Normal people? What on earth would make the owner of the NY property NOT NORMAL? That’s just plain silly.
People all over the entire country own houses that are empty and for sale. You think other states and cities would be immune from jerks like these squatters? There is one two houses down from me that was just bought and totally gutted and beautifully redone to be unrecognizable from the original house and is for sale by the flipper at double the sold price of a few months back.
I have yet to meet one who I would call “normal.” I just start with the 6+ COVID shots and go from there.