New York Woman Confronts Squatters Occupying Her Late Parents’ Home — and She Ends Up in Handcuffs

A Queens woman who fought to remove alleged squatters from her late parents’ home has been taken into custody and charged with unlawful eviction.

On February 29, Adele Andaloro was filming an investigative segment for ABC 7 News about the squatters she says have taken up residence in the family’s home, which has been vacant since her parents’ deaths, when she was unexpectedly confronted by two men. (Andaloro is a cousin of a PEOPLE staff member.)

The standoff resulted in multiple calls to 911 and multiple people being taken into custody, including Andaloro.

Brian Rodriguez at a home owned by Adele Andaloro in Queens.

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After entering the unlocked property with a camera crew, the homeowner found a man sleeping inside the home and called the police, according to ABC 7. The NYPD handcuffed and removed the man, who reportedly said he had only been there for two days .

Andalaro then brought in a locksmith who was ready to change the locks in an effort to prevent the squatters from returning. Police warned her that it could lead to her arrest, ABC 7 reports.

She told the news outlet: “I could end up in handcuffs today if a man shows up here and says I illegally evicted him… I said ‘let him take me to court like I was told to take him to court’ because not today I’m leaving the house.”

Adele Andaloro and NYPD officers at her late parents’ home in Queens.

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Shortly after, another man, identified by ABC 7 as Brian Rodriguez, bursts through the front door. In the video, he claims that he signed the lease for the property in October. He does not present the rental agreement, but shows the invoices he received at the address and claims that he has done work on the house, for which he believes he is owed compensation.

After an argument, the unnamed man eventually called the police on Andaloro, who was still inside the house.

When NYPD arrived, Andaloro was handcuffed and removed from the property.

The police confirmed to PEOPLE that “a 47-year-old woman was taken into custody” at the given address. In a statement, the NYPD said “the individual changed the locks on the home without providing the complainant with a copy of the new key and refused to leave the location.”

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Andaloro was released with a summons from the Criminal Court for illegal eviction.

She recalls that the police officers told her “she can’t throw him out, you have to go to court”.

In New York, a landlord cannot evict a person who has occupied the property for more than 30 days without an eviction. This is known as “squatter’s rights”.

This law is intended to protect tenants from predatory landlords, but it often creates complicated situations like Andaloro’s. In some cases, this can lead to the person occupying the property legally taking ownership of it.

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