Basically we've lived in our current home almost 2 years. There are neighbours across the way who have 4 children aged probably 7,8,12 and 16/17 if I hazard a guess. There are 3 adults living there normally (mum, dad and another woman).
We haven't had any direct issues with them except for them fly tipping furniture, car parts etc on the road which they did remove once asked to but only when asked to after they'd been there a while. I'm purely trying to give background info so our concern makes sense.
They have their curtains closed all day and night which is fine but I don't think it's a nice atmosphere for the children but each to their own I suppose.
A couple of weeks ago another adult man moved into the property (we are assuming this because his car has been there since and he unpacked loads of bags and bedding etc when he arrived).
Today we watched the father fill up a double air bed in the street. He duct taped a pipe to the car exhaust then instructed the 12ish year old to get in the drivers seat and pump the pedal, thus filling the air bed with exhaust fumes until it was firmly full and the child then carried it into the house.
Wtf?? We can't be the only ones finding this strange?
So they're subletting we assume (I know for certain that it is a council property) and also I feel that the children are living in a fairly dangerous environment if the father thinks that this is acceptable. If that is to leak in the night surely it would be incredibly dangerous?
So my question is: what would you do about this? Do I report this to the council or what? I don't want to get them into any trouble but I just feel the living arrangements and the fact that someone is sleeping somewhere in the house on an air bed filled with carbon monoxide is a bit of a cause for concern. The property is either a 2 or 3 bedroom (that's what they all are, no bigger).
I'm a bit baffled really and we are at a loss what to do if anything so decided to ask here.
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recoveringthesatellites · 10/07/2020 17:44
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