Squatting in Haiti

In the Bel Air district, there is some squatting whilst most people pay rent, building their own homes.

[2] In 2004, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was deposed in a coup and poor areas such as Bel Air and Cité Soleil erupted in violence.

[2] Peacekeepers from the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti later evicted ex-combatants squatting in the house of Aristide.

[4] Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 1.5 million people were displaced and efforts to help them were hampered by the devastation of the land registry.

Under 5 per cent of the nation's land had been officially assessed, making it difficult to settle claims for title.