Shocking moment NYC homeowner is put in handcuffs and shameless SQUATTERS are allowed to stay after tense standoff at her million-dollar home
Shocking moment NYC homeowner is put in handcuffs and shameless SQUATTERS are allowed to stay after tense standoff at her million-dollar home
- Adele Andaloro, 47, encountered several squatters at the Queens property
- One man nearly broke the door down as he attempted to get inside, leading to a heated dispute
- Andaloro was arrested for changing the locks on her home – a violation of New York City’s illegal eviction law
By MACKENZIE TATANANNI FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 12:40 EDT, 19 March 2024 | UPDATED: 13:25 EDT, 19 March 2024
A New York City woman was arrested after a heated confrontation with a squatter who claimed he had the rights to live in her million-dollar family home.
Adele Andaloro, 47, inherited property on a quiet street in Flushing, Queens. She planned to sell it, but then noticed someone had replaced the front door and changed the locks.
She was surprised to learn that squatters had moved in last month and refused to leave.
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‘It’s enraging. It really is,’ Andaloro told ABC7 New York. ‘It’s not fair that I, as the homeowner, have to be going through this.’
In New York State, squatters who occupy a property openly and adversely for 10 uninterrupted years can make an adverse possession claim, provided they have paid property taxes over that decade.
In New York City, however, squatters are granted rights after just 30 days, meaning landlords must start an eviction proceeding as soon as a squatter has been discovered.
