The purchase of a new home has turned into a nightmare for a New York couple after they were unable to move in due to unnecessary guests who have not refused to leave the facility.
Rochester homeowner Ryan Foltz and his girlfriend Caitlyn Pitts told News8 that they bought the house at an auction that was seized last January. But they didn't know the fear they faced.
“I gave him $500 a month [to let the squatter stay in the house]and he said he was trying to take my life when I came back,” Foltz explained to News 8.
Foltz said he was still unlucky even when he and Pitts had gone through all the “deficits” that tried to get the man out of the house.
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“Trespassing” sign (istock)
“I just crouched on him for a few more months, then went through the court process and then the process of getting rid of him,” Foltz said. “You removed him and then took some proper legal action, and then it all was handed over. And now we're squatting with him at home with him. ”
Foltz added that they contacted the Rochester police, whom they went to the house. However, when officers tried to enter the house and were “greeted” by squatters, Foltz insisted that the officers “said they left and said that it wasn't their job.”
“They don't have the legal authority to carry out evictions. They are not the city's former (Rochester city status, not the city's position, but the Rochester City Court, Rochester, Colonel Greg Bello, told Colonel Fox News Digital. (cooperating with); the judge has no legal authority to do so, as he has not issued a court order allowing the RPD to forcefully arrest residents at the location.
“I fully understand the frustration of new homeowners, but our actions will be determined by the law and the courts.”
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A house for sale in West Seattle on June 18th, 2024. (David Rider/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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When the first lockout date for the squatters scheduled for late December was due to leave the house, the couple hoped they would sell the house they lived in and move in. He told News 8 that he was doing so.
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Landlord Rekha Devasa discusses the moment she confronts the squatter. (LekaDevatha)
“We were thinking we were going somewhere, so we stay at the hotel every night. We pay for the storage unit and pay for the hotel every night, Pitts said. “We have a target on our backs now, and why did we do everything right?”
Lockout Date was way past so Folts and Pitts said they didn't know where they would go next.
“I think that what we need to do from here is help. We need help from people who are willing to help, from the public,” Pitts said. “We are citizens of this community. We pay taxes. He lives for free. He has mental health issues. So, like I said, mental health specialization. The house should be here. He is theft. He is trespassing. He is threatening people. He needs to go.”
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The couple said they didn't see them moving into the house if they couldn't bring out the squatter.
“We haven't seen living here because we definitely feel there's a target on our backs. It's too dangerous. And we're relaxing. “We can't. If we can do that, we're going to try and sell it at some point,” Foltz said.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
