Thanks for the link. New York clearly places a lot of restrictions on how and when tenants can be removed. But what about not renewing a lease when the term expires? One would think that even ultra-liberal New York would allow that, otherwise a tenant would have the power to prevent a landlord from selling his or her property. How should apply all the more to squatters since there is no contract, written or otherwise to specifying a term of “the lease”. Are squatters now being given open ended leases? If so then they’re no longer renters but owners. What a mess.