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Originally Posted by vbailey  I understood that if the children are under the age of 8 they have to have an adult with them, even if they are playing in the yard someone has to be out there watching them. |
Nope. The law is about being left alone. As a day care provider, even I'm allowed to let a child who is 6+ to play outside without me. Have to be in sight of the window, have to check up on them, have to know the kids well enough to know if they are the time to run off or otherwise get into trouble, etc. But that's talking about someone else's kids. If they are your own, those rules don't apply.
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Originally Posted by PJumper Yes there is a law about siblings of different sex sharing a room. If one of the siblings is over 10 yrs old, he/she may not share the same room of that from the opposite sex. |
That's something that comes up when renting an apartment. The landlord can make up those rules. Also if the housing is subsidized, the agency can apply rules like that. If you own your home or if your landlord didn't put restrictions in the lease, you can do what you want.
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Originally Posted by Sweet 16 Prince William County in VA is attempting to crack down on the number of unrelated adults living in a home .... |
When I lived in Baltimore County, there was a zoning ordinance about the number of unrelated adults living in a home. I don't remember what the limit was, but we called it the "no frat house" law. It could only be gotten around by having a place designated as an apartment or boarding house. That was a county zoning law, so it could vary from place to place.