Man who used legal loophole to live rent-free for years in NYC hotel found unfit to stand trial

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Man who used legal loophole to live rent-free for years in NYC hotel found unfit to stand trial
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“So if you ask me if it’s a better thing, in a way it is. Because I’m not being treated as a criminal but I’m treated like a nutjob,” Barreto told the AP.

Can they not go back and say that based on that statement he appears to understand what is going on?

Sounds like they prefer this outcome for some reason. Maybe they made some mistake they're covering for, or maybe the situation is just so complex with poorly written laws that he might end up being allowed to stay for a long time while it's all worked out. This gets him out of the building and makes him someone else's problem.

I would this like form of mental unfitness please.