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COBB COUNTY, Georgia -- Ten people are living in Zugey Arzate's little brick house in east Cobb County, and her neighbors say the crowd is causing big problems.
Arzate says her 1,511-square-foot home on Little Road has ample space for her and her nine relatives from Mexico.
Neighbors say that's far too many people in a single-family home. They have counted as many as 10 cars on her property. They fear for their property values.
Such complaints have caught the attention of Cobb County officials, who are targeting homes like Arzate's through a proposed ban on overcrowding in homes that is scheduled for a vote tonight. The proposal would limit the number of people who can live in a home based on its size —- one adult per 390 square feet. That would mean Arzate could have perhaps only three adults in her home.
Posted by tyne at July 24, 2007