Baltimore squatter’s ‘disco’ bedroom highlights property takeover crisis

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Robert “Bobby” Williams knew something was wrong the moment he turned onto the 2900 block of McElderry Street.

His vacant East Baltimore rowhome, sitting blocks from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Elwood Park, was supposed to be vacant. But as he drove past, he saw a neon flicker dancing in an upstairs window.

I seen lights on and I just knew what that meant,” Williams said. “I knew the property was empty, and I knew that didn’t send any realtor, any contractors, no one over to the property, so I knew someone was in there.

What Williams found inside wasn’t just a trespasser. It was a makeshift bedroom in the master suite, with flashing, “disco” lights affixed to the headboard and lingerie sprawled across the space…

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