Man 'squatting' in couple's $2M dream home in Queens 

This whole video is misleading. That squatter was actually a tenant when the other owner died. These buyers knew about the man living there when the nephew of the old owner sold the house and got a discount for it. These new owners are idiots. They need to suck it up and realize they’re landlords now for their idiotic decision.

@@Yahsbsuq didn’t know.

@@Yahsbsuqhe’s still not paying them rent? So this makes no sense. He’s still squatting. Staying in a home after a owner has died, forcing others to kick you out, is wrong…

​@@mh-tb9luhe was probably left nothing after taking care of an old person... Now that's wrong

@@kristinahammond-ly4gm so he didn’t make a decision to care for someone for no promises of this home? And that’s not his responsibility? But it’s their responsibility they bought a home and didn’t know someone was going to squat in it? You don’t make sense. Whole situation is unfair, but he needs to leave. They’re the ones paying.

He’s not trespassing-he’ squatting. He has acquired “residency” by occupying the house for at least 30 days. These laws that protect squatters have no place in the 21st century.

law abiding citizens and homeowners are second class in New York

Need to hire a professional 'accident' consultant. I'd have offed this guy a long time ago.

@@dapperdingo cheaper than the court system that's giving the homeowners the runaround

So elon musk doesnt buy up neiborhoods...reason squatter rigts

They clearly didn't check the house and that's their fault

That is the way to go !

​@gypsybaby3196 why should they have to check the house? Common sense rather than by the books.

@@gypsybaby3196 No, that's the realtors fault. Wtf?

Could the sale of the house be annulled due to a breach? They were not aware of a person living there with a contract).

My thoughts exactly! Did they not know he was living there?

​@brianal7143 He was not a tenant Even if he was, he is not paying now and doesn't own the damn property. It makes me sick to my stomach seeing some ppl finding excuses for this low life criminal

No one's Above the Law..smh It's your home..God be with you guys having to put up with this nonsense.

@@charlessantos8328 I bet you most ppl that don't care about ppl been victimized this way are either low lives, losers or never had been Landlords. This law sucks.... If he was in a third world country, you know what would happen..right??? Guy is scumbag

Better question did they even even visit the home?

It's that easy.

What?

Yes sir

I'm sure any club who hears this story will be willing to constantly stop in. Just notify the local authorities and make sure they know what you plan to do. Just because the squatter will try and waste police and fire or whoever's services

Excuse me but bikers ain’t fixing shit… tards

Credit scores

Turn everything off

The squatter will sue them.

@@Omar_Zazzle Let him.

Its ny, you probably cant because he might die from cold.

Not just America the world 😭😭

@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi ~ Do your responses mean you're a criminal...?

Exactly

Democrats

Communism

At this point that might be the best idea

Why wouldn't the homeowner just do that himself? It doesn't make sense to me why they don't just walk in, throw the bum squatter out and change the locks.

All I can say is is a good thing that's not my house

@@chegadesuade😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I know some crack heads for way cheaper 😂😂😂

Lol

Yo these people tripping. That door coming down.

you and the 2 people would go to jail and the squatter would still be living in ur house

@@VictusAnimeNah, I don’t know who broke that guys leg, maybe he owed a drug dealer some money or something. That guy would get pulled over with an Oz of meth in his car in under a week if that was me. Way easier to evict a guy who’s in jail

Exactly

right? don't we have places in the us that are just a bunch of abandoned houses?.... let them go squat there...

This person lived there. These owners didn't check before they bought the house...now they suffer. It's sad but why would you buy a house and not check if people live there?!?

@@gypsybaby3196don’t care, it’s not that losers property. It belongs to the people that bought it, but you’re too stupid to realize that

​@@gypsybaby3196You check if a place is OWNED! What do you mean "see if someone lived there" 😂 It was obviously unowned. The new OWNERS will be paying taxes while this fool occupies their shit. But street justice will get them in trouble instead of him smh

Happens all the time in NY..it's quite normal and a regular occurrence..which is why being a landlord is risky business..if there are children involved forget about it !!!! You will never get your property back . When my husband and I were in the market to buy a house . We would see the listings with nice houses for such low prices - every time we inquired , " tenant occupied" sale ..meaning the owner couldn't get them out so they are selling the property with the tenant still inside. Unfortunately it's not always malicious. The rent in NY is so high sometimes when a landlords sells his property the tenants really can't afford to go anywhere else because they lived in the house so long paying under market rent when they have to find something in the current market it's too expensive. That's especially true now post covid ..some tenants really are stuck . What you use to need as a down payment for a house you need for a rental in NY. Unfortunately In this situation it was the seller who really screwed these buyers because the previous owner wrote up a contract ..this guy technically isn't squatting. Because it wasnt a formal lease the seller didn't have to disclose he was there and sold the house not informing the buyer it was tenant occupied. Another issue is when you buy a house " inspections" and walk throughs are performed so I don't know how they didn't know he was there ...the seller and their realtor was probably in on it ...if you don't think it's possible ..you don't know NY the realty industry here is extremely competitive and slimy ..they will screw anybody to close a deal ..I've seen it many times and unfortunately I've been a victim many times.

Facts

You can't buy a closet in NYC for less that $500,000. My house is nothing special and it costs over $1.1 million.

Exactly 😂

@@tedmarakas2626 it's totally ridiculous

that's really two houses they later connected.

that is a community you want to live in.

Smart. Easy to turn off the water.....that valve is by the curb. Anyone can do it.

That’s against the law

@@avonfettydale9166and being a squatter is legal?!

@@yvonnevijgen9278 yes it is, look up squatters rights.

Modern problems require modern solutions.

BS

Brilliant solution. 💗

😂😂😂 great story!!

Right on!!

This is the way. Housing prices became ridiculous. 2M for that barn?!

@@saggybawlzlmao facts!

Lol, great idea!!

​@@saggybawlz yeah, but it's always been too expensive in New York though... or that's at least been my opinion.

I would definitely do that.

Squatting is not necessarily a crime

@@theantiadult Only a criminal would think that.

So is illegal immigration...courts don't seem to mind..huh? You vote Dem?

never understood how someone can break into your home and just declare its theirs and you cant even go into the house. That and NYC no bail release is just opposite of logic

The real abomination is the lack of compassion towards unhoused people, and the lack of affordable housing which would solve the problem.

Sadly the law will work against us.

Got to squat the squater. Maybe get someone to rent it from the guy on his AirBnN listing and then just don't leave. Maybe have that someone write up a contract from the squater that he rented it to them instead.

You gotta go ole school on this miscreant. So, where are the rights of the owners? GTFOH!!!!! I'm sorry!!!! I can't take this abuse!!!!

Just hire some muscle, no bruises, get them out of there

Or do a little bit of due diligence. This is extreme negligence to not know. 😂

Not true, I saw a video of a police officer who forced a squatter out of his home and the officer ended up in BIG legal trouble.

Why are American lawmakers doing nothing about this? Who does this benefit? The homeless drug addicts and criminals who illegally squat? Jesus Christ, this country is in shambles if our politicians are legally supporting non-Tax-paying and non-voting rats over good hard working American citizens.

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah racist. That's what you are a racist because you're talking negative about law officials like you know anything. How freaking rude.

Standard in NYC. Impossibly expensive city for the dumpster fire it now is.

It is two homes connected Look at the picture

@@wiki1547 Looks like a house with a garage that might have finished space above it.

​@@wiki1547looks like it's a home with an attached garage and a small apartment, or storage above the garage. 🤔

​@@wiki1547Its still not worth $2mil. Looks like a shack.

I wonder what will happen to the squatter if he takes over the Mayor's or Governor's house?

Look it up, basically these squatters are so called helping the previous owner with their life Be it medical or something around the house. They prey on the elderly and they refuse to leave. I personally would sue the previous tenant who sold the house (family) or the realtor who sold it.

First of all, if you're willing to spend the next 10-20 years in prison for murder to get a squatter out of your house, you're not very bright. but let's be honest here. you wouldn't do a damn thing, because you're some loser keyboard warrior. irl you'd probably scamper away like a scared bunny rabbit if anyone raised their voice to you.

Courts allow illegals to walk....so no surprise.

Nah buddy you wrong if you don’t know these ppl or companies are buying large amounts of property and leaving it vacant cuz is an investment and driving the average house price up so if u ask me squatters are doing you a favor

It takes months for the banks to take your home, years even.

Someone whose probably never had to deal with this their entire life. Laws are only made when it personally bothers politicians.

Entitled democrats

Liberals.

Grandpa Joe

@Kathythomas9352, Who makes ridiculous laws? Democrats, thats who.

I had squatters live in one of my properties and I kept having issues with the breaker box and their electricity getting turned off and then I tried to fix it with this Hammer but I didn't end up fixing it 🤔

Turn off the utilities.

I’m a bit more impatient-this is when I would make that special call to the ‘Idiot Removal Service’ - discreet of course, but you gettin outta my 💩🤨

Ya.. wish we had those established when europeans came over and squat in native american lands.. then we just wouldnt have this problem.😂😂😂😂

​Redonkilas comment 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦‍♀️️​@@irmazamora4679

It's a civil matter and until the court determines they aren't there illegally

It’s what new yorkers voted 🗳️ for so.

You’ll be waiting for possibly a year or years

They are still happily payin the utilities for the squatter lol

This dude is snitching, pay attention

They’re not idiots! Are you a landlord tenant lawyer? After 30 days, squatters have rights. The law is dumb, not them! They can be arrested for an unlawful eviction as doing what you proposed is a constructive eviction.

I’d make it very clear he’s not welcome.

I'd move in and make it so miserable for him that he couldn't move out fast enough. unfortunately, he would probably sue me, squatters have way too many rights when they shouldn't have any at all.

Great idea. When the squatter is out go in with 30 big guys and change the locks.

@@Omar_Zazzle That's a good idea!

I was wondering the same thing. But I'm pretty sure he can exclude them until they legally get him out. They'll get him out eventually, and he knows it. In the meantime, he has absolutely no qualms about stealing from this older couple. If he was actually being paid $150,000 a year by the previous couple to be their caretaker, and he's renting out rooms by the night, then he's definitely in a financial position to pay rent. He's just a greedy crook

I do know people in low places…

Why would this old couple or anyone risk going to prison and try to solve this matter outside the law? That's the dumbest opinion ever.

I agree with you but I have never been in that position. Have you ? I’m not trying to be a smart ass. I’m trying to honestly discuss this and consider different opinions. I’ll admit that I don’t know everything.

@@MelvinOtey no i havnt, its hard to comprehend how this is even a problem people have really. Seems like basic trespassing/ breaking entering.

Yea in NY what you get for the money is so stupid. It’s hard to move away from NY but realistically it’s a total rip off

It's a New York Dutch Colonial clad in cedar shakes. Its also on prime waterfront property and Douglaston Queens is an upscale neighborhood

Watching this from California and thought it look like a pretty good deal! I just spent two and a half weeks in north carolina, and even some of the new fancy tract homes 1.5 mil.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yes way overpriced home Not a mansion. Home needs many repairs. It's a normal home but on the bay

Who wrote the law?

@@acornsucks2111 I guess it was "we the people" who made the law. NOT.

They have police on their side.

​@@utubewillymanI, " we the people" don't support this ‼️ IT'S THE CORRUPT 💩 government ‼️

​@@KimSmith-b9vthe police has to follow the law, even if the police don't agree, sad but true

That's 100 true . The best route . More than likely the lawyer will ask them to pay for him to leave . I had a tenant refuse to leave and his lawyer request 10k and two months rent free inorder for him to leave.

Good to know. * In France a man planted a tent right in front of his house with his wife and kid. It made a big thing the squatter finally left. But he looked kind he only been defraud by a fake renter.

Yes! The only persons who have power in the court’s eyes are tenants, the owners need to fight fire with fire and the only way they can get there is with several, large and mean legal tenants with leases by them and immediately insert them into the property.

I wouldn't try that in a democrat run city/state. they throw you in jail for defending yourself.

I wouldn’t even wait, he would get surprise Visit midnight from a stranger

He’s a tenant under law dumbass

Watch an old movie called Pacific Heights. If an owner does that, the squatter can sue them

​@@tstieber. I hear what youŕ saying but I would put iron rods up in all the windows and roll down metal for the doors when they leave of course then throw away all there belongings. Maybe even an electrified fence around the house. Very bright lights facing outside . Constant loud noise. Also a couple Dogs. 😂 What do ya think? Am i going overboard here.. HAHAHA

@@donnya205 haha yeah you'd be in so much trouble!

​@@tstieberyou're talking about a movie, I'm talking about real situation that occurred that was detailed by a lawyer.

Paulie and Tony Soprano could have the guy gone in minutes...literally LOL

​@@joelbolton7252 Paulie! 🤣

Yes they can but they shouldn't have to. This whole protecting squatters sh*t is getting out of control. People who don't want to change these dumb ass laws must be dealt with

​@joelbolton7252 and the body will probably be found in the Hudson

YES, Old school attitude adjustment and no more "pretty boy looks"

Every state and county is different but be careful because here in Florida getting mail at a residence makes you a tenant. As a landlord or homeowner you have to do things lawfully

It is trespassing even in New York City but we all know why nothings being done and the criminals are protected. Change who you vote for

Nope in TX he'd have similar rights if you can't evict him in the first 10 days. TX actually has the most liberal squatters rights laws, they specifically want people to maintain properties not just hoard them!!!

Same here in Pa.

FL tenant eviction laws 1. Post three day notice 2 (no response) serve/post five day notice. 3 no response - Sheriff comes and physically remove squatters!

Kudos to Sag harbor for respecting property

not that simple, you need court approval

I had a voucher tenant who wouldn't switch the electric bill into her name. It couldnt be transferrred out of the owners name because someone was already living there but we convinced her to switch the account to her name by scaring her into believing the lights would be disconnected.

Sadly your not allowed to shut the water or electricity on the squatter and still need to make payments. I read about this in one case and think it is crazy.

He would sue them as landlords who are forcing him to live in unlivable conditions.

@@Omar_Zazzle Good point, but are not renters & there is no contract. These squatters know how to manipulate.

It's a civil theft,not a criminal theft When they make it criminal, you would see how fast this problem will be solved. The low life can go to a shelter or his family home.... instead of victimizing this old couple.

It should be trespassing and therefore a criminal matter as is the case in many other states. NYC needs to remember who pays the tax bills - hard working folks, not leeches

​@@bryans4891if you have residence or mail somewhere you are a tenant. It's a civil matter

@@bryans4891 So if you happen to have guns in that house and the squatter gets inside. Will the cops arrest them for illegal possession of stolen guns.

Was any of the former owners wishes in writing? Time for people to change who they vote for.

Why are they paying the bills there. This is the most lawless country in the world.

The video said the previous owner died, so I imagine that complicates matters

I'm thinking there's got to be something along those lines. But it's also possible that this guy allowed them to do the inspections, because apparently he was the caretaker before, and he might have said, sure I'll move out on such and such date and then didn't do it

My thoughts EXACTLY.

Yeah, it was set up really poorly, that's what they mean by a broken system.

@@tstiebervote blue and this what you get enjoy!

@@Jim-x1i a little oversimplified. I just voted in my elections here in california, and there are some real nut jobs on both sides. I tend to vote for the most moderate person, regardless of their party. I can get behind conservatives who are in favor of reducing bureaucracy for small businesses, keeping property taxes low, things to help with the cost of living and earning a living. But if they're mostly focused on saving society from their imaginary boogeymen, then I got no patience for wasting time like that. So living in a blue state, all I can say is, I don't know how so many people have so much money, but people are just raking it in. I feel like we're the poorest people in a pretty nice neighborhood.

Getting what you voted 🗳️ for in new york

@@Jim-x1i blue , red all the same.

Does not look like they ever went inside.......Did they feel they were getting a good deal ? sight unseen ?

The video said the previous owner died so I'm just guessing that's what caused the property to become available for them to purchase. I wonder if maybe they were aware of this guy as a previous tenant but thought that when they bought the house, he would have to leave because he'd no longer be a tenant? And didn't expect him to just refuse and this law to take over? Maybe they didn't realize this law existed and weren't informed of it by the realtor because they also assumed the guy would be normal and move out? Idk, this is all pure conjecture

@@sunstripe85 You don't "assume" anything, get everything in writing. They should have specified that the house had to be vacated before closing. Apparently they closed the deal with this dude (who was apparently never a tenant but a live-in boyfriend/caregiver) of the previous owner, still living there.

​@@trevorn9381That sounds like the standard language a lawyer would use in the contract. Either the lawyer didn't know what he was doing (that's their job for which they are hired after all) or the seller and the seller's agent knew there was someone living in the house.

You should go find the comment thread started by yagga8885, who says they're a former L&T lawyer. It's eye opening. It turns out a law was passed only super recently which requires the seller to disclose property conditions which it sounds like includes squatters. They can't turn off the utilities because it's illegal

It’s their own home, they have the right to turn off the utilities if they want.

​@@cw1627not if someone is living in it, I believe. Although that's a stupid law because a tenant would have to put utilities in their name anyway

​@@cw1627incorrect. Fact is they never should have turned them on without checking the house first

Legally a realtor can't do that...the owner has to

Turn off the water and electric and that squatter will sue big time, that is the unfortunate reality.

Army guys = anti-white tyrannous zogbots

Clever idea! The couple should move their own squatters in 😃

I like that idea, oh I'm not sure it would work because this guy has legal rights and the new squatters wouldn't.

Yes! That's what I'm saying!

I normally wouldn't respect anyone having connections to criminals, but in this case I would probably give you a call. 😂

True.. but now it appears we have to EXIT the US altogether.. because each state will fall like monopoly 😅

They unfortunately have squatters rights in lots of states.

new york getting what they voted 🗳️ for.

He lived there. Almost every state you legally live there if you've been there thirty days

Lol you know Georgia North Carolina I literally watch squatter videos from those States Grandpa go to sleep your not making any sense and your acting like Joe Biden rambling about being old and not knowing how the country or how the world works

I've commented above that this happened to my mate in Ireland last year. Came back from being in the merchant navy and some guy broke into his house and was staying there for 4 months. My mate rang up his "friends" who happened to be the local motorcycle chapter of Cork and told this guy under no uncertain terms that if he didn't remove himself this guy would loose the use of both his legs. Downside is not everyone in this situation knows these sorts of people so I can imagine how utterly stressful it is.

@Matthew_80 LMFAO 😂🔥💯

Exactly.

I’d move in and squat withe squatter.

@@LCx829 you could share a urn.

@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi 😱

@@Jimm7676 sorry but next time just don’t be so violent. Try to calm down it’s not that big of a deal

People like that have absolutely no moral code. They actually feel good about stealing. Once they kick out squatters like that, they really should be criminally prosecuted

Yep they got these people but at the end of the day they should have checked it out

Would be nice to get the community to protest from the sidewalk, shout loudly through bull horns, shine bright lights into the house at night, that sort of thing. As long as the owner doesn't do it, it would be freedom of speech

Then you’ll go to jail for assault and battery. Worth it?

@@GillAgainsIsland12never said a word about assaulting anyone. I have different methods.

@@jeremychurch5683 Interesting. But they still can sue you for anything you do to drive them out. You'd have to do something that's untraceable to you.

💯 and they will keep being shocked when they get what they voted 🗳️ for.

He said he was the previous caretaker of the old couple that owned it, so he must have been living there continuously

We don't know if that's true. The guy was apparently living there for a long time to help the older couple, getting paid a freaking fortune, and he might have just told them he was going to move out at close of escrow and lied

If they were sold the house and cannot move in, they should sue the real estate agency and then let them get their big-time warriors involved and I bet they’ll get them evicted quickly

Well they voted 🗳️ for this so.

not just a NY problem and its going to get worse before it gets better with millions of illegals coming into the country

you wouldn't do anything at all internet tough guy, give us a break and go tell mommy to make you chicken tendies.

@@obie224🤣🤣🤣💯

Be honest you wouldn’t do diddly squat…🤔

​@@elincognito2135where you squatting at lmao

@trappersdad6855 thank you for saying I’m one of a kind…

I wonder why??? Could it be the leadership???

He's not a squatter. He lives there and gets mail there and that makes him a tenant. They didn't check the house before buying which makes them idiots

I sure could use a renter to help me pay my bills, but I am afraid of squatters, and I will just do the best I can living as cheap as I can.

@@gypsybaby3196 Let me guess ,"You're a squatter".?

​@@gypsybaby3196 a person living there without a lease or paying for it is a squatter by definition. How else would you define a squatter?

​@@Bebe-og3bc my thought too. I don't understand the sympathy for ppl who steal from others. It's a criminal, sociopathic mindset

😂

You have to watch an old movie called Pacific Heights, you'll see that all those tactics are illegal! The squatter will sue and win

You can't do that

the price of the house is all about location not the house itself

He's not a squatter he lives there

The politicians as well