Each and every day more stories come out proving why no one should ever move to a blue city or state.
And things are so bad that anyone who lives in one should get out as soon as possible.
Now one New York City woman got arrested for a reason that will leave you speechless.
Adele Andaloro is the proud owner of a Flushing, Queens house worth at least one million dollars.
Andaloro inherited the house from her parents.
But ownership of the house turned into a nightmare for her.
She was in the process of selling the property when three people simply decided that they were going to move into her home last month.
That’s right, a random group of people decided they liked the place so much they’d simply move in, even though they had no connection to the home.
Andaloro confronted the three squatters, who refused to leave.
So she decided to wait until they exited the house and changed the locks, hoping that after they left the house they wouldn’t be able to get back inside.
But instead, two of the men who claimed to be tenants called the police on her, claiming that Andaloro had illegally evicted them.
When police showed up, they asked the men to prove their resident status.
While Andaloro was able to produce the deed to the house, the men had no documents to back up their claims.
But, that didn’t stop what happened next.
A woman gets arrested for removing squatters out of her $1,000,000 house in Queens, NY.
Adel Andaloro inherited her family’s home in Flushing, Queens after her parents passed away and was in the process of selling it when she noticed that someone illegally moved in. pic.twitter.com/JjCIIQVjjP
— WarOfIdeas (@WarOfIdeas_) March 20, 2024
In New York, it is against the law for a landlord to turn off utilities, change locks, or remove the belongings of someone even claiming to be a tenant.
Squatters’ rights in New York trump the rights of lawful property owners
Even worse, the NY law also extends these same rights to those who have been squatters for at least 30 days.
Unfortunately, because of current backlogs, eviction cases in New York City take an average of 20 months to be resolved.
So the squatters have rights to the property for an extended period of time, no matter what it costs the rightful owner.
Andaloro was told by the police that the issue had become a landlord-tenant dispute and that could only be settled in housing court.
And then the police arrested her for her illegal eviction.
According to ABC-7, some less than scrupulous city residents are aware of this law and know that if they are approached by police over a squatter dispute, they merely need to claim that they have been on the property for 30 days.
That’s what happened in this case, and it’s why Andaloro ended up in cuffs.
But there may be a happy ending to this story.
Since it made national news, there have been some new developments.
The Daily Mail reported that a pair of what that outlet called “vigilantes” had come to Andaloro’s aid.
The two showed up at the home to confront the squatters and tried to convince them to leave the property.
One of the men, dressed in a pro-Trump t-shirt, told the outlet, “We are looking to get this guy out. I am here to talk to him. I want to see why he is here.”
While the squatters did not immediately leave when the two men appeared on the doorstep demanding answers, two of the alleged illegal tenants did take off the following day.
Scared off by the media coverage
The national (and even international) exposure may have finally spooked them.
The squatters were seen quickly getting into a car while shielding their faces from cameras and refusing to answer any questions.
It’s not yet known if they’ll be back, but their hasty departure is certainly a promising sign.
Even if there is a happy ending to this story it is just one more example of how deep blue New York gives criminals preferential treatment over law abiding citizens.
Political Animal News will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.