ANew York homeowner is in a complicated battle with squatters who have taken over her property. She was arrested for trying to get them out.
Adele Andaloro, who put her $1.2 million Flushing, Queens, residence that she inherited from her family for sale, realized that someone randomly changed the locks, WABC reported. It was squatters that had been occupying the home where she grew up since February. In the city, squatters are considered tenants after living there for 30 days.
One day, Andaloro went to the home with the news station and saw a woman walking out. Because of the cameras, she quickly left the scene. The door was unlocked, so the owner entered the home with her property deed. She discovered two men inside, one of whom was sleeping.
"Who are you, sir? Get out of my house," she said, according to the report. The man claimed he moved in two days prior and was taken into custody by police. The other person was booted off the property.
Police warned Andaloro that changing the locks could result in her arrest, but she called the locksmith anyway and said she wasn't leaving her home.
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Adele Andaloro, who put her $1.2 million Flushing, Queens, residence that she inherited from her family for sale, realized that someone randomly changed the locks, WABC reported. It was squatters that had been occupying the home where she grew up since February. In the city, squatters are considered tenants after living there for 30 days.
One day, Andaloro went to the home with the news station and saw a woman walking out. Because of the cameras, she quickly left the scene. The door was unlocked, so the owner entered the home with her property deed. She discovered two men inside, one of whom was sleeping.
"Who are you, sir? Get out of my house," she said, according to the report. The man claimed he moved in two days prior and was taken into custody by police. The other person was booted off the property.
Police warned Andaloro that changing the locks could result in her arrest, but she called the locksmith anyway and said she wasn't leaving her home.
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