Squatters who burnt down the Brooklyn home they'd taken up residence in after months of terrorizing neighbors inspired one of several recent rallies to amend New York City laws.
New York City politicians are pushing for revised laws after a crew of squatters punctuated a months-long terror campaign against their neighbors by burning a house to the ground last November. 'It was a very quiet neighborhood before and then suddenly when it happened, those people break into the house,' Ming Zhu, who lives two houses down from the razed Brooklyn home, said at a Thursday press conference.
Council members on both sides of the aisle have advocated for closing loopholes that favor occupants refusing to leave residences over landlords, the outlet reported. Under New York City law, anyone who beds down in a home or apartment for at least 30 days can claim squatter’s rights, even if they broke into the property – it would be up to state legislators to change that.
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