SQUAT

(LIVE) [verb] [I] -tt- - to live in an empty building or area of land without the permission of the ownerWhen he moved to Sydney, had to squat because he had no money and nowhere to live.They've been squatting in an apartment in the north of town for the past two years.Work on the new offices has come to a halt because homeless families are squatting on the site.The government is planning to tighten up legislation against squatting.