Army officer returns from active duty to find a squatter in his home who refuses to leave

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A military officer shared her harrowing account of discovering a squatter occupying her $500,000 home while she was performing her duties.

Lieutenant Colonel Dahlia Daure, who is about to retire, expressed her plans for the future, saying, “I thought I would sell the house and go hang out with my grandchildren.”

However, before he could embark on his retirement plans, an unexpected obstacle stood in his way: someone else’s belongings filled his house.

Lieutenant Colonel Daure came across squatter Vincent Simon after she had been away on work and was horrified to learn that she had moved into his residence just as the house was being prepared for sale.

Feeling violated, she expressed her frustration at the response from the police, who considered the matter a “civil issue” and initially informed her that she could not intervene.

Expressing her anger, Lieutenant Colonel Daure said, “I want to shoot out the windows, turn off the water, cut wires, but I can’t. That’s a crime. Law-abiding citizens can’t do that.”

The situation came to the attention of Lt. Col. Daure through her real estate agent, who was finalizing preparations for the sale of her home on Holly Hill Parkway, Atlanta, USA, while on military duty in Chicago.

The property, a spacious 4,300-square-foot property with five beds and five baths, is valued at around $495,000 according to Zillow.

Prior to listing the home, Lt. Col. Daure had been renting it out and had invested approximately $35,000 in renovations. However, shortly after receiving a cash offer and taking the house under lease, Mr. Simon allegedly squatted on the premises.

Lieutenant Colonel Daure even claims that he saw him move large safes into the house.

Mr. Simon reportedly claimed he has a lease on the property and paid $19,000 for a six-month period.

Lt. Col. Daure quickly discovered that the phone number provided in the lease did not exist, raising questions about the validity of his claim.

When WSB-TV visited the Holly Hill Parkway home, discovered makeshift “beware of dogsSigns made of cardboard covering some of the windows, adding to the eerie atmosphere.

Lieutenant Colonel Daure took legal action by serving Mr. Simon with the eviction papers, but he had the right to respond and present his case before a judge.

Fortunately, yesterday, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Unit with DeKalb Sheriffs told local media that they had served a trespasser affidavit on Mr. Simon.

He demanded that he immediately vacate the house and accused him of illegal squatting.

However, a gun was later found inside the house and Mr. Simon was found to be in possession of drugs before he left, and he was arrested.

He was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance, and was taken into custody.

Lieutenant Colonel Daure said atlanta news first the eviction was a relief, but she had to see for herself.

She said: “I had to be here, I wasn’t going to take this lying down. People need to know that they have rights, owners have rights.”

Labeling Mr Simon a squatter, Lieutenant Colonel Daure expressed his frustration with the initial stages of the eviction process, feeling that justice was not being served.

“I can’t ask them to leave. I can’t turn them off. The police can’t turn them off. What justice is that?” she said.

Before Lt. Col. Daure was able to get the police to serve the trespasser affidavit, Mr. Simon had the right to respond in court to the eviction papers, initially served by the DeKalb County police, accompanied by a private process server. official.

He could have filed for a trial, which he had threatened to prolong the eviction process, which could have taken weeks or even months to resolve.