The man who makes a living evicting residents in Schenectady maybe facing eviction himself. Gaston Hooks Jr. dresses like a cop and drives a Crown Victoria with his 2 German Shepherds. He has been serving divorce papers, eviction notices and settlements for 49 years.
He however, owes over $4,000 in property taxes to Schenectady county. He claims the city's Code Department cited him 500 times in the past three years and fighting the charges has drained his resources.
He currently has 5 open violations with court dates upcoming and 13 open violations that do not have court days yet. Those violations include tickets for missing windows, trash accumulation and deteriorating from porch panels.
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