"The worst thing happened, when police told me they couldn't do anything. It needs to go to a civil court."
"I said, 'I'm not going to leave.' Called a couple friends, stayed overnight and I knew they were not going to like that."
"We stayed in the living room, watching the door. They stayed in one of the bedrooms."
"They were like, we want $8,000 of what we paid, so we can leave your property."
Marco Velazquez, a property owner in Chicago, unexpectedly discovered squatters in his home. After police informed him they could not remove the occupants, he decided to stay with them overnight, fearing a drawn-out eviction process. The squatters demanded $8,000 to leave, prompting a negotiation that resulted in Velazquez paying them $4,300. This situation highlights the complexities of tenant rights in Illinois and the challenges homeowners face with squatters.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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