Who was the rotten person who turned her into the rotten bureaucrat that made this decree?
She seems like a very sweet person and the stuffed animals are adorable.
Now if those were stacks of newspapers filling her apartment, surely everyone could agree that there is a fire hazard.
This collection could be even more of a hazard.
Some angry old biddy or crab, no doubt. Here only mistake was remaining in a month-to-month rental situation (no lease). She certainly doesn’t look crazy to me.
Apparently the landlord deemed it a fire hazard. The article doesn’t mention an official opinion. Maybe you should start a fundraiser for her to get a lawyer.
I agree. Whose business is it to interfere with what a woman wishes to collect within the confines of her home? Now if it were rows of marijuana plants under grow lamps, I can see a problem. But toys? Leave her alone!
I know lots of people who collect things. I'm one of them. I'm not at the point of clutter in my way within the house. I keep it confined and largely out of sight, and I own my home free and clear. I'm starting to whittle it down so it won't be a burden to my family when I expire, and I have a database explaining it all. The stuff is mine to enjoy while I'm here, and I have plenty of ammo to stop anyone trying to take it away!
I have seen apartments with stinky, dirty flammable crap stacked to the ceilings everywhere. I am sure that there are some stuffed animals that will burn, but most stuffed animals these days are treated with flame retardants and won't stay lit even if you hold a candle to them. The only ones that aren't are expensive ones made of all natural materials made for rich kids.
Find a sacrificial stuffed animal from the dollar store and try to light it on fire and you will see what I mean. Most will make noxious fumes but will not sustain combustion unless you have an external heat source. If you want to make a mess... you will probably have to throw it on your grill to burn it up completely.
So I doubt seriously that this lady's collection is a fire hazard at all, and since most are fluffy things that weigh almost nothing the complete collection probably adds about as much “fire load” as a couch or two and that is being generous because furniture doesn't have to meet the strict standards that toys do.
25 years on the job and completing thousands of fire inspections says that this is complete BS.
Sorry I meant to italicize a quote from you, but messed up.