Squatters allegedly occupy deceased UC Berkeley business professor’s home
Over a year after UC Berkeley Haas School of Business professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski was murdered in Athens, Greece, his family is engaged in a legal battle against alleged squatters occupying his Berkeley home.
On July 4, 2025, Jeziorski was shot and killed by the boyfriend of his ex-wife, Konstantina “Nadia” Michelidaki, in the midst of a divorce and custody battle. Michelidaki was later found dead in her Athens prison cell, having died by suspected suicide.
Squatters have now allegedly taken over Jeziorski’s home on Marin Avenue, which he and Michelidaki used to rent out as an Airbnb.
“The problem with the law in California as to squatters is that there’s no legal mechanism to remove squatters from the house in a situation where they claim they have a lease,” said attorney Erin Stratte, who represents the Jeziorski family, in an email. “Even when it’s clear that the claims the squatters are making are legally impossible.”
Under California law, landlords using self-eviction through lockouts or utility shutoffs against alleged squatters are illegal, and instead, property owners must provide proper notice, usually a three-day notice to quit, before filing an unlawful detainer lawsuit.
