Squatter Andre Barbosa enjoys paperwork and a $2.5 million Florida home

Unlike most people, “Florida Squatter” Andre Barbosa loves paperwork, especially the one piece of paper that he posted on the front window of his $2.5 million Florida waterfront property. The piece of paper that makes the 23-year-old Brazilian native the current “owner” is titled “RETURN OF REAL PROPERTY IN ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH ADVERSE POSSESSION WITHOUT COLOR OF TITLE.” A copy of the paper that gives Andre Barbosa presently the right to live in the Florida waterfront mansion is provided by MailOnline in a Jan. 23, 2013, report.

“Barbosa posted a signed copy of adverse possession paperwork in the front window saying that he would be able to claim the title to the house if he stays there for seven years.”

Andre Barbosa, who is by now famously known as the Florida Squatter, used to live in Pompano Beach and attend South Technical Education Center in Boynton Beach and South Tech Academy in West Palm Beach.

In July of 2012, Florida Squatter Andre Barbosa moved into “his” new home on 580 Golden Harbour Drive in Florida’s Boca Raton neighborhood. The property, which was built in 2001, was sold to a family in 2005 for $3.1 million. After Bank of America foreclosed on the house in 2012, Andre Barbosa became the property’s “new resident.” The deed is currently valued at $2.48 million.

As responsible squatter, Andre Barbosa notified the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser's Office that he was moving in. Andre Barbosa filled out all necessary paperwork and posted a signed copy of the Adverse Possession law on the front window.

Under Florida’s Adverse Possession law, a person can claim the title on a property after having lived there for seven years. Next to the signed copy, Florida Squatter Andre Barbosa posted a note naming himself as the “living beneficiary to the Divine Estate being superior of commerce and usury.”

In December of 2012, when Florida Squatter Andre Barbosa received a visit from police officers, Andre Barbosa presented the officers a copy of the adverse possession document. Since no one had ever witnessed Andre Barbosa breaking into the Florida waterfront mansion or conducting any other illegal business, the police left.

Some people underestimate the power of taking care of paperwork, Florida Squatter Andre Barbosa might say.

While Andre Barbosa is enjoying his 7,522 square foot cream-colored stucco mansion which features two levels connected by a grand staircase with five bedrooms and six bathrooms, a gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, sleek cabinetry and modern appliances, the neighbors are in uproar.

Not only does it seem unbelievable that someone can just “move” into a $2.5 million waterfront property but on top of that, Florida Squatter Andre Barbosa is sharing it with other people. On his Facebook page, Andre Barbosa calls himself Loki Boy after the Norse god of mischief and his “home” is the Templo de Kamisamar.

According to one of Andre Barbosa’s neighbors, he saw at least four other people inside the house besides Andre Barbosa and that one of those people told him that the group was “establishing an embassy for their mission, and that families would be moving in and out of the property.”

“You're walking into a house, it's crazy. And the point of not being able to get him out is even crazier,” commented another unidentified neighbor.

Since Florida Squatter Andre Barbosa has taken care of his legal paperwork, the only institution that can take action is Bank of America which, unlike Andre Barbosa, does not move quite as quickly.

“Next-door neighbor Lyn Houston told the Sun-Sentinel that she had approached Bank of America last week with an offer to buy the foreclosed house that Barbosa has been calling home, but she has received no response.”

In a statement to MailOnline, Bank of America said on Wednesday afternoon that “We have been in communication with the Boca Raton Police Department regarding the concerns with the occupants of Golden Harbour Drive property. There is a certain legal process we are required by law to follow and we have filed the appropriate action. The bank is taking this situation seriously and we will work diligently to resolve this matter.”

Florida Squatter Andre Barbosa would only have one response to that. “Take your time, take your time. -- How about seven years."

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