"They're not stealing your deed, they're stealing the equity in your house." Part 1 of AmNews' new Blacklight series on deed theft. #DeedTheft #Blacklight
System Failures Part 1: In Black neighborhoods, deed theft hides in plain sight
Across New York, officials have admitted to a growing problem, one that has communities increasingly alarmed: deed theft.
amsterdamnews.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"They're not stealing your deed, they're stealing the equity in your house." Part 1 of AmNews' new Blacklight series on deed theft. #DeedTheft #Blacklight
"They're not stealing your deed, they're stealing the equity in your house." Nearly 3,500 deed theft complaints in NYC since 2014, mostly in Black neighborhoods. Part one of our investigative series.
See more here: https://bit.ly/4d13Ynx
#DeedTheft #Blacklight
See more here: https://bit.ly/4d13Ynx
#DeedTheft #Blacklight
September 24, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"They're not stealing your deed, they're stealing the equity in your house." Nearly 3,500 deed theft complaints in NYC since 2014, mostly in Black neighborhoods. Part one of our investigative series.
See more here: https://bit.ly/4d13Ynx
#DeedTheft #Blacklight
See more here: https://bit.ly/4d13Ynx
#DeedTheft #Blacklight
#DeedTheft Is our state OK❓
For too long, City government has stood idly by while homeowners fall victim to criminal deed theft.
Those days are over. We're creating the City's first Office of Deed Theft Prevention.
If you think you or someone you know may be a victim of deed theft, visit nyc.gov/deedfraud. @chiosse.bsky.social
Those days are over. We're creating the City's first Office of Deed Theft Prevention.
If you think you or someone you know may be a victim of deed theft, visit nyc.gov/deedfraud. @chiosse.bsky.social
May 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
#DeedTheft Is our state OK❓
Deed theft is draining Black and Latino wealth in NYC. Here is where the fight to stop it stands today. #DeedTheft #NYC
Hochul sits with Brooklyn politicians, community leaders on deed theft issue
Hochul sits with Brooklyn politicians and community leaders to tackle the deed theft problem impacting local homeowners.
amsterdamnews.com
July 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Deed theft is draining Black and Latino wealth in NYC. Here is where the fight to stop it stands today. #DeedTheft #NYC
OP-ED: "There is a growing feeling in Bedford-Stuyvesant that the people who built this community are steadily losing their claim to it. The rise in #deedtheft is not incidental to Brooklyn’s transformation. It is one of its clearest warning signs."
OP-ED: Brooklyn’s deed theft crisis is about more than property — it’s about erasure
There is a growing feeling in Bedford-Stuyvesant that the people who built this community are steadily losing their claim to it.
amsterdamnews.com
May 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
OP-ED: "There is a growing feeling in Bedford-Stuyvesant that the people who built this community are steadily losing their claim to it. The rise in #deedtheft is not incidental to Brooklyn’s transformation. It is one of its clearest warning signs."
This is a wild one: an 84-year-old Brooklyn homeowner seized by sheriffs and sent out of state, allegedly without ever seeing a judge in New York first. His family is fighting to bring him home.
#BedStuy #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #BlackHomeownership
#BedStuy #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #BlackHomeownership
Allman Charrington family frustrated, seeking answers after seizure of grandfather
Family frustrated over seizure of grandfather. The Allman Charrington family demands accountability.
amsterdamnews.com
July 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This is a wild one: an 84-year-old Brooklyn homeowner seized by sheriffs and sent out of state, allegedly without ever seeing a judge in New York first. His family is fighting to bring him home.
#BedStuy #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #BlackHomeownership
#BedStuy #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #BlackHomeownership
Though Carmella Charrington was freed from Rikers, supporters expected marshals to show up at the home and try to force the building’s residents out. Supporters said they'd put their bodies on the line to make sure the property is not taken. Read more: https://bit.ly/4vUv5Zd
#deedtheft
#deedtheft
April 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Though Carmella Charrington was freed from Rikers, supporters expected marshals to show up at the home and try to force the building’s residents out. Supporters said they'd put their bodies on the line to make sure the property is not taken. Read more: https://bit.ly/4vUv5Zd
#deedtheft
#deedtheft
"They're not stealing your deed, they're stealing the equity in your house." Part 1 of AmNews' new Blacklight series on deed theft. #DeedTheft #Blacklight
System Failures Part 1: In Black neighborhoods, deed theft hides in plain sight
Across New York, officials have admitted to a growing problem, one that has communities increasingly alarmed: deed theft.
amsterdamnews.com
September 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
"They're not stealing your deed, they're stealing the equity in your house." Part 1 of AmNews' new Blacklight series on deed theft. #DeedTheft #Blacklight
Brooklyn deed theft victims say winning in court is only half the battle -- reclaiming the actual property is its own costly fight. #DeedTheft #Brooklyn
Deed theft victims fight a second punishment after scammers take their homes
Deed theft victims find that they still have to file motions and affidavits, pay legal bills, and spend days sitting in courthouse hallways.
amsterdamnews.com
August 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Brooklyn deed theft victims say winning in court is only half the battle -- reclaiming the actual property is its own costly fight. #DeedTheft #Brooklyn
• @sheisimanib Only 4 MONTHS IN OFFICE. @nycmayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Shout out to @chiosse @chiosse.bsky.social for truly protecting your community members in NYC against deed theft! #deedtheft
Shout out to @chiosse @chiosse.bsky.social for truly protecting your community members in NYC against deed theft! #deedtheft
April 25, 2026 at 4:11 PM
• @sheisimanib Only 4 MONTHS IN OFFICE. @nycmayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Shout out to @chiosse @chiosse.bsky.social for truly protecting your community members in NYC against deed theft! #deedtheft
Shout out to @chiosse @chiosse.bsky.social for truly protecting your community members in NYC against deed theft! #deedtheft
He’s just a squatter who believes taking a few shits on the floors of any house makes it yours - its like White House #DeedTheft😒
Them damn FN New Yorkers are something boy!!!
Them damn FN New Yorkers are something boy!!!
September 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
He’s just a squatter who believes taking a few shits on the floors of any house makes it yours - its like White House #DeedTheft😒
Them damn FN New Yorkers are something boy!!!
Them damn FN New Yorkers are something boy!!!
The recent spotlight on #deedtheft in Black and Latino communities around the five boroughs is quickly becoming the defining housing issue in many local elections.
Deed theft is defining Brooklyn assembly race
The spotlight on deed theft in Black and Latino communities around the five boroughs is quickly becoming the defining housing issue.
amsterdamnews.com
May 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The recent spotlight on #deedtheft in Black and Latino communities around the five boroughs is quickly becoming the defining housing issue in many local elections.
Deed theft in Brooklyn. Donate is you can for her legal fees. They threw her in Rikers after they unlawfully tried to steal her home. This is how they are getting black folk out of Brooklyn.
Follow @chiosse.bsky.social for more. #deedtheft #brooklyn
#blacksky
Follow @chiosse.bsky.social for more. #deedtheft #brooklyn
#blacksky
April 23, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Deed theft in Brooklyn. Donate is you can for her legal fees. They threw her in Rikers after they unlawfully tried to steal her home. This is how they are getting black folk out of Brooklyn.
Follow @chiosse.bsky.social for more. #deedtheft #brooklyn
#blacksky
Follow @chiosse.bsky.social for more. #deedtheft #brooklyn
#blacksky
#ChiOssé was on Hasan’s stream last night and while they were lifting explained #deedtheft, examples how it works/happens, (someone at the gym was like that happens?) plugged #DSA, and talked about his arrest at an anti-eviction protest.
#powerlifting #twitch
@chiosse.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
#powerlifting #twitch
@chiosse.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
April 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
#ChiOssé was on Hasan’s stream last night and while they were lifting explained #deedtheft, examples how it works/happens, (someone at the gym was like that happens?) plugged #DSA, and talked about his arrest at an anti-eviction protest.
#powerlifting #twitch
@chiosse.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
#powerlifting #twitch
@chiosse.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
Gov. Hochul met with Brooklyn homeowners and leaders to tackle deed theft, a crisis draining Black and Latino generational wealth. #DeedTheft #NYC
Hochul sits with Brooklyn politicians, community leaders on deed theft issue
Hochul sits with Brooklyn politicians and community leaders to tackle the deed theft problem impacting local homeowners.
amsterdamnews.com
June 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Gov. Hochul met with Brooklyn homeowners and leaders to tackle deed theft, a crisis draining Black and Latino generational wealth. #DeedTheft #NYC
Members of the People’s Coalition to Stop #DeedTheft and Black Lives Matter Greater New York, along with supporters of the family of Carmella Charrington held an emergency press conference outside the New York Attorney General’s Office.
‘Where is Mr. Charrington?’ Protestors want answers in seizure of 84-year-old
Activists held a press conference near the NY Attorney General's Office asking why an 84-year-old grandfather was seized by law enforcement.
amsterdamnews.com
July 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Members of the People’s Coalition to Stop #DeedTheft and Black Lives Matter Greater New York, along with supporters of the family of Carmella Charrington held an emergency press conference outside the New York Attorney General’s Office.
Maybe You watched #HasanAbi/#HasanPiker’s #twitch stream last night and you are wondering about #deedtheft.
I will share some links (ps i don’t live in NY I just think people shouldn’t be scammed and if fuck ass shit happens anywhere to anyone we should care/pay attention)
I will share some links (ps i don’t live in NY I just think people shouldn’t be scammed and if fuck ass shit happens anywhere to anyone we should care/pay attention)
April 30, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Maybe You watched #HasanAbi/#HasanPiker’s #twitch stream last night and you are wondering about #deedtheft.
I will share some links (ps i don’t live in NY I just think people shouldn’t be scammed and if fuck ass shit happens anywhere to anyone we should care/pay attention)
I will share some links (ps i don’t live in NY I just think people shouldn’t be scammed and if fuck ass shit happens anywhere to anyone we should care/pay attention)
A growing coalition, comprising Brooklyn homeowners, tenants, religious leaders, and legal experts, is forming to fight the #deedtheft epidemic that Black communities have been facing in the borough.
Calls mount for emergency action to halt deed theft cases, including a U.N. intervention
A growing coalition is forming to fight the deed theft epidemic that Black communities have been facing in Brooklyn.
amsterdamnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A growing coalition, comprising Brooklyn homeowners, tenants, religious leaders, and legal experts, is forming to fight the #deedtheft epidemic that Black communities have been facing in the borough.
An 84-year-old Brooklyn homeowner seized by sheriffs and sent out of state, allegedly without ever seeing a judge in New York first. His family is fighting to bring him home.
#BedStuy #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #BlackHomeownership
#BedStuy #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #BlackHomeownership
Allman Charrington family frustrated, seeking answers after seizure of grandfather
Family frustrated over seizure of grandfather. The Allman Charrington family demands accountability.
amsterdamnews.com
July 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
An 84-year-old Brooklyn homeowner seized by sheriffs and sent out of state, allegedly without ever seeing a judge in New York first. His family is fighting to bring him home.
#BedStuy #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #BlackHomeownership
#BedStuy #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #BlackHomeownership
I just posted this 2 days ago about #deedtheft #titletheft signing up for this program in King County, Wa is free. Other counties may offer similar programs content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAK...
NEWS: Property owners can now sign up for the new Recording Activity Notification System from King County
content.govdelivery.com
August 24, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I just posted this 2 days ago about #deedtheft #titletheft signing up for this program in King County, Wa is free. Other counties may offer similar programs content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAK...
I’m thrilled to share my latest commentary on deed theft. #law #deedtheft #afronews
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A blueprint for protection: Learning from New York's fight against deed theft
New York's Deed Theft Protection Act serves as a model for states to protect homeowners against fraudulent practices.
afro.com
July 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I’m thrilled to share my latest commentary on deed theft. #law #deedtheft #afronews
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afro.com/deed-theft-h...
A family in Queens had their house demolished by HPD and the family was not allowed to retrieve their belongings. Your office was unresponsive.
The family is without their home and the city did little to allow them to retrieve important documents and keepsakes. #DeedTheft
The family is without their home and the city did little to allow them to retrieve important documents and keepsakes. #DeedTheft
September 6, 2026 at 4:52 AM
A family in Queens had their house demolished by HPD and the family was not allowed to retrieve their belongings. Your office was unresponsive.
The family is without their home and the city did little to allow them to retrieve important documents and keepsakes. #DeedTheft
The family is without their home and the city did little to allow them to retrieve important documents and keepsakes. #DeedTheft