CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A home in the Ogeechee Farms neighborhood that had been overtaken by squatters after the owner died has been completely cleared of all people living there illegally.

The house had been occupied by squatters after the property owner died in 2017. Police had no legal way to remove the squatters due to a loophole in Georgia law.

WTOC Investigates previously reported that neighbors in the Ogeechee Farms area were fed up as squatters had overtaken two homes on the block. Residents complained about drug activity, people coming and going at all hours, and declining property values.

READ: Loophole in Georgia law allows squatters to remain in homes with dead owners

Legal complications prevented removal

The Squatter Reform Act was signed into law in Georgia last year. It m

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