Posted on 04/02/2024 12:22:29 PM PDT by Red Badger
Two alleged squatters are suing the owners of a $1 million duplex in Queens. They took it over, allegedly. because it has been empty since January. And now they won’t leave.
The New York Post noted that in the five boroughs, squatters have legal protections if they occupy a property for 30 days.
So where are these squatters getting the money for a lawyer? Is a lawyer doing this pro bono?
In early March, their real estate broker noticed locks had been changed after she found renters for the residence.
The broker, Ejona Bardhi, saw a man in the house. Then, several men exited to intimidate her as she tried to call the police for help.
Squatters Lance Hunt Sr. and Rondie L. Francis presented a lease agreement signed by Bardhi. These agreements can be downloaded online, so who knows.
Alleged squatters
The couple who own the home, Juliya Fulman and Denis Kurlyand, said the lease agreement does not appear legitimate.
Juliya Fulman
The two ‘alleged’ squatters served up a $25 Shake Shack receipt among several pieces of evidence they claim shows they have legal rights to live in a $930,000 New York home. They have an Uber Eats receipt and a few other pieces of mail to show they were in the home since January. Their evidence is to prove their move-in date was in January.
Francis and Hunt claim they have a lease, have paid rent on the house, and have been illegally locked out.
They are accused of squatting and not paying.
Police told Bardhi the homeowners weren’t allowed to change the locks. They will all be in court on Friday.
Triple S comes to mind. That solves many problems.
The squatters should be removed at gunpoint. Set a clear example. This behavior is no longer allowed.
Is there no mafia in New York anymore?
Legalized theft.
Yes, but they are all old....................
I can have Uber deliver anything to me in someone else’s driveway.
Do that a couple times, and you own the house.
Can’t afford his own home, but he’s wearing a Burberry coat 😕
I see an argument that squatters should be removed, dead.
They should be charged with trespassing on private property! ....imho
Squatting in someone else clearly lived in/for sale home, is just another flavor of home invasion. And should be responded to the same way as any other home invasion.
Probably stole that also. Or maybe someone else stole it and “gifted” it to him, like this fake lease.
NO, Swarmy lefestest lawyers sue good people to push their communist agenda and of course look for $$$$$
Had my first connection to such an incident today
A retired doctor and his wife whom I know bought a condo in South Carolina and have been there for a couple months. They were settling in their new home, then planned to sell their old house in our town
We learned from neighbors that their house has squatters in it.
signed by Bardhi.
Really??
Does Bardhi know that? Forged or no, its a challenge to a court to decide if it is...fake or real...how would you know?
There needs to be some rent-a-goon squad to handle this stiff real quiet like, late at night.
Certain Italian gentlemen used to do business in that area...................
I had the same reaction, as you did, when I saw the photo.
The article in the N.Y. Post, yesterday, said that the real estate agent, Bardhi, said that it’s a fake and was NEVER seen nor signed by him/her.
Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in…
Any betters “Juliya” voted for this?
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