Neighbor set up a homeless shelter in his garage

[snakeoiltanker]

Feb 6, 2013 9:24:54 GMT -5 vanillacourage said:

I don't believe for a second anyone who says they wouldn't mind living next door to a double-digit group of homeless people who "sit out in the driveway and drink/party" most of the night, then all go crash in the garage.

Lol, you would not like my neighborhood very much. Double digit occupancy in a home is common here, as is using the garage as a living space. Either due to multigenerationl living or the housing of new immigrants/seasonal labor. From what I can see our neighbor is housing multiple people in their garage using hammocks.

I wouldn't even give a second look to the driveway thing. I once lived in a apartment complex where the tenants brought lawn chairs and coolers to their parking spaces in the parking lot and sat there and drank all day and night.

Sorry I know this thread is dead, but I'm just going to say that my previous sentiments were genuine and not an imaginary highroad. Not everyone's afraid of the big bad 'homeless'.

[anasara]

If he is elderly & you think he may be being taken advantage of, you can always call your local or state dept of elderly affairs.  They have to investigate any reported cases of elder neglect or abuse.  At least it's a start.

[mrshabious]

Feb 6, 2013 18:45:51 GMT -5 @blessed said:

Feb 6, 2013 15:46:04 GMT -5 snakeoiltanker said:

Lol, you would not like my neighborhood very much. Double digit occupancy in a home is common here, as is using the garage as a living space. Either due to multigenerationl living or the housing of new immigrants/seasonal labor. From what I can see our neighbor is housing multiple people in their garage using hammocks.

I wouldn't even give a second look to the driveway thing. I once lived in a apartment complex where the tenants brought lawn chairs and coolers to their parking spaces in the parking lot and sat there and drank all day and night.

Sorry I know this thread is dead, but I'm just going to say that my previous sentiments were genuine and not an imaginary highroad. Not everyone's afraid of the big bad 'homeless'.

Ok thank you for not making me think I were crazy.

Thank you for pointing out that not everyone lives in a single family house neighborhood with houses that have a white picket fence, people that go to sleep at 9 pm and all noise on the street ceases.

Case in point, it's 1:45 am here right now and I hear some music playing and people outside talking.

I'll ditto and say my previous sentiments were genuine as well.

I think those neighborhoods are fine - as long as you know what you are getting into and are okay with it.  I lived in many neighborhoods like that.  However, that was my choice.  This is not her tenant's choice.

If you live in a once quiet neigborhood and it is now getting turned upside down because of new "neighbors" I would be pissed.  OP mentioned car break-ins and other destructive behavior.  What if your house was next door and you were trying to sell it?  Let's hope the perspective buyer doesn't come by during "happy hour".  I would imagine that sale would fall though.

We drove through our perspective neighborhood at various times of the day to get a feel for what was happening there.

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Feb 6, 2013 18:45:51 GMT -5 @blessed said:

Feb 6, 2013 15:46:04 GMT -5 snakeoiltanker said:

Ok thank you for not making me think I were crazy.

Thank you for pointing out that not everyone lives in a single family house neighborhood with houses that have a white picket fence, people that go to sleep at 9 pm and all noise on the street ceases.

Case in point, it's 1:45 am here right now and I hear some music playing and people outside talking.

I'll ditto and say my previous sentiments were genuine as well.

None of this is the same as 10 homeless people living in a garage.

Multigenerational families in one house? Fine

Occasional outdoor parties? Fine

Close to a dozen homeless people squatting in a garage and being disruptive all night? Not fine - white picket fences have absolutely nothing to do with it.