A Philadelphia landlord is locked in a legal battle to evict a pair of squatters — and their five children — who illegally broke into her rental home and have refused to leave for over two months.
Naydia Smith, the property’s co-owner, told The Daily Wire that the family forcibly entered the home sometime in April or May. The house, which had been vacant since January while Smith and her business partner considered selling or re-renting it, was trashed and crawling with vermin by the time she found out.
Squatters Caught Living in Filth With Unsupervised Kids
Smith first learned of the situation in June, after her business partner’s parents received an anonymous tip. On June 7, the parents visited the property and filmed a man inside who identified himself as Antonio Stewart. He claimed to have rented the home with a one-page lease dated April 1 — a lease Smith says is fake.
When Smith visited days later, she found the home in “squalor” with beds and clothes strewn across the floor, roaches throughout the property, and five unsupervised children aged 2 to 14.