Again suggesting you read the whole article. It's the archaic tenant/landlord rules of NYC that permitted a squatter to occupy a property (sometimes for years on end) doing as they please (no matter how illegal) while the landlord has to sit at the courts mercy and wait.
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Reply to comment by SolitaryMarmot in Landlords get new fines from NYC moments after ousting sex abuser's squatters by 1600hazenstreet
Again suggesting you read the whole article. It's the archaic tenant/landlord rules of NYC that permitted a squatter to occupy a property (sometimes for years on end) doing as they please (no matter how illegal) while the landlord has to sit at the courts mercy and wait.