Parking space squatter facing charges for trespassing, theft
Parking space squatter facing charges for trespassing, theft
2025-12-19
A squatter has been living in the underground parking garage of an apartment building in Kaohsiung’s Sinsing District for a year, using the building’s electricity. The owner who lives abroad only discovered the squatter when they recently came back to sell the unit. As much as they tried, they couldn’t get him to leave. Turns out the man was a former tenant, but when his property was foreclosed three years ago, he refused to leave. Now, both the current owner and homeowners’ association have filed lawsuits against him.
The parking space in the furthest corner of this underground parking garage is crowded with a cot, sleeping bag, table, electric fan, and other belongings of this man, who has been living there for a while. But this isn’t his parking space.
You don’t live here. You can’t occupy this space. Are you even paying for the electricity you’re using?
He’s turned the parking space into his home, and is using the building’s water and electricity. The building management reported him to police.
Voice of building manager
Wants squatter out
He’s been living there about a year. He used to be the building manager, but absconded with the funds. He pocketed all our management fees. His unit was foreclosed on. We want to get him out of here.
This is in an apartment building in Kaohsiung’s Sinsing District. The man surnamed Kuo used to live on the fifth floor. His apartment was foreclosed three years ago, but he refused to leave. Later when the new owner decided to sell the place, he didn’t have anywhere to go, so a year ago, he moved into the basement parking garage. No one has been able to get him to leave since.
Voice of homeowner
Wants squatter out
Since I’ve been living in Japan for a while, a squatter’s been living in my parking space. We need to collect evidence to press criminal charges.
Chang Ko-lun
FTV reporter
The man used to also be a resident of the building. Since he still has his original key fob, he can get into the basement from the vehicle entrance.
The owner is suing him for trespassing. Police came and forcibly removed him from the premises.
Tan Lung-hsiang
Zhongzheng Police Station deputy chief
When officers arrived, the suspect was arrested on the spot for trespassing into a residence. After questioning, the case was transferred to the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office for investigation.
The police have helped clear the man’s belongings from the parking spot. As for his alleged theft of water and electricity for over a year, he’s facing another lawsuit from the homeowners’ association.
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前住戶"寄生停車格"長期竊電現任屋主.管委會提告
2025-12-19
高雄新興區一棟華廈大樓，竟然有名男子住在地下室停車場裡，把機械停車格當成家，長期竊取大樓的電力。屋主因為住在國外，直到近日回國賣房，發現這名不速之客，趕也趕不走。原來這名男子是前住戶，3年前房子被法拍後，他就搬到地下室，現在屋主和管委會都已經對他提告。
走進大樓地下停車場，最角落的機械車位，擺放著躺椅、睡袋、桌子、電風扇等等，一名男子長期住在這裡，但這其實是別人家的停車位。
“你現在不是這邊的住戶了，不要住在這邊占用，給人家用電，你有付錢嗎?”
男子把停車位當成家，甚至用水用電，大樓主委報警處理。
[[聲源:大樓主委]]
“應該在樓下一年啦。他是以前的主委，他捲款啦，我們的管理費都挪用了，他房子也法拍了啊，我們就要著手，把他驅趕出去。”
事發在高雄新興區一棟華廈大樓，這名郭姓男子原本是5樓的住戶，三年前房屋遭法拍後，他還賴在裡面不走，現任屋主後來也打算把房子賣掉，他無處可去，一年前，搬到地下室，再來就是怎麼趕，都趕不走。
[[聲源:當事屋主]]
“因為我長期都是住在日本，有不速之客在我的停車位，要蒐證才能提出刑法(告訴)。”
[[民視記者 張可倫]]
“這一名男子原本也是這棟大樓的住戶，他還留有原先的鑰匙遙控器，因此他都自行從一樓車庫鐵門，進出地下室。”
屋主提告對方侵入住宅，警方到場，強制將男子帶離。
[[高市警中正派出所副所長 譚龍翔]]
“到場，將其依侵入住宅現行犯逮捕，訊後函請高雄地檢署偵辦。”
不速之客寄生在大樓地下室，警方協助將他的私人物品清空，至於一年多來竊水竊電部分，管委會也將對男子提告。
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