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[quote=Anonymous]Years ago, a group home for adult males with autism bought the house next door to me in a townhouse community. Some of the residents vocalized loudly (shrieks) and banged on the walls for hours each day. Staff response was to play loud music to "mask" the noise.

Staff completely disregarded the community's parking rules and would take neighbor's parking spots. I told one I was calling a tow truck after I had to park two blocks away when he took my reserved spot and he threatened to "make me sorry." Staff and residents littered on their daily walks around the neighborhood.

One patient was very large and would scream at neighbors. Another urinated in public occasionally and would visibly grab at his genitals all the time.

My family moved out a year or so later after failing to make any progress with the nonprofit that owned the home (we asked for them to respect parking rules and install soundproofing) and the housing value of that row of townhouses stagnated.

These kinds of facilities need to exist and that there is value in community-based residential treatment but the owners of these companies/boards of these nonprofits don't give a damn about the neighbors whose quality of life is impacted.[/quote]

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