STATEN ISLAND, NY - A squatter with a violent criminal history has allegedly taken over a condo complex, selling drugs in the hallways and attacking anyone who looked at him wrong, tenants of the complex claim in a lawsuit.
The board of managers of The Giant Terrace Condominium in Grant City wants Caleb King removed from the building for good after he's allegedly been causing havoc for over a year, according to a lawsuit filed in Richmond County Supreme Court, the New York Post reported.
"King has engaged in a continuous, severe and escalating pattern of disruptive, illegal, and violent behavior,” the board said in the filing. Neither an eviction notice nor a SWAT team have made King, 31, budge. He was served notice in February, records show, but he ignored it. He refuses to leave the 900-square-foot, one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment where he lives with his girlfriend.
Four months later, a SWAT team swarmed the building after he allegedly attacked a resident, chased him around the building with a knife and threatened the lives of his pregnant wife and young daughter, according to the criminal complaint and the lawsuit.
On June 28, King allegedly throat-punched the victim and shouted, "I'll cut your throat, I'll stab you, get off the phone with 911," the affidavit states. After the attack, a SWAT team busted down the door of King's apartment and arrested him. "I come out, I get arrested, there’s all these cops, all these lights, ambulances, everything. It was the biggest f–king scene for no f–king reason,” he said.
He was hit with a slew of charges including aggravated harassment, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing. However, he was back at his apartment two days later. King admitted to "slapping" the man, alleging the victim was taking photos and videos of his girlfriend. "I don’t know who he thought he was f–king with, I just told you what was going to happen,” King said.
The board claims that King has been disrupting the complex since at least May 2025 with his "chronic" late-night and early-morning noise disturbances. King has allegedly been found "unresponsive or impaired" in common areas and staircases, and has allegedly been seen dealing drugs at the building's entrances and tampering with locks, the board claims.
He allegedly grabbed the arm of a resident's daughter in an elevator and refused to let her go. King laughed off his neighbors' allegations. King was also arrested in February for allegedly breaking into someone's home.
He was charged with burglary, trespassing, criminal mischief and harassment, according to the criminal complaint, and is due back in court for his case on July 13. He was also charged with a DUI in 2021.
King, who said he's lived in his apartment for about 10 years, has his next eviction hearing at the end of the month, but the board wants him barred from ever living there again. This also includes banning him from living with his mother, who reportedly lives two floors above him. The lawsuit also demands that King hand over thousands of dollars in fines that he allegedly owes for disrupting the condo.
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