A new Joplin ordinance aimed at reducing squatting, or the unauthorized use of vacant homes and other properties by trespassers, has received first-round approval from the Joplin City Council.

City Attorney Peter Edwards said the ordinance is modeled after a Missouri law and a Florida anti-squatter law. ×

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