DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Action News Jax’s sister station WSB-TV reported that DeKalb County sheriff’s deputies responded Monday to evict suspected squatters from a house whose owner said they broke into illegally and changed the locks.
“I’m frustrated, but I’m glad I was able to get it resolved,” homeowner Paul Callins told WSB-TV′s Tom Regan.
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Callins inherited the house on Ashton Oak Circle from his father, who died of cancer 2 years ago.
He spent thousands renovating the large home with his own hands and posted an online ad seeking government-subsidized tenants.
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He believes the people entered his vacant house nine days ago after seeing the ad and created a fake lease, which they showed to police.
“They had it on their phone. It wasn’t a lease document. It was clearly fake,” Callins said.
As movers hauled out furniture and other accessories belonging to those evicted, Regan tried to get an explanation from a man who was living in the house with his wife and child, among others.
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