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I know this is a sensitive issue, but we have a homeless man living on the street, in an alcove of our building. He has a sign saying that he is trying to raise money to go home. We offered to take him to the Port authority and buy him a bus ticket -- but he refused.
He has yelled obsenities, but so far that is all. We have learned that he lived on another street and may have broken car windows... We are trying to find out more..
Does anyone have any advice or information?
The Board was notified (they offered to take him to the bus). This is fairly new. He came a few times and left, but as of last week, he seems to have moved in.
We are going to contact the lawyer, but wonderded if anyone at Habitat had this problem, and how it was handled
BM
He is trespassing. Call the police and your attorney. He turned down help and could become a danger to the residents. He just wants to squat. In jail he'll get three hots and a cot.
If he's on your property (not sitting on the curb or something) call 911.
(Yes, it sounds like that's going overboard, but the police want you to call 911 when there's an issue like trespassing.)
We had similar ('tho not identical) problem at our building that went on for a several days. We spoke with our beat office, who said:
"Call 911 and report a suspicious person in your building."
In your case, the suspicious person would be in the alcove (or wherever). DO leave your phone number! When I called to report a suspicious person, the officer who responded called me to get access to the building. (In other words, if they have a question, they will call back.)
In short, let the police handle it. That way, if the vagrant gets mad, he gets mad at the police and not the building staff or residents.
Tell your neighbors, and encourage them to call 911 when they see this guy there. The police will help! You don't need a board member to make the call, and a lawyer isn't really going to make a difference in this situation.
Steve
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