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Mansion taken back from infamous squatter

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    Steve Harrigan reports from Florida

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Well.

There's a new push in Florida to get rid of an old law that was meant to improve neighborhoods.

But instead it's being used by squatters taking advantage of the housing crisis.

Thanks to the law.

A lot tried to keep people from becoming homeless some -- Have been able to live it up in mentions for free including one man who they call low key -- Who became famous writing about his exploits online -- Steve Harrigan is live in Boca Raton Florida.

-- there's a big developments involving this man they called lucky boy what's latest.

That's right -- -- low -- boy who got international attention for squatting with at least seven other people inside this 2.5 million dollar mansion behind me.

Is now gone the iron gate is open but there's new locks on all the doors police moved in about 1 PM yesterday several cars.

Police went and saw no sign of low -- boy inside but they did find a lot of garbage in there which they hauled out.

They're also here with Bank of America officials that the people who actually own this mansion.

They issued this statement which says we appreciate the assistance of local authorities and the -- -- neighbors as we have worked to have the -- -- removed.

As far as low -- voice location police say they don't know where is they are not looking for and there's no warrant for his arrest Allison.

Right so looking -- seems to have vanished though of course he lives.

On on line and with all of the publicity he's gotten.

That's right -- publicity has created a series of copycat squatters trying to use the same.

Obscure Florida law from the eighteen hundreds to -- in other mentions one.

Even bigger than this one on the ocean a four million dollar mansion has people on it now.

And when you talk to local property appraisers from the county they are not happy about this new activity.

-- -- -- They're scum bags are squatters.

They -- breaking the law and they're trying to use these forms to legitimize breaking an entering.

For two months -- -- -- was able that's why here successfully there was really no activity by the police -- all of a civil matter.

Right now we do have private security as well as police there out front to make sure low keyboard does not return.

Allison -- and that's official was plain spoken about her desire for them not to come back at Steve Harrigan thank yeah.

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