They say he forged a deed to the New Yorker Hotel purporting to transfer ownership of the entire building to him. He then tried to charge one of the hotel’s tenants rent and demanded the hotel’s bank transfer its accounts to him, among other steps.

Mickey Barreto, accused of fraudulently living rent-free in Manhattan's historic New Yorker Hotel since 2018, has been deemed unfit to stand trial. Barreto allegedly exploited legal loopholes and even forged a deed claiming ownership of the hotel.

Man who used loophole to live rent-free in New York hotel found unfit to stand trial - Mickey Barreto had even tried to charge one of the hotel’s tenants rent

A man charged with fraud for claiming to own a storied Manhattan hotel where he had been living rent-free for years has been found unfit to stand trial

A hearing has been scheduled for next week for a judge to decide whether Mickey Barreto, who stayed at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan, should be held in a hospital for psychiatric care.