I'm shocked there are homeless people in Anchorage! According to Mayor Berkowitz, Assembly, Code Enforcement, and the Russian Orthodox Church on Turpin, homeless people are allowed to occupy vacant properties and live in these homes free of charge for as long as they please. Maybe this is part of Ethan's solution to Anchorage's homeless problem ... squatters in vacant homes.

The man who lived next door to me (at 841 Hunt Circle) died. After 18 months, the Muni still lists the deceased man as the owner of the property. The first set of squatters moved in after the funeral claiming the Russian Orthodox Church gave them the house. The APD acknowledged Eric's fraudulent ownership document as legitimate. So does the Muni. 

Eric, the "owner" of the property, collects rent from fellow squatters, but does not pay property taxes, a mortgage, bed-tax for short term "tenants," and has seriously decreased the value of the property over time.

Squatters have rights; home owners do not. Ask Ethan.