COLORADO SPRINGS —Two alleged squatters ran businesses and a website to lure troubled homeowners and take away their property using a little-known law, then taught others how to follow in their footsteps, according to Colorado Springs police.
Business partners Bryan Jensen, 31, and Ethan Eaton, 34, were identified by police as the masterminds behind a scheme to use the “adverse possession” statute to allegedly criminally trespass onto people’s properties and then squat, hopefully long enough to take ownership of their homes.
Colorado law requires squatters to be at a property for at least 18 years to accomplish ownership.
The pair co-own American Home Ventures LLC, Austin Home Ventures LLC and hopefor yourhome.com, a website that confirmed their business partnership and outlined their ventures.
On their website, Eaton and Jensen promised free consultations to anyone facing foreclosure, offering to give potential clients a quick solution to their problems.
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