NY squatter allows homeowner to take family belongings from late father’s house

A New York squatter who has been living inside a dead man’s home for the last six years finally allowed the homeowners to collect family belongings that were left inside.

Donna Kent recently gained access to her father’s Staten Island home after his death in 2012, but was met with a self-aware squatter named Kyle when she arrived to claim her father’s prized possessions, according to NewsNation.

The squatter opted against throwing out Kent’s father’s items when he took over the residence.

“I understood the situation clearly that somebody would come back,” Kyle told the outlet. “And how would it make them feel if I told them I threw away their parents’ property.”

Kyle says he knew exactly what he was doing while he was staying at the home, but claims to have not broken any laws and even admitted he was a squatter.

“I am. Technically that is what it is, but I didn’t break in, and I didn’t come in illegally,” Kyle said. “It’s just, they stopped coming and collecting rent.”