He thought it would be a simple call to law enforcement. Instead, when intruders took over his late father’s home in 2019, “Squatters” host Flash Shelton says he was told there was nothing deputies could do. The moment flipped everything he thought he knew about property rights, the reality TV star told Fox News Digital. Shelton, who had moved his mother into his own home while the family was grieving, had an instinct to protect his family. Shelton explained that what would shock most Americans isn’t just that squatters can occupy homes , but also how the law treats them once they’re inside. “All of the rights, not just some of the rights, but all of the rights fall to the squatter,” he said. Shelton added that many homeowners would be surprised to hear “that a squatter just has to create reasonable doubt to be given full rights as a tenant. There isn’t a system in place that says that you have to have a lease, or you have to be able to show rent payments to be a tenant.…