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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington has limits on unrelated people in a rental house. And limits for totals per bedrom.[/quote]

So does MoCo.

But there’s no enforcement.

There are entire neighborhoods where 4 or more families are living in a SFH. They convert garages and basements into second and third kitchens. I’ve seen houses where they converted the laundry room into a makeshift kitchen and every bedroom had a double bed plus a crib and toddler bed or single mattress on the floor.

Is it sad that people are living like that? Yes. But it’s people who crossed the border to live and work here. And if you actually have insight on this population, they tend to quickly sock away enough money to get their own place and eventually buy property (or properties that they rent out to others).

The real issue to be on the watch for is drug dealing and human trafficking. We left a neighborhood in SS after the house across the street was busted for gang related criminal activity (like, all the criminal activities you can imagine). SWAT team descended upon the house at 4:30am. We listed our house fairly soon thereafter. By the time we left, nearly half the houses were rentals for multiple families/unrelated people.

Another thing to watch for: group homes. Moco has quietly licensed a number of group homes run by FOR-profit businesses catering to people with severe mental health and addiction issues (level 4 which includes people with impulse control disorders). One is located directly next to a public elementary school. While I’m sure everyone can agree that communities need residential facilities, they most certainly do not belong in SFHs in neighborhoods by schools. For whatever reason, the county has prioritized the bottom line of for-profits over the tax paying residents. It’s cheaper to operate a business in a house than a commercial area. But safety and resale value of residents should Trump business profitability. [/quote]

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