Squatting

Squatting is the act of taking over an abandoned building and re-purposing it for public or private use. Here we discuss various methods of squatting, the squatting culture, relate personal stories of past squats and dispense advice for those looking to squat a building themselves.
Pdxportlanddude
Cop shows up while moving from squat
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coyote mogollon
coyote mogollon
superphoenix
Looking for squats or v cheap rent for 2022/23 (Portland, Bay Area, Austin, NOLA)
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superphoenix
superphoenix
Tapinn
Squatting rights of relationship partners
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hoebosto
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Looking to begin squatting in Colorado
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Supposed Mocha
Supposed Mocha
Sleyeborg
Old welding facility
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Tony G
Tony G
Russetfur1128
Advice for a new squatter?
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Stiv Rhodes
Stiv Rhodes
Maliceofcats
Can you squat a trust owned property?
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Dameon
Dameon
Inhibition
Told to Vacate Apartment, Might Be Squatting And Would Like Advice
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Kerosene Larry
Kerosene Larry
japanarchist
Squatter movie night in Portland Or.
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Matt Derrick
Matt Derrick
Tony Pro
Tips for adding better feng shui to a squat
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Jimmy Beans
Jimmy Beans
Yerbiologicalfather
Ahoy fellow squatters
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Crazy Hobo Johnny
Crazy Hobo Johnny
CCKM
Squatting Baltimore, hints or tips?
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General Semantics
General Semantics
Wierden
Advice for Squatting in the Reno 'burbs?
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Gooseman
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KrimsonDCLXVI
Where/How to squat in NYC? (+making money while disabled?)
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A zed
A zed
KrimsonDCLXVI
Staten Island's Abandoned Farm Colony?
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KrimsonDCLXVI
KrimsonDCLXVI
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New York Squatters of 1791
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Jonnyboy369
Old New Orleans public drunk warrants??
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Jonnyboy369
Jonnyboy369
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What's the squatter law say about a working hobo sleeping on rail road property if they can prove they work for the union.
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Jimmy Beans
Jimmy Beans
jacketpunk
How can you tell if somewhere is a good place to squat?
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jacketpunk
jacketpunk
Xentah
Seeking Work/Home in Las Vegas
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RogueBubbles
RogueBubbles
Badly Drawn Girl
Safe places to camp or squat in Philly
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Matt Derrick
Reported content: Post in thread 'Getting paid to squat.'
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Matt Derrick
Matt Derrick
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Squatting In The US
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Squatting With The Keys
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dprogram
dprogram
Adriel
Euro travel
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Originalsleepygirl
Originalsleepygirl
FawnGone
After 18 years of housie life... Back on my bullshit
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Matt Derrick
Matt Derrick
Ceannairc
"The Joys of Being Homeless" - old article with good tips
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castler
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Shelter: A Squatumentary
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ali
ali
Workhorse
Whats poppin' stp, I'm ready to squat and other jazz like that.
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Workhorse
Workhorse
Loudlocusts
Squatting Journal, Day by Day
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staywild92
staywild92
MiddleNameLide
Bests cities to squat in?
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Matt Derrick
Matt Derrick
Lamentations
Free utilities
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The Thirteenth Orphan
The Thirteenth Orphan
nikhil madhusudhanan
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Beyond Squat or Rot by Chuck Munson
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nikhil madhusudhanan
nikhil madhusudhanan
nikhil madhusudhanan
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Squatter Comics [No.1]
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Shwhiskey Gumimaci
Photos Squat the Airport. And the planet
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LuckyMinnie
LuckyMinnie
Older Than Dirt
Description of dirty kid squat i lived in, from an unpublished report
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Beegod Santana
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nikhil madhusudhanan
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Tresspass at Will - Erin Wiegand
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nikhil madhusudhanan
nikhil madhusudhanan
nikhil madhusudhanan
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Crisis Squatting Report 2011
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nikhil madhusudhanan
nikhil madhusudhanan
nikhil madhusudhanan
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Hidden Homelessness : Life on the Margins
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nikhil madhusudhanan
nikhil madhusudhanan
MetalBryan
To the tweakers scoping out my squat...
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Hudson
Hudson
ChillAI
New to this idea. Should I start squatting?
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Romanriff
Romanriff
nikhil madhusudhanan
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The Hidden History of Housing - Colin Ward
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Older Than Dirt
Older Than Dirt
Des
City owned squats
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Deleted member 9462
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MetalBryan
Turning over the squat
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Beegod Santana
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Say I want to squat in Philadelphia
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CouchPunx
CouchPunx
TheUndeadPhoenix
Looking for empty land in New York or New England
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TheUndeadPhoenix
TheUndeadPhoenix
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Accomodation in Cambridge
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Chonkthebonk
Chonkthebonk
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anyone know of Olympia WA SQUATS?
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Matt Derrick
Matt Derrick
danidatx
Austin Squat - seeking advice and interest
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Jambalaya
Jambalaya
MetalBryan
My first week...
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MetalBryan
MetalBryan
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