An interesting story about neighbors in a UK village banding together to defend a squatter who had restored a neglected home that had become an eyesore brings out the ambiguity of squatting, a topic near and dear to my heart. (HT NPR)

Eduardo M. Peñalver is president of Seattle University. The views expressed in this piece are his own and do not represent the views of Seattle University.

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