Section 37-6-31 - Exclusions from application of this article(a) For purposes of this Article, "squatter" means a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not so entitled under a rental agreement or who is not authorized by the tenant to occupy that dwelling unit. "Squatter" does not include a tenant who holds over in a periodic tenancy as described in § 37-6-5 of this code.(b) Occupancy by a squatter is not governed by the provisions of this article.(c) No Court of this state shall require the utilization of eviction, or a similar procedure such as those found under the provisions of this chapter, by an owner in any instance involving the removal of a squatter from possession of a property, and such removal shall not be unduly hinderedAdded by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 4940), eff. 6/4/2024.