Oakland Resident Squats Bank-Owned HomeHannah E. Dobbzbyline‚ May. 11‚ 2009Don Hughs was one of six people renting at 1120 Center Street when the house was foreclosed upon in September 2007. The property had been snatched up by the Bank of New York (BNY), an out-of-state speculating entity, and the residents found themselves in a leaseless housing limbo. Most foreclosure victims are quick to scram when the bank tells them to. After all, here BNY appeared to have all the muscle in the situation, with the deed and total legal ownership of the property. But Hughs still had the keys ... |