Former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson warned lax squatting laws could breed chaos and anarchy by encouraging further criminality.
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Brett Flores, 32, a former model and caregiver, appeared in Queens Housing Court Thursday with his attorneys, who stated that homeowners agreed to pay $140,000 for him to leave.
In New York, it only takes 30 days for a squatter to have rights. This means the owner can't lock them out, move their belongings or cut off the lights, under state law.