American Justice! Vigilantes Take Matters Into Their Own Hands at Queens NY House Where Homeowner Was Arrested for Confronting S...
A New York City homeowner was arrested for unlawful eviction after arguing with squatters who, she says, stole her $1 million home last month. The New
So if the homeowner calls the Police on squatters and they show a fake rental agreement the Police will tell the owner they don't get involved in civil matters.
Wouldn't that mean the best course of action for the homeowner with squatters is to go in when they're gone, haul all their shit to the dump, change the locks, and call the Police on the squatters when they return and say nothing except "these crazy people are waving around this fake lease trying to get into my home"? The Police should look at the lease and say, "we don't get involved in civil matters", right? If possession is 9/10ths of the law as far as the Police are concerned , then the person already in the place when they arrive should win the argument if there is any question who belongs there and the other party would get told to go to Court over it.