{"id":12561,"date":"2024-06-14T20:39:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T20:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12561"},"modified":"2024-06-14T20:39:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T20:39:40","slug":"squatter-who-took-over-dead-mans-house-finally-allows-his-daughter-access-to-collect-family-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12561","title":{"rendered":"Squatter who took over dead man\u2019s house finally allows his daughter access to collect family memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

The squatter took over the home six years ago and has been living rent free<\/h2>\n

A woman who inherited a home from her late father was allowed into the property to collect her dad’s family treasures.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2021, Donna Kent’s father passed and she inherited his home in\u00a0New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s thought the\u00a0property<\/a>\u00a0was unoccupied for a period of time, but\u00a0a squatter<\/a>\u00a0– who only gave the name Kyle – has been living there for six years.<\/p>\n

Knowing he hadn’t been paying rent to live in the house, Kyle admitted that he’d been waiting for someone to turn up; but Donna waited six years to do so.<\/p>\n

With the nature of his occupancy in mind, when Donna finally decided to go to the property the squatter welcomed her in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI figured eventually somebody would show up, but nobody showed up,\u201d Kyle\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0NewsNation. “I understood the situation clearly that somebody would come back and how would it make them feel if I told them I threw away their parents\u2019 property.”<\/p>\n

Kyle kept Donna’s late father’s possessions in good condition, with them all being found in tact in the attic of the house.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear what kind of relationship Donna had with her father, but she said she hoped by finally retrieving the memorabilia would give ‘a glimpse into my dad\u2019s life’.<\/p>\n

The whole interaction was filmed by a NewsNation camera crew as Donna sifted through her dad’s belongings.<\/p>\n

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\"Donna<\/div>\n

Donna found her father’s collection of baseball cards. (NewsNation)<\/cite><\/div>\n

“At this point, I\u2019m just sort of overwhelmed to be honest,” Donna said upon seeing the piles of things.<\/p>\n

At one stage, she found boxes of ashes which she feared might have been her father’s or a different person’s but, after seeing the address that they were delivered from, Donna came to the conclusion that the remains were likely from deceased\u00a0pets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Makes me feel a little better that it\u2019s pets and not people up here,” she said.<\/p>\n

As well as ashes, Donna also found dozens of old family photos spanning over decades and her dad’s\u00a0baseball<\/a>\u00a0card collection.<\/p>\n

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\"Donna<\/div>\n

Donna hoped she’d get closure from retrieving her late father’s items. (NewsNation)<\/cite><\/div>\n

While Kyle has been living in the home rent-free for several years, Donna seemed to have no ill-will towards him and said that it was ‘nice’ that she was able to go into the house and see it for herself.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kyle insists that he hadn’t done anything illegal.<\/p>\n

“I am [a squatter]. Technically that is what it is, but I didn\u2019t break in, and I didn\u2019t come in illegally,” he told NewsNation. “It\u2019s just, they stopped coming and collecting rent.”<\/p>\n

Neither Donna or Kyle addressed if he will continue to stay in the property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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