Queens squatter who tried to prove address with Shake Shack receipt indicted for burglary, identity theft and other crimes: DA nypost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nypost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brian Rodriguez, 35, of 161st Street, faces up to 15 years in prison if he's convicted of burglary, grand larceny, criminal trespassing and the other charges authorities have hit him with.
The NYPD collared the squatters who set up shop inside a two-family house on Hull Avenue after one of them pointed a 9 mm CZ pistol at someone on the property last Wednesday, cops said.
Upon the passage of a law in Florida that effectively bans the ability for unwanted house guests to stay as long as they want, an "professional" squatter-remover hopes more states will follow suit.
One of the biggest fears of any property owner is the threat of a squatter. One lawmaker in New York is trying to change the laws to favor home owners.