Posted on 04/08/2024 6:52:07 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
The woke city of New York is being overrun by rampant crime, illegal immigrants, and now squatters thanks to a law that turns them into tenants after 30 days.
New York City homeowners are being pushed to financial limits that allow squatters to live rent-free. At the same time, the owners are forced to keep paying electricity and maintenance bills for the apartments.
Under New York City law, anyone who lives in a home or apartment for at least 30 days can claim squatter’s rights, even if they broke into the property without permission from the owner.
Squatters are taking advantage of New York City laws while homeowners go broke.
Several homeowners told CBS that they would be “arrested instantly” if they were to change the locks, evict the squatters, or turn off necessities such as hot water. They are forced to pay for the upkeep of the homes while squatters, many of whom are illegal immigrants, get to live in them for free.
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Well, two things: 1, they didn’t vote to have their own homes squatted; 2, elections are highly overrated.
“This all reminds me of scenes from Dr. Zhivago, I was wondering when it would come to that, I guess it has in New York.”
Watching Dr. Zhivago should be a requirement for graduation from high school.
Do you really think they would let a “landlord” out without bail?
Do you really think those homeowners did not vote democrat?
Oh, that’s good...and legal, LOL.
Of course, my wife would never live in the house again.
Squatters can be taken for a ride in the country.
My wife and I have been watching YouTube videos about real estate in Italy and Spain. All the houses are built like fortresses. Stone/masonry walls. Metal bars on all the ground floor windows. Many have shutters you can close too. Plus doors that are made of thick steel/wood combinations.
So no one can get in if you are not there.
At first I thought of this as a negative. Now, I think you will see this as a necessity in these Blue cities. That many of these things that we took for granite the last 50-100 years are changing. Especially, if you live in states controlled by liberals
I’m no psychic, but I’m getting an impression there are going to be shootings very soon.
But break into a Democrat politicians house.....
I’ll give you number 1, they didn’t think it would/should happen to them.
Oddity. If a person breaks in, changes the locks and occupies the dwelling, it is legal. So why can’t the home owner do the same?
Better yet, what if a squatter get locked out by another squatter?
Google Squatter Squad in Calif.
Are the squatters paying the property taxes?
No?
GET THEM OUT.
but of course the state can turn off power and electric when homeowners don’t pay- weird that the state doesn’t get arrested for the same thing!
It IS communist.
The state can and does seize homes for back taxes.
NYS land banks have quite a racket going.
I’m starting to think that the squatters may play a part in ginning up biz for the land banks.
No coinkydink I’ll wager that squatters became a thing after this...
https://www.cato.org/blog/supreme-court-strikes-down-home-equity-theft
We are all kulaks.
no idea. i do know that I don’t think it matters who is voted for. if we didn’t learn that in 2020, we need to review.
“Are the squatters paying the property taxes?”
They are actually hoping that no one does pay the taxes. That way they have a legal reason to confiscate the property from private owners and redistribute it as government owned and subsidized rental property.
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