New housing threat: Squatters

For the new resident, the foreclosed three-bedroom house on Beck Avenue - complete with a remodeled kitchen, hardwood floors and a pool - must have been a dream come true. Rik Coca in the Daily News.

The 1,600-square-foot home was listed for about $419,000 when the man moved in last month.

One problem: It wasn't his. He was a squatter.

"He had the door barricaded. He had a mirror that was taken off the wall that he had propped up so he could keep an eye on the front door to see if anybody was coming in," Realtor Steve Smallson said.