Legal Property Rights News

Queens Woman Arrested for Confrontation with Squatters in $1M Home

Adele Andaloro, a Queens woman, was arrested for changing the locks on her family home in an attempt to keep squatters out, who had taken over the property and claimed tenant rights under New York's squatter's rights laws. Despite finding two men inside her home without documentation, Andaloro was arrested for unlawful eviction after changing the locks. The incident has sparked outrage and reignited discussions on squatter's rights laws in states like New York.