Wrongful Possession Of Property In Queens
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The only thing you can do at this point is file a Motion to Stay Execution of Writ of Possession. This motion will put the execution of the eviction order on hold for up to 10 days.
Basically, adverse possession allows a person who possesses land over a required period of time in a way that meets certain legal requirements to take and legally hold actual title to that land away from the owner of record.
Under the new Good Cause Eviction law, New Yorkers have the right to continue living in their homes without fear of unreasonable eviction or extreme rent increases. In many situations, tenants of market rate housing will now be covered by more expansive protections. Read below for details.
In New York State, once someone has been able to successfully illegally occupy a property for 30 days or more, they are now entitled to what is called “Squatter's Rights.” Once an individual has been able to meet that threshold, you, as the property owner, need to commence a removal action against them and can no ...
As we just mentioned, squatters in New York can't gain tenant rights once they've lived on a property for 30 days or more and will remain trespassers in the eye of the law. Still, landlords will need to initiate eviction proceedings to remove them after they've settled in.
Ing to Anderson Advisors, squatter's rights are created largely to protect the occupants of a property from being removed by force without legal due process. They also work to reduce waste by incentivizing the rightful property owner to stay current on property taxes and make productive use of their property.
The definition updates New York State real property law to read that “a tenant shall not include a squatter,” and further define squatter as “a person who enters or intrudes upon real property without the permission of the person entitled to possession, and continues to occupy the property without title, right or ...
File a petition for special proceedings: If the squatter remains, the property owner files a petition for special proceedings with the appropriate court system to initiate the eviction process. Obtain a summons: The court issues a summons, served by the sheriff, requiring the squatter to appear in court.
For more information, or if you need more help, please call 311 and ask for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Outside of New York City, call 212-NEW-YORK.
New York Eviction Time Estimates ActionDuration Maximum continuance 14 days Issuance of warrant of possession Unspecified Time to quit after writ is posted 14 days Total 1-5 months4 more rows •
