Squatters Use Adverse Possession To Occupy $2.5 Million House

Andre Barbosa’s days of stylish squatting in a $2.5-million Boca Raton mansion may be numbered.

A filing in Palm Beach County court made public Friday names the 23-year-old Brazilian national and eight other unknown people as defendants for their attempt to stake a claim on the waterside property at 580 Golden Harbour Drive.

Bank of America is claiming rightful ownership of the home — despite Barbosa’s invocation of an obscure Florida real estate law to stake his claim on the foreclosed property, a 7,522-square-foot, 5-bedroom palace that features canal views and whose interior includes pillars, a curved staircase and marbled bath.

READ MORE:  http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-boca-squatter-eviction-20130125,0,5466063.story

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