Squatting on the Squatter

I know a reporter in Detroit she's a real tractor I'm Andre Rison on the edge she recently did a story about a woman who bought a house in Detroit wanted to sell it but a squatter had taken over the house and refused to leave the police were called but Lynn the squatter claimed the homeowner tried to run her over the homeowner went to jail and Lynn moved her stuff back in the house now you're caught up and the story hell no I say possession is nine-tenths of the law after all so I met with the homeowner in a nearby vacant lot somebody moved in her house and this is her lawyer and they want him out may I have your permission to enter your domicile you have my permission now I have the keys it's maybe you're a squatter trying to outmaneuver a squatter my attorney has the papers that says it's my house well I brought my bathrobe I think I'm gonna go move in come with me [Music] but before I went to move in I called the cops after all I don't carry a weapon and Lin who is known to the Michigan penal system as Arthur is on probation for felonious assault with a deadly weapon how are you I'm coming to move in you are yeah I got the keys what's for what's for dinner um I'm not cooking dinner I'm gonna go pick up my child okay can I get in no sir but I have the deed here you do yeah here's the deed here's the check all right here's the deed and I got permission from the landlord okay so I can legally go in there you know yeah I can legally let you in your house this is Lynn Williams oh it's Lynn well you doesn't say Lynn well of course not because she took all my paperwork and everybody else know it if I left my house mhmmm stay for a month and a half and a half mm-hmm you think you would be entitled to I'm not the only one that is squatting it's a lot of other people on the block if you want to be technical hmm you know and a lot of people encouraged me to do what I'm doing now but she wants her place back yeah but I have put a lot of work in here and I spent a lot of money I am on a fixed income is that power hooked up Logitech my power is that's not at you it's not legit no you stealing the power I am the last security I don't have what happened disability yes just betrayal man I'm not gonna say yes that's her right that's teddy oh please yeah what the only thing that I have now is a letter stating that I moved here denisita yeah well that's from the postal service that doesn't count what's your legal name Leonard Arthur which means it's my name yeah why an inland little I am Lynn Arthur Williams that's my government name that's the Gulf that's not as well as jr. Julie because I didn't I'm a woman I'm not responsible you thank you saw me out here I don't think you're gonna get away with this I mean I'm probably not yeah Oh [Music] squatting that's a turn of events are you gonna bail her out this is context technically violation of probation so oh so she could be vitaly's violating probation means you go to jail for a while two years two years which solves the homeless problem look at my new house it's gonna be great soon as the police get out well George it's gonna fit me real nice bro appreciate the hook-up remember there's rules you got to get permission to live in somebody else's house you're having troubles Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles call us cuz we have a saying in Detroit Fox 2 working for you hey can you keep it down out here I'm trying to sleep [Music] you

Channel: FOX 2 Detroit

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Length: 5min 5sec (305 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 05 2014