Is squatter settlements a solution to housing problems?
Due to the long time existence of squatter settlements where individuals other than the land owner has built houses without the consent of the land owner was not considered illegal until after 1976. A Quote from historical development states: “A vast number of case studies at the Habitat Conference at Vancouver in 1976 highlighted the conditions in squatter settlements, calling for a concerted and committed approach towards solving the problems, to fully understand what squatting is, it is particularly referred to as act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use.” • Abrams (1964) illustrates the process of squatting as a “conquest” of city areas for the purpose of shelter, defined both by the law of force and the force of law. • Turner (1969) takes a positive outlook and portrays squatter settlements as highly successful solutions to housing problems in urban areas of developi
