As used in this chapter, "squatter" means an individual who:

1. (1) occupies the property of another person;
2. (2) does not have a rental agreement, permission of the property owner, or any other property interest authorizing the individual to occupy the other person's property; and

3. (3) has never had a rental agreement, permission of the property owner, or any other property interest that authorized the individual to occupy the other person's property.

   The term does not include a person whose rental agreement has expired or who may have violated the rental agreement, or a person who is an invitee on the real property.

As added by P.L.191-2025, SEC.1.