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The 2012 San Francisco Homes Not Jails Squatting Guide

If all the info you need to get the water turned on in the former owner's name is right there in the house, I'd go ahead and do it. They're dead, they can't come back and dispute the bill. If any heat does come your way, you can just say you're renting from someone who's not there right now. If...

Iowa St in Dogpatch, SF, between 22nd and 23rd St, under the freeway.

After 4 amazing years, my squat is about to get evicted. The bank sold it and the company that bought it came by and said we'll have 72 hours to get out after they take possession of it on Feb 4. Washington state law says that would be true if it was owner occupied, but since it's tenant...

Yeah, the cities are dead. Glad you made it out. Your last house had an epic run though. Can't wait to see how your next project comes along.

Getting water on is different in different places. I've been in some cities where you just call them up and say you moved in. Others require that the water be in the owners name. This was started specifically to combat squatting. I haven't successfully faked being the owner. I tried once and...

If you can find the water meter, usually located in those sidewalk ground holes with metal or concrete lids that have the municipal water company's name on them, you can shut the water off with a wrench or vise grips. But it will turn off the water to the whole park, not just the sprinklers.

Hiring professionals is probably risky and more money than a squat is worth. Even doing a proper repair job yourself is a hue gamble. Keep in mind, the house could get busted any day and then you'd be out any money you put into it. The best cheap emergency fix for a leaky roof is to tarp it...

I've squatted a lot and it sounds to me like you're in a really good situation. You can get utilities on inn your name without a problem in most areas. I've found a few that only let the owner turn the water on. It's best to avoid being seen by the neighbors as long as possible, but sooner or...

Also, odds are, you're gonna have to get on a bus at least a couple times in CA.

The I5 through Oregon and the 101 through Cali is the best route to hitch. Its also best to decide where to cross between the two based on where your rides are going. If you get one to Eugene, take the 126 to Florence. If you get one going through Grants Pass but not as far as Redding, take the...

The tiny houses on trailers were origionally meant to get around building codes, and not intended to actually be mobile. Many are made to be transported from the building location to a drop location, but very few are intended for traveling. Wood is a heavy material with joints that can be...

It's good to see you again. Hope things start looking up for you.

A friend of mine is having trouble posting, so they asked me to do it for them. They're leaving from Oakland, CA with 2 extra seats on Sunday the 1st or Monday the 2nd. i interested, E-mail Emry at fancyfunkyfluff@protonmail.com

My crew will come with food, but I don't know what it will be yet. @atraeu I can bring cookware. How many vegetarians/vegans are coming? React "Good Luck."

I'll be bringing 3 people with me.

I guess it just seemed like the direction the conversation was going in was painting a picture of vegans as crazy extremists, when the reality is that most are moderates who think it's perfectly acceptable to eat animals under a lot of circumstances, and are just opposed to doing it given...

Cotton is moisture wicking. The synthetics marketed as moisture wicking don't do a better job of absorbing moisture than cotton, they are only called that to distinguish them from other synthetics.

I've cooked with multiple FNB groups that had different policies about handing out animal products. I've never actually met a vegan that was ideologically opposed to the eating of salvaged meat, even if they themselves wouldn't want to do it. And I think the sky burial was a much better analogy...

I hope you get to realize your dream. I'll be getting a property next year and trying to set up something similar. Welcome.

Sorry, been off the site for a while. BID4ASSETS.COM handles the tax foreclosure auctions in many counties across the country. For the areas they don't cover, I guess just google it by county.

Mining is incredibly harmful to the environment. Forget the old image of tunneling with pickaxes. It's more like blowing up entire mountaintops, mixing toxic solvents into the slag, pumping the solution out, separating the ore and discarding the polluted wastewater...

I haven't even seen the film, and to be honest, it didn't look that interesting to me. I just shared it cuz the OP was asking about weather it was something that anyone did.

https://www.slowridehome.com/

Check out 1074 Ferguson Rd outside Sebastopol. I think that's the address. The entrance is on the private drive, Drew Rd. The one on the left as you drive up with the locked vehicle gate and two houses on the property. I use to squat there a long time ago. Went back and visited once and it was...

I'd feel ethically bound to keep it open as long as possible. Part of why I squat is a belief that large resources shouldn't go unused. If the owner didn't do a walk through prior to you moving in, it's hard to show that any damage wasn't already there before you got there. And the general...

I want that.

The laws about riding mopeds on the highway shoulder are different in different states. Some allow it, some don't. On state highways, all forms of traffic are allowed. You just can't use freeways. In general, on a moped, you ride in the traffic lane and pull off to the shoulder if you need to...

I talked to a solar technician who has his own house on solar which he said he loves, and still a large part of the conversation was him emphasizing it's limitations and the fact that it's not really as green as people think. The panels and batteries are highly toxic and don't last forever. The...

The point of the film wasn't that solar and wind promotion is a brainwashing hoax. It was that industrialization can't be sustainable and that greenwashing/green capitalism is an refusal to admit that.

My squat was scheduled for auction in early March, the date got pushed back to late May. Police are not arresting for minor offenses, or doing traffic stops for non safety related issues, so it's carte blanc on shoplifting and expired tags. The hold on evictions and utility shutoffs is a relief...

I live in Bremerton. The weather is incredibly mild here. There is a night life scene you don't have to go all the way to Seattle for, but Jefferson county is quieter, although more hip politically. A lot of alternative home building there. I wouldn't worry about the tweekers too much, they're...

I've said it before in other threads, the best deals on land are from the tax default foreclosure auctions. This project is awesome, hope it can come to fruition.

My favorite pants, had em for 8 years now.

Sewing with dental floss, all the way. Safety pins will just pull out of the fabric and damage the clothing more over time, plus they might pop open and poke you. I just finished repairing my favorite pair of pants which I've had for 8 years and made many modifications to. I've gotten pretty...

I think this might be one of the situations we discussed blocking people from posting on specific threads for. Besides, everyone knows the fires in Australia were set by the lizard people.😝

Also, the Earth's natural warming and cooling cycles happen over the course of thousands of years. Human made global warming is happening in the course of the hundred or so years since the industrial revolution. The two are not mutually exclusive, they both happen. And there is no such thing as...

There is no belief system called "Scientism." The definition of scientific fact is something which is provable and repeatable. It is the opposite of giving faith to any belief. Believing in physics, chemistry and biology is not on the same level as believing in a creation myth, which you...

IDK, that's why I've never had good luck with them.

Yeah, all that stuff, and hummus.

I've never had good luck with any of those online foreclosure lists. Just cuz some of them can still have tenants or be shown actively to potential buyers. And it seems like all the lists I've seen were very incomplete.

Cultural appropriation happens in 2 phases. First, it's done by a counter culture seeking to distinguish themselves from the larger mainstream culture they come from. Then, it is gradually adoped by the mainstream culture simply because they come to like the asthetic of it. This does to the...

This is a difficult and important conversation for all communities to be having. I was in a relationship for 10 years in which I was subjected to extreme abuse. My partner dominated our finances, contributed nothing to the care of our home or our children, assaulted me and kidnapped our children...

A long time ago I saw a story on America's Most Wanted about a guy who escaped from prison on the underside of a truck that brought supplies to the prison. The story of his robberies is a good one also.

Current tax bills and records are publicly available from the county assessor's website. If they're past due. that's a really good sign that the building is going to be left alone by the owner. If they don't get paid for too long, the county can sell the property at auction. This time ranges...

That's awesome. What city?

I'm always down to meet new crew to do this with. I've got 10 years experience. My main issue is that I have family tying me to the area and can't travel to participate in others' projects.

Only place I've ever found what you're looking for was an abandoned house.