Say What? New York Law Demands Property Owners Provide Squatters With Free Utilities

Frequently, we tell you about the crazy antics happening in New York. This one is truly off the rails. Jean de Segonzac lives in Bellport, New York and went out of town for 3 weeks. Then he got a water bill. When called to turn off the water, the company told him that he couldn't. Turns out, random squatters moved into his house. New York law forbids a homeowner from shutting off utilities or locking out the squatters. After 30 days, unwanted squatters in NY become classified as tenants. -- It's funny because I have no idea what the law about this is in Florida but I feel confident it's not this.

Literally, it's dangerous to go on vacation if you are a homeowner in New York. If a squatter happens to find out your are on holiday, they can break into your home, set up camp and then you can't get rid of them without going through the whole procedure of evicting a tenant. NYC laws for landlords are awful. Getting rid of squatters means going through the eviction process which can take years. Yes, years. The courts don’t care and neither do the politicians. Now with all the illegals pouring in this will only get worse. Take precautions.

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