Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are pulling the curtain back on an increasingly common situation that isn’t talked about much. The LIVE hosts share stories and their experience of dealing with squatters. Loopholes in tenant laws leave homeowners vulnerable to strangers or even family members taking over their homes. Kelly Ripa was left shaking with rage over squatters. Keep reading for all the details.
Kelly Ripa Details Shaking With ‘Rage’ Over Squatters
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos own a pricey townhouse in New York City. They bought the five-story home for $27 million in 2013. During the COVID pandemic, she read a news article that sent shockwaves through her.
The LIVE host read a story about squatters taking over a Malibu home and the homeowners being unable to get them out. The story sparked an idea for her – a show bringing the problem of squatters to light. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos serve as executive producers on Hulu’s six-part docuseries Squatters: Get the F*** Out of My House.
The couple shared with PEOPLE magazine how the show resonated with them. Kelly Ripa admitted she was left in a “rage” over the stories. “It’s the audacity of the criminals, but it’s also their utter destructive nature. They don’t just squat in your home, profit from squatting in your home, subleasing it to whoever wants to come and go,” she said.
She continued, “They are then destroying the property value of your home by taking all of the appliances out of your home. The fixtures, the beautiful chandeliers, ripping the wood out of the floor, selling off anything. They destroy everything.”
Mark Consuelos was in disbelief. “Oh, I would be in so much trouble if this happened to me. All the things I thought about doing are against the law.” He pointed out that it isn’t easy for homeowners to evict squatters.
LIVE Host’s New Show Number One On Hulu
One homeowner featured on the show was the one arrested by the police. The shocking case out of Queens, New York, was one of the six unbelievable stories. Kelly Ripa shared on Instagram Story that Squatters: Get the F*** Out of My House is Hulu’s number one show. It premiered on June 4. All six episodes are available to stream.
Kelly Ripa wasn’t the only one who felt rage about squatters. Check out some of the comments on YouTube:
- “From what I’ve seen so far, this show will do one thing very well. It will teach people how to become squatters.”
- “makes me so mad. I can’t believe some people are so conceited, that they think what’s YOURS belongs to THEM. Disgusting and shameful behavior”
- “This makes my blood boil.”
- “The squatters need an a** whoopin’!!!!”
Squatters: Get the F*** Out of My House is one of the hottest shows of the summer. All six episodes are streaming on Hulu. Check it out and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
