Queens Neighbors Band Together To Evict ‘Psychopath Squatter’ From $915K Home

Neighbors in Queens, NY, say it took more than two years to evict squatters from their neighborhood, and only after they banded together and persuaded a congressman and local news station to step in.Harry Yanakis tells Realtor.com® that he and his neighbors first noticed Vernon Glass and Lusascha Taylor, who have been accused of serial squatting, at 23-40 205th St. in 2024. The two-story Cape Cod–style home is located in the leafy, suburban neighborhood of Bayside and is currently listed for sale for $915,000.The previous owner, Richard Klibschon, died of a heart attack in 2018, and because he had a heavy reverse mortgage, his relatives were reluctant to take the property on.Typically, in a case like Klibschon's, the home would go through a probate process where the state evaluates and settles the deceased's outstanding debts through the sale of property. If no outstanding debts exist and if no relative can be found, the property is then transferred to the state and put on the market.Instead, the three-bedroom home sat unoccupied for years, stuck in legal limbo, making it a prime target for squatters.Authorities believe Glass and Taylor were able to move in because both the hospita...