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Squatters of the Lower East Side

99% Invisible

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Adverse Possession

The squatters were evicted before the case could be settled in court. They hired a lawyer and started putting together a case against the city. The judge granted them an injunction against eviction until the case was decided. These evictions provoked the biggest showdown yet between the city and the squatters.

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