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There was a time when few good fellas would go in with bats, throw them into a trunk and drop them off in NJ somewhere. Problem was solved.
I suppose you have to know the right people for this to happen.
Yep. In the NE Queens I grew up in during the 70s-90s, these squatters would have met their demise, street justice style, a long time ago. But now places like Bayside are mostly foreign born Chinese, Irish/Italian old timers who literally are too old to do anything, and low rent Hispanics living in McMansions who otherwise would never get into the neighborhood. This all means no one is around anymore that cares.
“ As the rally concluded, former homeowner Joe Carrollo spoke to residents, police and elected officials to clarify that he cannot evict the homeowners himself because the house has been the property of Citi Bank and Bank of America since 2018. He personally handed over documents to the 111th Precinct to prove that he is no longer responsible for the property and said he was equally upset about what has happened to his former home of 15 years.
He later noted that one of the banks has plans to auction the house on June 16 and who ever takes over the property will become the person who has to evict the squatters unless Citi or Bank of America steps in to evict.“
As I suspected the owner hasn’t been telling the whole story. It’s been in foreclosure for ten years but the process hasn’t completed and that’s probably why Carrollo is still listed as the owner by the DOF. The June 16 date is a foreclosure date, not an auction date. From your link:
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Ron McMahan, CEO of Wilmington Savings Bank, said that the house has been in foreclosure for 10 years.
“The borrower, who apparently appeared at the press conference, has deeded the house to multiple third parties and they have been skimming rents for years and recently turned the subject property into some sort of a bed and breakfast,” said McMahan. “We have never been able to get the police to respond or city code enforcement to go out there.”
The house is in relatively good condition, according to McMahan, which he imagined made it difficult for the city or police to respond.
“The problem is that we are just a lender,” said McMahan. “We finally have a foreclosure option scheduled for June 16. This has been 10 years. The problem here is that the courts in New York will not foreclose on people. We are probably facing a multiple year eviction with these people unless the neighbors literally force the police to get those people out. This is a police problem and a judge’s problem.”
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