Because foreclosures are now so rare in California, let’s enjoy this classic case in New York!
A “shrewd and devious” Long Island couple failed to pay their mortgage for at least 14 years, dragged out their foreclosure for more than a decade, and refused to leave after a new family bought the house from the bank, court records show.
The frustrated owners of the Jericho home claim they’ve shelled out $85,000 and counting to keep up with taxes, mortgage payments, and other bills, while alleged squatters Barry J. Pollack and his wife, Barbara, live in their house and keep a Mercedes in the driveway.
“It’s sickening. . . . I have no guarantee when this guy is leaving. It kills me, you know, to see him just acting like he owns my house,” said Bobby Chawla, who teamed up with his dad and other relatives to pay $762,200 for the home in February 2022.
They plan to give the home to Bobby’s six-month-pregnant sister, Gege, and her husband.
Read the full article here:
https://nypost.com/2023/12/16/metro/li-squatters-abuse-the-system-to-stave-off-eviction-court-docs/
