USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Definitions of squatter. someone who settles on land without right or title. type of: interloper, intruder, trespasser.

Detailed explanation-2: -A squatter is a person who settles in or occupies a piece of property with no legal claim to the property. A squatter lives on a property to which they have no title, right, or lease.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Squatting” is a historical Australian term that referred to someone occupying a large tract of Crown land to graze livestock.

Detailed explanation-4: -Squatters were people who illegally moved onto unoccupied land along the frontier and claimed that land as their own. In many cases, squatters had little money and could not afford to buy land legally. Since the land was uninhabited, squatters often felt that anyone had a right to it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Squatter housing was defined as housing illegally established and roughly constructed. The initial structure was small in size, made of low-quality materials, and built with nominal labor costs on squatter land with a nominal rent.