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A holistic approach toward dealing with hoarders

Enforcement of compulsive hoarding cases can be difficult for local health officials, who must respect the rights of the resident, as well as determine whether their behavior poses a threat to their own or the public’s safety and health. To the frustration of neighbors of hoarders, most of the cases don’t meet that threshold.

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