Laws exist to protect community

I hope everyone realizes that Mr. Scott, who wrote a letter entitled "Neighbor should ignore trash in yard" appearing in the April 9 Exponent, was wrong about every point he made in that letter. It occurs to me that he should contact reality again, something it appears he has not done since his arrival at Purdue.

For those of you interested, all of the laws that Mr. Scott claimed do not exist, actually do. There are laws that govern how well your lawn must be kept and for how long certain items are allowed to be on the grounds within the public's view. There are also laws that dictate how many people may live in an abode dependent upon the square footage of the living area of that abode and other factors. It is also against the law to live like a slob. If you live in a manner that attracts rats, roaches and the like, you are creating a health risk for yourself and everyone who lives nearby.

I hope that people also realize that Mr. Scott's attitude is infantile.

Students who rent in a community for the brief time they are at college should think of themselves as guests of that community. Some slack behavior can be tolerated, but rudeness should not. Communities create laws in order to protect their neighborhood, and if you rent there you should respect their laws the same way you would follow the rules at a friend’s house. And keep one other thing in mind, the community can legally remove people who do not follow the guidelines of that community.

Richard Hayward
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