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Another squatter nightmare in NY. A family purchased a home in Queens for 2 million dollars in Oct 2023. 5 hearings later the tresspasser is still there. The couple said the squatter said he had a prior agreement with the previous deceased owner to stay in the house(which they can't find evidence of). He has also declared bankruptcy which delays eviction. They got him out early on but might have snuck in when others were there because he was caught trying to sneak in when an insurance inspector was there.
Again how the heck do squatters have the same rights as a tenant who has/had a formal written agreement. They need to start charging these squatters with somekind of theft or robbery then they'll stop. Without a penalty they'll wind up moving on to steal from someone else.
It really is incredible. I know someone who is trying to sell a house, because they can't get the squatters out and they don't want to deal with it. I expect they are prepared to take any offer, just to be free of the hassle. The house is trashed inside now anyway and their water-bills are in the thousands. It's too bad they hadn't had the meter removed for storage, while the house was standing empty.
Nowadays, property rights seem to be taking a back seat to squatters rights. Around where we live, the police will not do anything about squatters. They always say it's a civil matter. What's really effed up is the owner has to treat them like tenants so they have to provide all utilities and make repairs. Or get fined.
Apparently in NY state if a squatter occupies a property for 10 years they can claim adverse possession by occupying a vacant property for 10 years. In NYC it's 30 days???
The squatter/house thief in the op is claiming he lived more than 30 days as an aide to the former owner.
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