The sheriff's office said there's not much they can do unless an actual crime is committed.
Time and time again, we've talked about homeowners fighting to evict squatters. Now, another family in northwest Harris County is dealing with that.Jim Johnson and his wife, Lark, knew something was amiss when a family moved into their Texas cul-de-sac seemingly overnight last week.
"They did have what looked like a very legitimate contract, and because of that, the police had to leave them alone," Lark Johnson, who immediately contacted the Harris County Sheriff's Office, said. "So now it's going through the whole process of the court. We're waiting for them to get their court date and be evicted."
"What's been frustrating is that I have a 12-year-old and that I don't even let her walk to her best friend's house without watching her," Lark Johnson said. "And we've never had that problem."
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