Do squatters have more protections than legal homeowners?

Looks like this had been in the works and was passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature.



It seems fairly solid - though it basically just puts the process back on law enforcement to mediate these disputes. I think the specific criminal penalties will probably have some deterrent effect. There will likely be examples of abuses by landowners but this is always going to be messy - favoring the landowner by default is sensible.