Man 'squatting' in couple's $2M dream home in Queens

[@MshAhmxiO1]

Trespassing charges should warrant arrest and forcible removal.

[@KonohasYeIlowFlash]

He’s not trespassing-he’ squatting. He has acquired “residency” by occupying the house for at least 30 days. These laws that protect squatters have no place in the 21st century.

[@SIKE01]

law abiding citizens and homeowners are second class in New York

[@dapperdingo]

Need to hire a professional 'accident' consultant. I'd have offed this guy a long time ago.

[@SIKE01]

@@dapperdingo cheaper than the court system that's giving the homeowners the runaround

[@xavierb9061]

So elon musk doesnt buy up neiborhoods...reason squatter rigts

[@esau5530]

What a stupid law, you can jail someone for stealing other stuff but not a house, stealing is stealing.

[@Yahsbsuq]

This whole video is misleading. That squatter was actually a tenant when the other owner died. These buyers knew about the man living there when the nephew of the old owner sold the house and got a discount for it. These new owners are idiots. They need to suck it up and realize they’re landlords now for their idiotic decision.

[@esau5530]

@@Yahsbsuq didn’t know.

[@mh-tb9lu]

@@Yahsbsuqhe’s still not paying them rent? So this makes no sense. He’s still squatting. Staying in a home after a owner has died, forcing others to kick you out, is wrong…

[@kristinahammond-ly4gm]

​@@mh-tb9luhe was probably left nothing after taking care of an old person... Now that's wrong

[@mh-tb9lu]

@@kristinahammond-ly4gm so he didn’t make a decision to care for someone for no promises of this home? And that’s not his responsibility? But it’s their responsibility they bought a home and didn’t know someone was going to squat in it? You don’t make sense. Whole situation is unfair, but he needs to leave. They’re the ones paying.

[@loisverhaeghe7980]

NO WAY IN HELL WOULD I PAY THE UTILITIES AND I WOULD SUE THE REALTOR .

[@gypsybaby3196]

They clearly didn't check the house and that's their fault

[@linanicolia1363]

That is the way to go !

[@kelvintrollol]

​@gypsybaby3196 why should they have to check the house? Common sense rather than by the books.

[@ZeranZeran]

@@gypsybaby3196 No, that's the realtors fault. Wtf?

[@patgilson3619]

Could the sale of the house be annulled due to a breach? They were not aware of a person living there with a contract).

[@commonsense6611]

If I was the owner, I'd just go squat in my own house and invite a local chapter of the Hells Angels to hang out and have a party!

[@circesoul2218]

It's that easy.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

What?

[@Matthew_80]

Yes sir

[@EdibleDiarrhoea]

I'm sure any club who hears this story will be willing to constantly stop in. Just notify the local authorities and make sure they know what you plan to do. Just because the squatter will try and waste police and fire or whoever's services

[@UntouchableSavage]

Excuse me but bikers ain’t fixing shit… tards

[@Frossyt]

Whoever the realtor was should be liable. They had to have known someone was living there.

[@brianal7143]

My thoughts exactly! Did they not know he was living there?

[@charlessantos8328]

No one's Above the Law..smh It's your home..God be with you guys having to put up with this nonsense.

[@Leenbackchill]

Better question did they even even visit the home?

[@suehancey8355]

Sounds like he was fleecing the previous owner too? He claims he was being paid $3000 per week for caretaking? The police need to investigate him.

[@gypsybaby3196]

​@RS-kq9rrhe lives there and was there before these people. He has to be legally evicted. Why didn't these people check to see if someone was living there?

[@virginiapalmer5669]

Why are they paying the bills?!... Get everything turned off 😡

[@avonfettydale9166]

Credit scores

[@angellovesjazz]

Turn everything off

[@Omar_Zazzle]

The squatter will sue them.

[@243wayne1]

@@Omar_Zazzle Let him.

[@Always_Right00]

Its ny, you probably cant because he might die from cold.

[@ksaljulimaiajuli5687]

Everything in America is upside down where Criminals are rewarded

[@GamingWithMB]

Not just America the world 😭😭

[@Dawn-zo2ny]

@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi ~ Do your responses mean you're a criminal...?

[@lauravazquez285]

Exactly

[@bullyboy131]

Democrats

[@Golden_God_Untethered]

Communism

[@jessicaparsons8857]

This is INSANE. HOW does someone who isn’t the legal owner have rights to a residence after being there for 30 days without permission in the first place?! That’s INSANE! They’re tearing down tents outside set up by the homeless but give people rights to a residence after basically committing a b&e and not being caught for 30 days?!?!

[@caliginousmoira8565]

right? don't we have places in the us that are just a bunch of abandoned houses?.... let them go squat there...

[@gypsybaby3196]

This person lived there. These owners didn't check before they bought the house...now they suffer. It's sad but why would you buy a house and not check if people live there?!?

[@johnsroastbeefbaconcheddar]

@@gypsybaby3196don’t care, it’s not that losers property. It belongs to the people that bought it, but you’re too stupid to realize that

[@msfancy9280]

​@@gypsybaby3196You check if a place is OWNED! What do you mean "see if someone lived there" 😂 It was obviously unowned. The new OWNERS will be paying taxes while this fool occupies their shit. But street justice will get them in trouble instead of him smh

[@christinajarriel3423]

Happens all the time in NY..it's quite normal and a regular occurrence..which is why being a landlord is risky business..if there are children involved forget about it !!!! You will never get your property back . When my husband and I were in the market to buy a house . We would see the listings with nice houses for such low prices - every time we inquired , " tenant occupied" sale ..meaning the owner couldn't get them out so they are selling the property with the tenant still inside. Unfortunately it's not always malicious. The rent in NY is so high sometimes when a landlords sells his property the tenants really can't afford to go anywhere else because they lived in the house so long paying under market rent when they have to find something in the current market it's too expensive. That's especially true now post covid ..some tenants really are stuck . What you use to need as a down payment for a house you need for a rental in NY. Unfortunately In this situation it was the seller who really screwed these buyers because the previous owner wrote up a contract ..this guy technically isn't squatting. Because it wasnt a formal lease the seller didn't have to disclose he was there and sold the house not informing the buyer it was tenant occupied. Another issue is when you buy a house " inspections" and walk throughs are performed so I don't know how they didn't know he was there ...the seller and their realtor was probably in on it ...if you don't think it's possible ..you don't know NY the realty industry here is extremely competitive and slimy ..they will screw anybody to close a deal ..I've seen it many times and unfortunately I've been a victim many times.

[@MBCrusin]

This is why everybody and I mean EVERYBODY needs to know at least two people that don’t have anything to lose because I promise that man would have been out my house in an hour flat.

[@TheMssFrancoisShow1]

Lol

[@angellovesjazz]

Yo these people tripping. That door coming down.

[@VictusAnime]

you and the 2 people would go to jail and the squatter would still be living in ur house

[@davidsandlin9686]

@@VictusAnimeNah, I don’t know who broke that guys leg, maybe he owed a drug dealer some money or something. That guy would get pulled over with an Oz of meth in his car in under a week if that was me. Way easier to evict a guy who’s in jail

[@7641955]

Exactly

[@kevindrake4529]

I heard another story like this. You have to hire some ex-military guys for like two weeks. When the squatter leaves the house for whatever reason, they rush in an occupy it…and then throw all the squatter’s stuff out. Make up a lease with the military guys’ names as the occupants. Change all the locks and have the military guys stay there for at least a week. They are the legal tenants in that place then. That’s how someone else solved this. Even if it costs you $10k to hire that security team you get your house back.

[@TheMssFrancoisShow1]

At this point that might be the best idea

[@chegadesuade]

Why wouldn't the homeowner just do that himself? It doesn't make sense to me why they don't just walk in, throw the bum squatter out and change the locks.

[@mikebeck8727]

All I can say is is a good thing that's not my house

[@hassanaliharbi8587]

@@chegadesuade😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brandonsanders3212]

I know some crack heads for way cheaper 😂😂😂

[@jaywork5375]

the fact that house is 2 million dollars is the real scam

[@andreward8268]

Facts

[@tedmarakas2626]

You can't buy a closet in NYC for less that $500,000. My house is nothing special and it costs over $1.1 million.

[@angelolauria5957]

Exactly 😂

[@jaywork5375]

@@tedmarakas2626 it's totally ridiculous

[@grilledflatbread4692]

that's really two houses they later connected.

[@mindymoto1]

If a Judge or a Policeman owned that house, I bet things would be different.

[@Omar_Zazzle]

Not true, I saw a video of a police officer who forced a squatter out of his home and the officer ended up in BIG legal trouble.

[@postgod261]

Why are American lawmakers doing nothing about this? Who does this benefit? The homeless drug addicts and criminals who illegally squat? Jesus Christ, this country is in shambles if our politicians are legally supporting non-Tax-paying and non-voting rats over good hard working American citizens.

[@lovemyfriedchicken]

SQUATTER/SQUATTING is a crime. Its called larceny, trespassing, vandalism, destruction of private property. The fact that this is allowed is an abomination to society and a slap in the face to hard working property owners.

[@theantiadult]

Squatting is not necessarily a crime

[@swampfox1732]

@@theantiadult Only a criminal would think that.

[@saintpreferred9223]

So is illegal immigration...courts don't seem to mind..huh? You vote Dem?

[@madcatter1]

never understood how someone can break into your home and just declare its theirs and you cant even go into the house. That and NYC no bail release is just opposite of logic

[@NeighborhoodOfBlue]

The real abomination is the lack of compassion towards unhoused people, and the lack of affordable housing which would solve the problem.

[@jameshorner6079]

Avoid including the authorities and handle your business, the laws in place in so many cities are absolutely absurd.

[@insaneconqueror5421]

Sadly the law will work against us.

[@alexjones7845]

Got to squat the squater. Maybe get someone to rent it from the guy on his AirBnN listing and then just don't leave. Maybe have that someone write up a contract from the squater that he rented it to them instead.

[@rosacortes5074]

You gotta go ole school on this miscreant. So, where are the rights of the owners? GTFOH!!!!! I'm sorry!!!! I can't take this abuse!!!!

[@EnemaSport]

Just hire some muscle, no bruises, get them out of there

[@jamesbell1613]

Or do a little bit of due diligence. This is extreme negligence to not know. 😂

[@wonkygirl9056]

There was a squatter in our neighborhood, the home owner had died. Our homes are on well shares. Neighbors turned off the water, squatter left.

[@bluenomadbruh]

that is a community you want to live in.

[@linanicolia1363]

Smart. Easy to turn off the water.....that valve is by the curb. Anyone can do it.

[@avonfettydale9166]

That’s against the law

[@yvonnevijgen9278]

@@avonfettydale9166and being a squatter is legal?!

[@avonfettydale9166]

@@yvonnevijgen9278 yes it is, look up squatters rights.

[@boodgiek8146]

My brother had that problem,people moved in and squatted in his rental house,they cursed him and said he could not throw them out,two days later he bought a few kegs of beer and told a motor cycle club a rough club they could party at the house for two days,he provided the beer and some food.those squatters bugged out quickly.

[@BalisongMaster]

Modern problems require modern solutions.

[@reh3884]

BS

[@halfofmyheart3167]

Brilliant solution. 💗

[@sunshine1450]

😂😂😂 great story!!

[@sandib4234]

Right on!!

[@dand33911]

The fact that house is $2,000,000 is the crime.

[@SquidGains]

Standard in NYC. Impossibly expensive city for the dumpster fire it now is.

[@wiki1547]

It is two homes connected Look at the picture

[@dand33911]

@@wiki1547 Looks like a house with a garage that might have finished space above it.

[@rose4490]

​@@wiki1547looks like it's a home with an attached garage and a small apartment, or storage above the garage. 🤔

[@blackcherry6877]

​@@wiki1547Its still not worth $2mil. Looks like a shack.

[@johnleebass]

Rent a room off his booking platform, move-in, DON'T LEAVE!

[@saggybawlz]

This is the way. Housing prices became ridiculous. 2M for that barn?!

[@Candlelight738]

@@saggybawlzlmao facts!

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

Lol, great idea!!

[@rose4490]

​@@saggybawlz yeah, but it's always been too expensive in New York though... or that's at least been my opinion.

[@Fluer-de-Lis]

I would definitely do that.

[@suprememagnetic4850]

Why are there more and more cases of squatters in America???? Why are the courts allowing this??? Me personally, I wouldn’t ask who they are and what they’re doing…..I would take them out and claim self defense, “he lunged at me, I was fearful for my life 🥺” If they keep allowing this, people ain’t gonna save to buy a home, they just gonna squat and steal homes.

[@kenchu5900]

I wonder what will happen to the squatter if he takes over the Mayor's or Governor's house?

[@EdibleDiarrhoea]

Look it up, basically these squatters are so called helping the previous owner with their life Be it medical or something around the house. They prey on the elderly and they refuse to leave. I personally would sue the previous tenant who sold the house (family) or the realtor who sold it.

[@obie224]

First of all, if you're willing to spend the next 10-20 years in prison for murder to get a squatter out of your house, you're not very bright. but let's be honest here. you wouldn't do a damn thing, because you're some loser keyboard warrior. irl you'd probably scamper away like a scared bunny rabbit if anyone raised their voice to you.

[@saintpreferred9223]

Courts allow illegals to walk....so no surprise.

[@nick26442]

Nah buddy you wrong if you don’t know these ppl or companies are buying large amounts of property and leaving it vacant cuz is an investment and driving the average house price up so if u ask me squatters are doing you a favor

[@michaelmayer-o3s]

I wonder if the owners could just move in? They have the deed, they are not kicking him out, just move in, put 30 friends in there, sign a lease with those 30 friends. Would that work?

[@Omar_Zazzle]

I'd move in and make it so miserable for him that he couldn't move out fast enough. unfortunately, he would probably sue me, squatters have way too many rights when they shouldn't have any at all.

[@kaboom4986]

Great idea. When the squatter is out go in with 30 big guys and change the locks.

[@Bebe-og3bc]

@@Omar_Zazzle That's a good idea!

[@tstieber]

I was wondering the same thing. But I'm pretty sure he can exclude them until they legally get him out. They'll get him out eventually, and he knows it. In the meantime, he has absolutely no qualms about stealing from this older couple. If he was actually being paid $150,000 a year by the previous couple to be their caretaker, and he's renting out rooms by the night, then he's definitely in a financial position to pay rent. He's just a greedy crook

[@TheChamp70]

First of all, blame the real estate agent, he/she should have realized there was a problem before attempting to sell the property to the couple in the first place, whoever is the real estate agent, STAY AWAY!!!!

[@bakerstreet101]

Good luck with that. Real estate agents don't have liability for anything.

[@xavierb9061]

Could get refund..shai okc thunder nba player same situatiom

[@louisefleming3117]

best response yet

[@KING17626]

36x

[@lenaprice6239]

There should have been a final walk through on the day of the closing. The final walk through would have revealed that a squatter was at the property. My guess is, they knew he was there, but figured once they closed on the home, he would leave. It doesn't however work that way.

[@maryohare4141]

Read about a man whose house was entered by a squatter. He still owned homes, so he was legally allowed to make "upgrades" or "remodeling" of his property. So he "hired" three friends and they took out the toilet, sink and tub...and the outside entry doors. All appliances were removed, as well. Heard someone in the neighborhood had "LARGE BOA pet snakes" and somehow they got loose and ended up moving in with the squatter....IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT. YEP...SQUATTER RAN OUT....AND ENTRY DOORS WITH NEW LOCKS WERE PUT ON SAME NIGHT. In my farming town...folks just go give " squatters" a little bonfire "roast" party....and anything left behind is burnt as bonfire trash. USA needs to get rid of "squatter rights" in EVERY STATE! YOU DIDNT BUY IT OR BUILD IT ON LAND YOU OWN....YOU SHOULDNT GET SQUAT!

[@FarmerDrew]

I had squatters live in one of my properties and I kept having issues with the breaker box and their electricity getting turned off and then I tried to fix it with this Hammer but I didn't end up fixing it 🤔

[@aleciabeason7933]

Turn off the utilities.

[@blayze-blaiseford1004]

I’m a bit more impatient-this is when I would make that special call to the ‘Idiot Removal Service’ - discreet of course, but you gettin outta my 💩🤨

[@irmazamora4679]

Ya.. wish we had those established when europeans came over and squat in native american lands.. then we just wouldnt have this problem.😂😂😂😂

[@Janey-hn8jq]

​Redonkilas comment 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦‍♀️️​@@irmazamora4679

[@lmeizo24]

I don't pay my mortgage.. bank takes my home.. YET a squatter has rights?! And this poor family is paying all utilities!? Forget that noise!!

[@Indrajiot]

It takes months for the banks to take your home, years even.

[@kathythomas9352]

Squatters rights need to be recended. Who is in charge of these ridiculous laws?

[@TheKRGS]

Someone whose probably never had to deal with this their entire life. Laws are only made when it personally bothers politicians.

[@karolinak828]

Entitled democrats

[@brandiwestpfahl7539]

Liberals.

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

Grandpa Joe

[@BlackOlivesMatterToo-iu1tm]

@Kathythomas9352, Who makes ridiculous laws? Democrats, thats who.

[@Zero11_ss]

This sounds like another caretaker trying to steal the home after the person dies. Same thing happened with the old guy across the street from me. His caretaker took the house and sold it after he died.

[@user-qc8gq2xf6ebebekids]

3000 a week he already stole enough

[@mylamberfeeties875]

Same with my neighbors only the 2 sons came tossed her out and when she called the cops the WHOLE neighborhood said she was a stranger we never seen her before they took her in for questioning the 2 sons installed a ringcam and changed the locks bared the windows and left a note if she returns she's on camera from every direction including the neighbors. She returned only once 😂

[@christinebuckingham8369]

You are probably and sadly right - except the house was already sold to this poor family!

[@rosacortes5074]

​@@mylamberfeeties875that's what I'm talking about. NO B.S. YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR B.S. !!!!!!

[@LA-qw9yo]

​@@christinebuckingham8369also, how did this couple not know that people were living and did not insist as part of contract that all tenants would be removed. Part of the blame is on the buyer. They never should have gone to closing with an existing tenant. Without a last minute walk through to confirm. It appears the relatives living next door were no help at all. 2M purchase, no excuses for the buyers!!!

[@emiilyjaane7]

You have to go to court to get an illegal squatter out of your own home ?! Wtf !!!

[@gypsybaby3196]

It's a civil matter and until the court determines they aren't there illegally

[@timsalopek4443]

It’s what new yorkers voted 🗳️ for so.

[@magildeny]

please keep us updated on this story... this is insane...

[@yagga8885]

You’ll be waiting for possibly a year or years

[@iamhorcruxer]

They are still happily payin the utilities for the squatter lol

[@thisis.michelletorres444]

They need to rent the house to a friend, with a written/legal lease. Wait for this clown to step out and go in and change the locks! Their "tenant" will have tenants rights! There is a guy who actually does this for people, he had to do that with his mother's house, now he advises others!

[@yereviltwin]

That's 100 true . The best route . More than likely the lawyer will ask them to pay for him to leave . I had a tenant refuse to leave and his lawyer request 10k and two months rent free inorder for him to leave.

[@RichardPaquette-kt2bw]

Good to know. * In France a man planted a tent right in front of his house with his wife and kid. It made a big thing the squatter finally left. But he looked kind he only been defraud by a fake renter.

[@tpolerex7282]

Yes! The only persons who have power in the court’s eyes are tenants, the owners need to fight fire with fire and the only way they can get there is with several, large and mean legal tenants with leases by them and immediately insert them into the property.

[@CPreacher40]

I wouldn't try that in a democrat run city/state. they throw you in jail for defending yourself.

[@michaelscarn4133]

I wouldn’t even wait, he would get surprise Visit midnight from a stranger

[@BlizzardSeeker]

Wait until he leaves, go in...now it's your house again. That worked for someone else with the very same problem. Once in change locks, if he breaks in, he will be arrested as a trespasser.

[@avonfettydale9166]

He’s a tenant under law dumbass

[@tstieber]

Watch an old movie called Pacific Heights. If an owner does that, the squatter can sue them

[@donnya205]

​@@tstieber. I hear what youŕ saying but I would put iron rods up in all the windows and roll down metal for the doors when they leave of course then throw away all there belongings. Maybe even an electrified fence around the house. Very bright lights facing outside . Constant loud noise. Also a couple Dogs. 😂 What do ya think? Am i going overboard here.. HAHAHA

[@tstieber]

@@donnya205 haha yeah you'd be in so much trouble!

[@BlizzardSeeker]

​@@tstieberyou're talking about a movie, I'm talking about real situation that occurred that was detailed by a lawyer.

[@JSMCPN]

The idiot owners are paying utility bills, and pretend they have no choice. I know a few bouncers who would take a private cash contract.

[@elincognito2135]

This dude is snitching, pay attention

[@yagga8885]

They’re not idiots! Are you a landlord tenant lawyer? After 30 days, squatters have rights. The law is dumb, not them! They can be arrested for an unlawful eviction as doing what you proposed is a constructive eviction.

[@tula1433]

I’d make it very clear he’s not welcome.

[@galaxyglitterlatte4664]

This is INSANE!!!! The BALLS on these squatters are OUTRAGEOUS!!!

[@acornsucks2111]

Who wrote the law?

[@utubewillyman]

@@acornsucks2111 I guess it was "we the people" who made the law. NOT.

[@KimSmith-b9v]

They have police on their side.

[@iamanovercomer3253]

​@@utubewillymanI, " we the people" don't support this ‼️ IT'S THE CORRUPT 💩 government ‼️

[@iamanovercomer3253]

​@@KimSmith-b9vthe police has to follow the law, even if the police don't agree, sad but true

[@basha0810]

Ok, I'm not a realtor but I've purchased so many properties. This just doesn't happen. When you buy a home, you go through a process of inspection after an offer is accepted and it goes into escrow. This is after you've been shown the home and know what you're getting into. It's UNHEARD of to buy a home with a squatter inside let alone going through the entire process of a closing. You know what happened? These people were so desperate to buy this home right next door to family members that they bought it illegally. There was no title company clearing the deed - you as a buyer, don't sign a deed. The seller does and then the title company transfers it over to you and you get it in the mail to keep in a safe place. Yeah, I'm not buying this story. These people were foolish and this is what happens when you don't go through the normal process of buying a home.

[@tstieber]

I'm thinking there's got to be something along those lines. But it's also possible that this guy allowed them to do the inspections, because apparently he was the caretaker before, and he might have said, sure I'll move out on such and such date and then didn't do it

[@mayazzow2129]

My thoughts EXACTLY.

[@Holiday_Ringo]

Time to seek solutions beyond law enforcement 🤷‍♂️

[@nondescriptnyc]

I do know people in low places…

[@supersquirrel7546]

Why would this old couple or anyone risk going to prison and try to solve this matter outside the law? That's the dumbest opinion ever.

[@MelvinOtey]

I agree with you but I have never been in that position. Have you ? I’m not trying to be a smart ass. I’m trying to honestly discuss this and consider different opinions. I’ll admit that I don’t know everything.

[@Holiday_Ringo]

@@MelvinOtey no i havnt, its hard to comprehend how this is even a problem people have really. Seems like basic trespassing/ breaking entering.

[@jonosay854]

Um...WHY does that couple STILL have power/water on at the house (and paying the bill)? Cancel that immediately 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@maryreynolds8568]

That is absolutely INSANE! I live in Texas, and that guy would have been arrested for trespassing. That is just nuts up there.

[@gypsybaby3196]

Every state and county is different but be careful because here in Florida getting mail at a residence makes you a tenant. As a landlord or homeowner you have to do things lawfully

[@deniseberman8633]

It is trespassing even in New York City but we all know why nothings being done and the criminals are protected. Change who you vote for

[@gotacallfromvishal]

Nope in TX he'd have similar rights if you can't evict him in the first 10 days. TX actually has the most liberal squatters rights laws, they specifically want people to maintain properties not just hoard them!!!

[@angela-ji1cg]

Same here in Pa.

[@Beachbear2012]

FL tenant eviction laws 1. Post three day notice 2 (no response) serve/post five day notice. 3 no response - Sheriff comes and physically remove squatters!

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

I bought a farmhouse in Sag Harbor NY in 1992 and the police told me they had arrested a squatter could I come to the station to sign papers to press charges I sure did that pronto

[@macpduff2119]

Kudos to Sag harbor for respecting property

[@LivingWithGeese]

If they can afford a 2 million dollar house, they can afford to hire some leg breakers to deal with the situation.

[@joelbolton7252]

Paulie and Tony Soprano could have the guy gone in minutes...literally LOL

[@rose4490]

​@@joelbolton7252 Paulie! 🤣

[@HeyLove006]

Yes they can but they shouldn't have to. This whole protecting squatters sh*t is getting out of control. People who don't want to change these dumb ass laws must be dealt with

[@TheRealH20]

​@joelbolton7252 and the body will probably be found in the Hudson

[@lukequigley121]

YES, Old school attitude adjustment and no more "pretty boy looks"

[@NowUC8]

So they bought a $2 million home without an inspection?!

[@tedmarakas2626]

It is possible they moved in after all that. Many people buy a home and don't move right away because of renovations, repairs or looking for tenants and all this can take significant amount of time and money.

[@davidkaftan5563]

​@@tedmarakas2626 that doesn't align with the story. The guy has been living their since before the previous owner died.

[@lapis591]

@tedmarakas2626 The new owners would have done an inspection long before then. I think whoever sold them the house left out the current occupant detail.

[@jamesbell1613]

I don't get it. I was inside my home many times before purchase. How do you not know? 😂

[@ravenc4912]

Why would they think someone lived in their home they bought? Also what if they bought it and he moved back in

[@michaelh370]

I use to think a 2M home would look like a castle, not a barn.

[@number36420]

Yea in NY what you get for the money is so stupid. It’s hard to move away from NY but realistically it’s a total rip off

[@macpduff2119]

It's a New York Dutch Colonial clad in cedar shakes. Its also on prime waterfront property and Douglaston Queens is an upscale neighborhood

[@tstieber]

Watching this from California and thought it look like a pretty good deal! I just spent two and a half weeks in north carolina, and even some of the new fancy tract homes 1.5 mil.

[@enlightened7430]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MAfanwoods37]

Yes way overpriced home Not a mansion. Home needs many repairs. It's a normal home but on the bay

[@gpk1982]

I would send letters to the utility companies regarding the situation and stop paying the bills. Get this guy out.

[@cameron6249]

not that simple, you need court approval

[@bkhustler]

I had a voucher tenant who wouldn't switch the electric bill into her name. It couldnt be transferrred out of the owners name because someone was already living there but we convinced her to switch the account to her name by scaring her into believing the lights would be disconnected.

[@widebroadcast6812]

Sadly your not allowed to shut the water or electricity on the squatter and still need to make payments. I read about this in one case and think it is crazy.

[@michelledelfrate1014]

There are individuals on the Dark web who will immediately and efficiently resolve this situation where law enforcement and the courts have failed miserably!

[@Sassysaxxy23]

Beware when someone uses that solution on you

[@billa1870]

Um- Did they tour the home before buying it? The previous owner (whoever it was that inherited the home) should not have been able to sell the home until it was vacated.

[@linanicolia1363]

Does not look like they ever went inside.......Did they feel they were getting a good deal ? sight unseen ?

[@sunstripe85]

The video said the previous owner died so I'm just guessing that's what caused the property to become available for them to purchase. I wonder if maybe they were aware of this guy as a previous tenant but thought that when they bought the house, he would have to leave because he'd no longer be a tenant? And didn't expect him to just refuse and this law to take over? Maybe they didn't realize this law existed and weren't informed of it by the realtor because they also assumed the guy would be normal and move out? Idk, this is all pure conjecture

[@trevorn9381]

@@sunstripe85 You don't "assume" anything, get everything in writing. They should have specified that the house had to be vacated before closing. Apparently they closed the deal with this dude (who was apparently never a tenant but a live-in boyfriend/caregiver) of the previous owner, still living there.

[@laliday]

​@@trevorn9381That sounds like the standard language a lawyer would use in the contract. Either the lawyer didn't know what he was doing (that's their job for which they are hired after all) or the seller and the seller's agent knew there was someone living in the house.

[@bryans4891]

This is heartbreaking. So the cops can come in and bust the door open if they suspect illegal guns, violence, drugs - but nothing for a felony theft, grand larceny? Mayors office gotta do something !

[@bryans4891]

It should be trespassing and therefore a criminal matter as is the case in many other states. NYC needs to remember who pays the tax bills - hard working folks, not leeches

[@gypsybaby3196]

​@@bryans4891if you have residence or mail somewhere you are a tenant. It's a civil matter

[@FC-qe1wl]

@@bryans4891 So if you happen to have guns in that house and the squatter gets inside. Will the cops arrest them for illegal possession of stolen guns.

[@msc603]

Why not sue the previous owners or the real estate company. Why this old couple should waste their money suing this s o b. This country is insane , lawless! Sad world we live in 😮

[@deniseberman8633]

Was any of the former owners wishes in writing? Time for people to change who they vote for.

[@maryannalmquist2553]

Why are they paying the bills there. This is the most lawless country in the world.

[@sunstripe85]

The video said the previous owner died, so I imagine that complicates matters

[@Mrs.NiceGirl89]

If you had a agreement with the old owner, and then it's sold then your previous arrangement is voided unless you have an agreement with the current owner.

[@roriemcfadden6097]

Why can't they turn off the utilities?

[@Omar_Zazzle]

He would sue them as landlords who are forcing him to live in unlivable conditions.

[@roriemcfadden6097]

@@Omar_Zazzle Good point, but are not renters & there is no contract. These squatters know how to manipulate.

[@Westindiangyal1111]

The system is not broken, it is working the way it was set up to work.

[@tstieber]

Yeah, it was set up really poorly, that's what they mean by a broken system.

[@Jim-x1i]

@@tstiebervote blue and this what you get enjoy!

[@tstieber]

@@Jim-x1i a little oversimplified. I just voted in my elections here in california, and there are some real nut jobs on both sides. I tend to vote for the most moderate person, regardless of their party. I can get behind conservatives who are in favor of reducing bureaucracy for small businesses, keeping property taxes low, things to help with the cost of living and earning a living. But if they're mostly focused on saving society from their imaginary boogeymen, then I got no patience for wasting time like that. So living in a blue state, all I can say is, I don't know how so many people have so much money, but people are just raking it in. I feel like we're the poorest people in a pretty nice neighborhood.

[@timsalopek4443]

Getting what you voted 🗳️ for in new york

[@Westindiangyal1111]

@@Jim-x1i blue , red all the same.

[@dolamike584]

Sorry but this needs to be handled with local street justice.

[@honestbrother9427]

Guys help me understand this bcuz something is not completely right with this story. Didn’t they do at least a final walk through to be sure the house was empty before signing the deed? It must have been so good of a deal they thought and decided to ignore all the red flags. Never ever sign the deed or any final paperwork if the house is not completely empty the day you are scheduled to sign them. We've seen and heard of so many similar horror stories already. So do your due diligence and protect yourself.

[@sunstripe85]

You should go find the comment thread started by yagga8885, who says they're a former L&T lawyer. It's eye opening. It turns out a law was passed only super recently which requires the seller to disclose property conditions which it sounds like includes squatters. They can't turn off the utilities because it's illegal

[@cw1627]

It’s their own home, they have the right to turn off the utilities if they want.

[@tstieber]

​@@cw1627not if someone is living in it, I believe. Although that's a stupid law because a tenant would have to put utilities in their name anyway

[@gypsybaby3196]

​@@cw1627incorrect. Fact is they never should have turned them on without checking the house first

[@mstanley97]

Just go in and squat. I would remove the windows, the doors, shut off the utilities pitch tent in the living room and throw housewarming parties and invite Hells angels.

[@deedeesmith3073]

These people are nicer than I would be. My parents had renters acting like this and we have some connections to certain kind of people who let say are not so law abiding . The renters quickly left in the middle of the night 🤣🤣

[@Bebe-og3bc]

Yes! That's what I'm saying!

[@tstieber]

I normally wouldn't respect anyone having connections to criminals, but in this case I would probably give you a call. 😂

[@BostonEMT]

tell us again WHY they are paying the electric bill? or water bill?

[@Omar_Zazzle]

Turn off the water and electric and that squatter will sue big time, that is the unfortunate reality.

[@iampaytontv]

In most states, tenant laws protect the agitators and makes life a living hell for law abiding citizens.

[@silsahchne7236]

I got a few Army buddies that can get them out by making ourselves at home, for a price. The quicker we get them out it may cost a few bucks more + a couple cases of beer

[@JohnDoe-bt9qp]

Army guys = anti-white tyrannous zogbots

[@macpduff2119]

Clever idea! The couple should move their own squatters in 😃

[@tstieber]

I like that idea, oh I'm not sure it would work because this guy has legal rights and the new squatters wouldn't.

[@Matthew_80]

In the words of the late great biggie smalls. Kick in the door waving the .44 all you heard was poppa don’t hit me no more

[@jameslyddall]

I've commented above that this happened to my mate in Ireland last year. Came back from being in the merchant navy and some guy broke into his house and was staying there for 4 months. My mate rang up his "friends" who happened to be the local motorcycle chapter of Cork and told this guy under no uncertain terms that if he didn't remove himself this guy would loose the use of both his legs. Downside is not everyone in this situation knows these sorts of people so I can imagine how utterly stressful it is.

[@EW-uw7dg]

@Matthew_80 LMFAO 😂🔥💯

[@pimmie4113]

This is insane, why didn’t the realtor get him out before he sold the house??

[@gypsybaby3196]

Legally a realtor can't do that...the owner has to

[@ashleyc506]

It is absolutely baffling that “squatters rights” is a thing at all. So homeowners have zero rights then? What is the point of home ownership?

[@Bourneman89]

If you still live in NY, California, Washington, DC, and you haven't planned your exit, it's on YOU.

[@TheImageConsultant]

True.. but now it appears we have to EXIT the US altogether.. because each state will fall like monopoly 😅

[@tstieber]

They unfortunately have squatters rights in lots of states.

[@timsalopek4443]

new york getting what they voted 🗳️ for.

[@gypsybaby3196]

He lived there. Almost every state you legally live there if you've been there thirty days

[@jamoeclopton1939]

Lol you know Georgia North Carolina I literally watch squatter videos from those States Grandpa go to sleep your not making any sense and your acting like Joe Biden rambling about being old and not knowing how the country or how the world works

[@TheFlyingZulu]

Thank goodness I live in the free state of Florida where I can "evict" a home invader permanently and not face any legal repercussions for it.

[@george3769]

Florida has a new squatters bill going to the Governor's desk for signature. It give the homeowner immediate right to evict with the assistance of the police if the squatters cannot produce a legal lease. This should be the law in all states.

[@kellylaurin6519]

Another reason I won’t go to New York

[@scotmandel6699]

not just a NY problem and its going to get worse before it gets better with millions of illegals coming into the country

[@Babyluv_]

If family live next door, how come they didn’t say anything about someone in the home?

[@pris7757]

Why are they paying utilities? Turn all those utilities off!

[@jeremychurch5683]

Nothing would make me more happy than going there and personally taking care of this problem for this lady, we need to send a message to these people that if you try this, it's not going to end well for you, we need to take matters into our own hands here. This is unequivocally wrong.

[@tstieber]

Would be nice to get the community to protest from the sidewalk, shout loudly through bull horns, shine bright lights into the house at night, that sort of thing. As long as the owner doesn't do it, it would be freedom of speech

[@GillAgainsIsland12]

Then you’ll go to jail for assault and battery. Worth it?

[@jeremychurch5683]

@@GillAgainsIsland12never said a word about assaulting anyone. I have different methods.

[@GillAgainsIsland12]

@@jeremychurch5683 Interesting. But they still can sue you for anything you do to drive them out. You'd have to do something that's untraceable to you.

[@jbeats1930]

When I purchased my house 3 yrs ago, I did a final walk through, so I don't understand how this person was not seen or known before purchasing. Something was not conveyed or buyers did not head a warning some where during the buying process...I am sure the realtors even knew a dude was in that house...smdh

[@gypsybaby3196]

Yep they got these people but at the end of the day they should have checked it out

[@KimSmith-b9v]

Their son lives in the house next door. Did he not see anything?!

[@caroleappling2007]

Squatter laws have to come off the books, this is madness. Down here in Atlanta returned home from a tour to find a man squatting in her home. It took a serval months before she could get him out. It’s madness.

[@stoneycarroll702]

If that was my house, he would come out, one way or another. He could walk out himself, or the coroner would bring him out. 😅😅

[@obie224]

you wouldn't do anything at all internet tough guy, give us a break and go tell mommy to make you chicken tendies.

[@Miss.TJ516]

@@obie224🤣🤣🤣💯

[@elincognito2135]

Be honest you wouldn’t do diddly squat…🤔

[@nobodynecessarily]

​@@elincognito2135where you squatting at lmao

[@elincognito2135]

@trappersdad6855 thank you for saying I’m one of a kind…

[@Townie7177]

Judges need to be held accountable for allowing this. I seen one family not get their home back for 2 yrs. Meanwhile the woman is traveling the country with her daughter for cheerleading

[@tstieber]

People like that have absolutely no moral code. They actually feel good about stealing. Once they kick out squatters like that, they really should be criminally prosecuted

[@fordgary3000]

NO HOMEOWNER SHOULDN'T NEVER EVER HAVE TO GOES THROUGH THIS KIND OF SITUATION FOLKS.

[@pwu8194]

Never close on a home that's not empty.

[@TheCarnivoreSoprano]

They keep telling you all that you dont own anything. You STILL dont listen.

[@timsalopek4443]

💯 and they will keep being shocked when they get what they voted 🗳️ for.

[@Jimm7676]

Yea. He would be removed in pieces.

[@geerowr.6666]

Exactly.

[@LCx829]

I’d move in and squat withe squatter.

[@Jimm7676]

@@LCx829 you could share a urn.

[@Jimm7676]

@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi 😱

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

@@Jimm7676 sorry but next time just don’t be so violent. Try to calm down it’s not that big of a deal

[@ginarobinson4483]

New York doesn't have any sense and unfortunately I live here 😢

[@GUH_0-DTE]

time to call the homies and mask up.

[@geegeelast7597]

I’m guessing this house was purchased sight unseen. How else would the buyers not know the home was occupied?

[@repurposedart9897]

The realtors should have been aware of the prior owners having a person in the home. The new owners stated they have family living next door. So they knew they bought the property with someone living there. something is shady about everyone

[@ReginaEdwards-u9u]

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.!!!! THEY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO GET ALL OF THEIR MONEY BACK FROM THE STATE FOR LETTING THIS TRAVESTY HAPPEN.!!!! THE STATE SHOULD BE LIABLE TO.!!!!!!!😮😮😮

[@timsalopek4443]

Well they voted 🗳️ for this so.

[@KnowledgeSeeker78491]

How did they sell a home with a squatter in it?

[@tstieber]

He said he was the previous caretaker of the old couple that owned it, so he must have been living there continuously

[@giedrius2149]

Wait till he leaves, break back in, change the locks. Wait till he comes back, the moment he tries entering dump a mag. You felt threatened and you heard him say that he has a gun while trying to break in

[@BeStrong4ever]

How the hell did the realtor acting on the sale not inform clients of squatter? Give back your commission to help the owners pay the utilities and legal costs now!

[@tstieber]

We don't know if that's true. The guy was apparently living there for a long time to help the older couple, getting paid a freaking fortune, and he might have just told them he was going to move out at close of escrow and lied

[@Theshopowner]

If they were sold the house and cannot move in, they should sue the real estate agency and then let them get their big-time warriors involved and I bet they’ll get them evicted quickly

[@roseyellowrobe7515]

That such bull! There needs to be a law to protect homeowners from this type of stuff!

[@columbiawarmachine9795]

This is crazy, how can this be legal

[@timsalopek4443]

new yorkers voted 🗳️ and the people they chose said yep this is ok 👍🏼.

[@karenmbbaxter]

I don't claim to have all the answers but another situation happened like this and when the squatter went down the road for groceries the owner ( or friend of the owner ) moved in temporarily and changed the locks and the new 'squatter' has rights over the older squatter and they got their home back........If they squatter never leaves that is one thing but most people have to go out and buy food etc......A neighbor informed them when they squatter couple left the property but you have to change all locks and leave their belonging outside so they can retrieve them. You need to stay in the property so they don't try and return and out squatter you if you get my drift.

[@stevenmitchell1]

Please finish your GED.

[@goingvertical85]

What a creep. Hes full of crap. Dude get a job quit living off other people. To the couple. Dont pay anything! Let them shut the power off.

[@mayazzow2129]

How did this home purchase even go through? Did the new owners buy it sight unseen and as is? Something does not add up.

[@blazinpyromaniac]

Anyone else here after finding out the squatter and buyers were in on a scam together before it got out of hand and made it to the national media? Wild, it's hard to trust what story to believe.

[@j_2me453]

This is all NY homeowners biggest nightmare. 😢

[@NunYa953]

You do have rights. The right to stop voting Democrat!

[@eily_b]

Why do they pay the bills? Just don't pay and his life in that house will be very uncomfortable...

[@sd906238]

When we sold our mother's home in Atlanta we thought we may have to put in the contract that my brother came with the house. He was living there rent free and mooching for 20+ years.

[@Beachbear2012]

Draw Up a REAL lease, move several large men in, have them bring mean dogs with them. Problem solved!

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

You know what they should scope.out the house, see when he leaves, MOVE IN AND CHANGE THE LOCKS! Legally it's their house, they're paying the bills, and TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY.

[@miguelferrariart]

The system has a loophole. I went throught the same situation. I no longer rent rooms. Due to ridiculous squaters rights.

[@gypsybaby3196]

He's not a squatter. He lives there and gets mail there and that makes him a tenant. They didn't check the house before buying which makes them idiots

[@Omar_Zazzle]

I sure could use a renter to help me pay my bills, but I am afraid of squatters, and I will just do the best I can living as cheap as I can.

[@Bebe-og3bc]

@@gypsybaby3196 Let me guess ,"You're a squatter".?

[@tstieber]

​@@gypsybaby3196 a person living there without a lease or paying for it is a squatter by definition. How else would you define a squatter?

[@tstieber]

​@@Bebe-og3bc my thought too. I don't understand the sympathy for ppl who steal from others. It's a criminal, sociopathic mindset

[@blujeans9462]

So their family member, next door, didn't know about the guy living there? Perhaps the house is worth much more and they took a chance. Maybe they did know about the man and presumed it would be easy enough to get him out. I've seen others successfully get squatters out - they ought to watch some KZbin videos. :-)

[@internetuser7156]

This has to stop.

[@Face761]

The government has been squatting here for over 200 years. I'm not surprised at all.

[@0122Tamara]

RED FOREST LEAVE! The owner died your rights and agreement died with him you are no longer his care giver.

[@ladylibertywdc8324]

NY state is by all evidence- lawless. Hire a PI, locksmith- change locks & get security. Squatters should have no rights period.

[@keltecdan]

I’d get the heck outta New York.