# of people per house?

[Gwydion]

Is there a law that limits the number of people allowed to live in a single house? A house down the street has 6 children, ranging in age from infant to about 10, 6 adults, and at least one old lady.

If the house, which looks identical to most other houses in the neighborhood, follows the same floorplan as the other houses, has 3 small bedrooms, on the top floor, a small kitchen and living room on the ground floor, and a small basement on the bottom floor.

I don't see how it is possibel to have (from what I can tell) 13 people living in it. I am going to keep an eye on the house for the next week to make sure my count is correct (it is possible that the "3 couples" I mentioned is just one women and three different men). But if it is correct and there is a law against it, I don't want these kids in that bad of a situation.

Thoughts?

[Chasey_Lane]

Originally Posted by Gwydion

Thoughts?

Nope, not really. My dad grew up in a small TH in PG County. He was one of 11 children.

[kwillia (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Gwydion

Is there a law that limits the number of people allowed to live in a single house? A house down the street has 6 children, ranging in age from infant to about 10, 6 adults, and at least one old lady.

If the house, which looks identical to most other houses in the neighborhood, follows the same floorplan as the other houses, has 3 small bedrooms, on the top floor, a small kitchen and living room on the ground floor, and a small basement on the bottom floor.

I don't see how it is possibel to have (from what I can tell) 13 people living in it. I am going to keep an eye on the house for the next week to make sure my count is correct (it is possible that the "3 couples" I mentioned is just one women and three different men). But if it is correct and there is a law against it, I don't want these kids in that bad of a situation.

Thoughts?

Do you have reason to believe the kids are being neglected or are in danger...

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by Gwydion

I am going to keep an eye on the house for the next week to make sure my count is correct

Do you video tape them in their yard?

Originally Posted by Gwydion

Thoughts?

In most countries the situation you describe is upper class. MYOFB

Originally Posted by kwillia

Do you have reason to believe the kids are being neglected or are in danger...

busibodies at it again

[kwillia (Premo)]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Do you video tape them in their yard?
In most countries the situation you describe is upper class. MYOFB

Originally Posted by (((echo)))

busibodies at it again

Ya think...

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

I actually do think that there are laws about how many children can be in one bedroom. It's a good google for the day.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Gwydion

I am going to keep an eye on the house for the next week to make sure my count is correct

:snort:

Don't hurt yourself, Gladys Kravitz.

[Gwydion]

Originally Posted by kwillia

Do you have reason to believe the kids are being neglected or are in danger...

The reason I brought this up was because of the other post about the autistic boy crossing the street.

I live in the neighborhood across from the main PAX gate...across from Roses, which is a rather trashy neighborhood.

These kids run around the yard all day, running across the street...which since it is a small street, really isn't that big of a deal, except with the massive number of adults at the house, they park their cars along the street and you can't see a 3 year old running into the street between two SUVs.

The problem is, I don't really know the definition of "neglect" now a days. I grew up in the back country and my parents let us freely roam and pretty much do whatever we wanted from a very young age. But now that I know the types of people that live in the neighborhood, I wouldn't let my kids leave the house, let alone run around unwatched.

If this is a "Your being dumb, just ignore it" thread, then thats how it goes... I just wanted to see what the general opinion was.

Nope, not really. My dad grew up in a small TH in PG County. He was one of 11 children.

I understand completely. I knew of a lot of people growing up with a lot of siblings....its just the state of that house, the state of their yard, and the state of the neighborhood....kinda makes me cringe.

[kwillia (Premo)]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

:snort:

Don't hurt yourself, Gladys Kravitz.

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