MIAMI – Property owners are complaining about the advantages that squatters, who don’t have a valid lease or pay rent, seem to be enjoying in Miami-Dade County. Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz said it’s a problem that needs to be handled immediately. Miami Commissioner Raquel Regalado agrees. “This is about property rights,” Regalado said. “Every Friday, we bring this up, and every Friday we are told that ‘There are no squatters!’ that ‘Squatters are being removed!’ and then ... we hear another story. We get another e-mail, another constituent that says that isn’t the case.” A property owner in Miami said the eviction moratorium in Miami-Dade nearly bankrupted her because she couldn't remove squatters.