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A pair of beleaguered Brooklyn landlords whose properties were allegedly taken over by a convicted sex abuser facing an attempted murder charge have finally gotten their buildings back.

The NYPD and a city marshal arrived Friday to oust 10 people who had been living illegally in the trio of rundown Neptune Avenue homes owned by Mohammed Choudary and Boysin Lorick, who had struggled for years to boot the squatters.

When the pair bought the homes in 2019 for $1.3 million, Peter Fonseca, 45, was living behind one of the garage’s and refused to leave, according to court papers.

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Police officers talking to squatters at one of the properties.
Police officers talking to squatters at one of the properties.Paul Martinka for NY Post
The owners Mohammed Choudary and Boysin Lorick have been attempting to evict the squatters for years.
The owners Mohammed Choudary and Boysin Lorick have been attempting to evict the squatters for years.Paul Martinka for NY Post
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The properties were originaly purchased for for $1.3 million in 2019.
The properties were originally purchased for for $1.3 million in 2019.Paul Martinka for NY Post
The NYPD and a city marshal evicted 10 squatters from three homes in Brooklyn on December 16, 2022.
The NYPD and a city marshal evicted 10 squatters from three homes in Brooklyn on December 16, 2022.Paul Martinka for NY Post
A vacate order from the city on the door of one of the homes.
A vacate order from the city on the door of one of the homes.Paul Martinka for NY Post
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Fonseca and his wife then began to rent out units in the homes illegally during the pandemic, the landlords claimed, while the city Department of Buildings levied more than $370,000 in violations and fines for the crumbling structures.

The landlords had said they couldn’t address the problems, and stop the fines, because the squatters wouldn’t let them in.

“You have to arrest me, I’m not leaving, I’m not going anywhere,” one elderly squatter cried as authorities tried to usher him out. A few hours later, he got in a minivan and left.

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A shack in the backyard of one of the properties.
A shack in the backyard of one of the properties.Paul Martinka for NY Post
The inside of the backyard shack.
The inside of the backyard shack.Paul Martinka for NY Post
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The three homes were eventually emptied after eight hours.

The landlords said they’re planning on ending the nightmare altogether and selling the properties.

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The illegal tenants leaving with their belongings.
The illegal tenants leaving with their belongings.Paul Martinka for NY Post
City workers boarding up a window of one of the houses during the eviction.
City workers boarding up a window of one of the houses during the eviction.Paul Martinka for NY Post
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Loric and Chowdhury now plan on selling the properties.
Loric and Chowdhury now plan on selling the properties.J.C. Rice for NY Post
The homes were originally taken over by convicted sex abuser Peter Fonseca who was living behind one of the garages.
The homes were originally taken over by convicted sex abuser Peter Fonseca who was living behind one of the garages.Paul Martinka for NY Post
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“It was bad enough that people were giving [us] a hard time but when the city comes after you?” Lorick said. “We’re in this business so long, we’ve never seen anything like it. We just happened to step in a mine.”

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