Rover,
In that case you would have to compensate him only for the improvements made if they have been made in good faith. For example, if you have fenced your property and the squatter has broken into it by taking down the fence, then any improvements made could not be considered as having been done in good faith and as such no compensation would be due. That's why it is recommended to have un-built property in the Dominican Republic either fenced or growing a durable crop to avoid squatters invading the land. In cases of only one squatter there are usually no obstacles when prosecuting them for violation of private property. The problem arises in cases where land is invaded by large groups of squatters who later form a sort of community inside of it. Like I said in my previous post, in these cases the government is always reluctant, if not completely against the enforcing of judgments ordering them to leave the land in question.
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