What do you call people who live in your attic?

People who live in your attic could be called attic dwellers, attic tenants, or squatters depending on whether they are there legally or not. If they are paying rent and have converted attic to apartment, they are called tenants, attic tenants, or boarders. If they live there informally without permission, they are called squatters or trespassers. In folklore or joking context, people in attic might be called attic gremlins, attic ghosts, or attic monsters. If family members live in attic, you might call them attic occupants or attic residents. In legal terms, if someone lives in attic without lease, they might be called unauthorized occupants. If you discover someone living in attic secretly, term might be intruder or squatter. Historically, garret dweller was term for poor artist living in attic. So correct term depends on situation, but generally they are attic occupants, tenants if legal, squatters if illegal, or attic dwellers as general neutral term for anyone residing in attic space.