[Hildy]

I can only imagine what your house looks like...If you want to keep your house like a dump...go live in a place that has no rules. SHE LIVED IN A COMMUNITY WITH RULES. And they gave her chances and offers of help. SHE DID NOTHING. It sounds like there may be some mental illness involved here. (Her, not you, although. granted, I don't know you well enough yet) Sounds like this will be a blessing in disguise for her.

[hoosierham]

Are you familiar with the phrase "I may not agree with what yousay but I defend your right to say it"? The same principle applies,I believe. For instance,I personally took the lead in fighting a pooorly considered animal control ordinance during the original pit bull hysteria ,not because I had or desired such a dog,but because the over-recahing nature of the ordinance.Sometimes the principles of freedom need defending by those not directly involved. Sometimes the rules are ridiculous.Sometimes thewre is a hidden agenda by which certain persons gain economically by rule enforcement at the expense of those persons with fewer resources.

The lady went to some kind of training to learn how to do her own home repairs and apparently reroofed the home;I do not call that doing nothing.

It seems some would make lack of wealth a crime.

I believe strongly in the "man's home is his castle" principle and am saddened by how the walls have been battered down by the busybodies of the nation.