A loophole got New York City man a free hotel stay for five years until he claimed to own the building

NEW YORK – For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law. But prosecutors this week said Mickey Barreto went too far when he filed paperwork claiming ownership of the entire New Yorker Hotel building – and tried to charge another tenant rent.

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