[AKA_Monet]

Tippie,

Since you are not a trained detective or law enforcement official, I would really steer clear away from investigating these folks and use other local avenues available to you.

If you get your neighbors involved, then you all can work together to ouster these folks out.

If you somehow obtain any paperwork regarding the sale or leasing of the property and deem it unfit for setting up a household, then there must be something that you can do for your sanity.

See, you DO have the right for defense of your property... Only yours. And you DO have the right to maintain a reasonable level of noises, smells and sights...

You may not ever smell any chemicals... Neither should you have to given your pregnancy... That is what your taxes go toward to pay for the law enforcement that is trained for this kind of work...

You can always call Child Protective Services if you suspect abuse and/or neglect... Regardless if you see the kids or not. You best bet that if there are drugs, the kids are not getting proper education to begin with and that in and of itself is a violation...

Your best bet is to write stuff down, dates, times places with pictures and send the reports to your state and local officials. Build a file as long as you have to. Notify the landlord/owner and sue his or her ass if they don't bring in "families" that will follow the letter of the law. You prop it up in front of court, then the judge will rule... At least you have a public judgement...

If you wanna take the high road, then bake a cake, bring it by the church that's next door and ask the someone in the ministry to reach out. If they reject it, that's their loss. But at least if you get as many social service agencies involved, these folks will either havta put up or shut up...