Posted on 11/14/2021 9:28:07 AM PST by billorites
The free ride is finally over for a Long Island man who went more than two decades without paying a penny on his mortgage — while courts failed to evict him.
Guramrit Hanspal, 52, bought the three-bedroom, 2.5-bath East Meadow home in October 1998 for $290,000, with $58,000 down. He made the first mortgage payment of $1,602.37, and then never paid again. The house was foreclosed upon in 2000.
Over the years, Hanspal filed four lawsuits and seven bankruptcies, cases which automatically pause any attempt to evict. He even claimed COVID-19 financial hardship, court records show.
Other occupants of the Kenmore Street house also filed for bankruptcy along the way, as the house legally changed hands from one bank to another and finally to an investor — all of whom tried in vain to get Hanspal out. Guramrit Hanspal, 52, bought the three-bedroom, 2.5-bath East Meadow home in October 1998 for $290,000, with $58,000 down.
Time and again law enforcement officers would show up to boot the deadbeat residents, only to be confronted with court documents giving Hanspal another chance.
Hanspal, who frequently represented himself in court and used different lawyers, would then abandon most if not all the court actions he began, defaulting or failing to show up for hearings.
That all changed Friday morning, when Nassau County Sheriff’s deputies descended on two-story corner home to change the locks, two months after Judge William Hohauser ruled that Hanspal was in the house illegally.
It was actually the second time authorities attempted to oust Hanspal since Hohauser’s Sept. 14 decision.
A UHaul truck appeared in the driveway days ahead of a planned Oct. 29 eviction. At the time, Hanspal declined to comment to The Post.
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“He took advantage of the system, he used it and you’re blaming him for being bad for using the system. I don’t buy that. … He’s not a bad guy. The system is bad. He played by the rules. The system is completely broken. Every damn bit of it."
the guy is lucky he didn’t meet with some terrible accidents...
Dot head indian
Knowing who to cheat and who not to is the very essence of the game.
EXACTLY.
A little digging turned up the address of the house. Although described as 3 br, 2.5 ba, it’s only 1.5 ba. There is a listing on redfin, and one is able to see photos of the interior on redfin and zillow. A lot of damage.
A very cute house a few doors down is estimated at about $600K. Another nice house on the block $615K. But the disease Hanspal’s house is on a less desirable lot, right on the corner with an arterial road. I think the investor will be fortunate to get $600K.
Break-even, plus or minus a little.
It was owned by the bank. They paid the property taxes
Slurpie Indian
Like the house burning to the ground. Bank collects the insurance money, former residents of the house have to find someone new to scam.
i remember a story an attorney told—his company was trying to buy the last house in an area and they were going to demolish to build a shopping center the last holdout put a ridiculous price on the house..they made a final offer and luckily the owner accepted so the project could proceed...he said good thing you never know when demoing nearby houses if an accident could happen and accidently put the wrecking ball into the next door house holdout...
Call center, not casino.
On the bright side he will get to sue for discrimination anyone who refuses to rent or sell to his freeloading arse.
“Dot head indian”
“Call center, not casino.”
Good afternoon, my name is David and I’m calling about your cars extended warranty......
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