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The "optics" of a homeowner handcuffed after changing the locks on a squatter in her Queens home worth $1 million pushed New York lawmakers to enact a harsh new law to protect property owners, a real estate attorney told Fox News Digital.
Police removed the property after a man said he had tenant rights to the home.
Initially the alleged squatter said that he was a 'legal tenant', forcing police to arrest the homeowner instead for changing the locks as he pushed his way inside.
Brian Rodriguez, 35, faces a litany of charges after allegedly squatting in Adele Andaloro's Queens home. Andaloro was arrested earlier this year for changing the locks.