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if she has been there for more than thirty days, then no, you cannot just put her stuff outside and change locks. She then has squatter's rights. It's insane, but that's the situation. I went through this with my grandmother's home. You have to do a formal eviction. A real messy situation since the OP's friend is only renting.
I through someone out who had been in my place for 9 months. You can indeed put someone's stuff outside and just change the locks.
And then you get arrested and go to jail for an illegal eviction.
Once someone has lived somewhere for 30 day, and can show even the most basic evidence of such, the are a resident, and have a legal right to stay. The ONLY way to get them out is to go to housing court and get them evicted. This is an entire process in and of itself, and can take as much as six months, even in a clear cut case.
The cops are not going to break down your door for an illegal lockout. You simply don't answer the door/make yourself scare. The NYPD has plenty of stuff to do so the cops will just go back to the precinct. They will tell the person to deal with the case in civil court.
And there, again you have to be formally served plus there are court costs.
It has happened. It is a crime. They will arrest you for it.
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Originally Posted by NyWriterdude
The cops are not going to break down your door for an illegal lockout. You simply don't answer the door/make yourself scare. The NYPD has plenty of stuff to do so the cops will just go back to the precinct. They will tell the person to deal with the case in civil court.
And there, again you have to be formally served plus there are court costs.
The cops are not going to break down your door for an illegal lockout. You simply don't answer the door/make yourself scare. The NYPD has plenty of stuff to do so the cops will just go back to the precinct. They will tell the person to deal with the case in civil court.
And there, again you have to be formally served plus there are court costs.
People kick people out all the time.
You can do it, but it doesn't mean you should...you always run the risk of getting in trouble. If it were that easy, landlords would be doing it all the time to non-paying tenants, trouble making tenants, etc.
The cops are not going to break down your door for an illegal lockout. You simply don't answer the door/make yourself scare. The NYPD has plenty of stuff to do so the cops will just go back to the precinct. They will tell the person to deal with the case in civil court.
And there, again you have to be formally served plus there are court costs.
People kick people out all the time.
They can and will break down a door if the circumstances are right. I had to call the cops on an illegal lockout out once and since I had keys to the main door locks, they straight up offered to kick in the door chain if I so chose. They said even if I didn't have the keys, they could still do it but it's bit more work and pretty much everyone opens up after the first couple of bangs.
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It has happened. It is a crime. They will arrest you for it.
Unless you put up a fight, no cop is going to arrest you for it. They'll show up with the person in question and tell you that you have to allow them access to the house/apartment/spaceship/whatever, which you will do in their presence and that will be that.
The point being, you'll have to let them back in. If you refuse, the cops will arrest you.
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Unless you put up a fight, no cop is going to arrest you for it. They'll show up with the person in question and tell you that you have to allow them access to the house/apartment/spaceship/whatever, which you will do in their presence and that will be that.
Maybe he should poison her dog and have brutal anal sex with her. She would leave in 10 seconds flat.
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