled her way in," Michelle Caravello told FOX 9. "And honestly, I dropped the ball. I didn't vet her."

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