In the Harry Harrison novel Make Room Make Room the city has a bureaucracy called "squat court" that resolves squatter cases, but also issues "squat orders". The "squat order" is issued by the city as a blanket search warrant so the potential squatters can search already occupied homes for enough room to spare for them. They simply force the people on the home owner if squat court determines they can handle them.
I wonder if that's where these places are headed.
I wonder if that's where these places are headed.