Owner of $1.1 million NYC home torched by squatter declares squatters have more protections than he does

Published April 9, 2024 1:00pm ET



The owner of a $1.1 million New York City home purportedly set ablaze by a squatter declared squatters keep returning to the residence and “have more rights” than he does.

Squatters have caused Zafar Iqbal, 53, to pay a $6,000-per-month mortgage for a Brooklyn home he purchased in 2017 that he is now too afraid to visit, according to a Monday report.

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