This is just a short, to-the-point entry (so unlike me), but this could provide a helpful tidbit nonetheless. Last summer (2012) I posted about hoarding, sharing some good ideas gathered from others (and giving them credit of course). Now I have one more hoarding tidbit to share, this one from, of all places, “Dear Abby”. (She is actually dead; I have no plan to continue to blog from beyond the grave or from my urn however.) Keep in mind that you have the fair housing obligation to reasonably accommodate a resident who is a hoarder. Dear Abby points out that just as there is AA for those who wish to deal with their alcoholism, there are many local chapters of the International OCD Foundation for those who need help managing their hoarding symptoms. So if you are dealing with a hoarder, you should consider going to www.ocfoundation.org to see if there is a local chapter. Providing your resident with information on that (such as meeting location, times and dates) could be one of the “reasonable” steps you take to meet the accommodation standard that is expected of you.