by Lucie Levine 
We’ve all heard our fair share of roommate horror stories, but this one might take the cake. Greenpoint resident Pinar Yolacan was forced to share her apartment for months with a pair of serial squatters, and several of their cats.Neither the pair nor the cats were paying rent, and the entire party refused to leave. Even formal eviction notices did not resolve the ongoing horror…
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The landord should boot this ilegal tenant, her pets , her boyfriend, and her stuff out the door. what’s he waiting for?
I had a similar situation. The tenant left, having wrecked my apartment and owing four thousand dollars. My landlord – a lawyer – said I was very lucky she left, that it’s really difficult to actually get somebody out regardless of how crappy they are or if they pay. The law on bad roommates and sublettors is weak and the courts do not evict.