text: how many people are you legally allowed to have living in your 3 bedroom house? my neighbors are nosy and have contacted the city where i live, they are claiming that i have many "unauthorized" peoples living at my home. how is it, that the city can inquire about this? if you are not exceeding the building fire codes, can they still tell you to leave town? i have 4 people living in a 3 bedroom home (me and my hubby share a room) my mortgage shows just my husband and myself. i could understand that they might be upset, but does the city really have anything yo do with it? we sometimes have friends and family over, so i think that is why the city inspector was called. we never play music too loud or are purposely annoying to the neighbors. it depends on the state or local laws, but there usually is a limit as to how many people can live in one house.  (although you have certainly not reached it.)  there are legitimate interests in capping the # of people in a single dwelling, such as # of cars on the street and strain on water/sewage resources, etc.  one notable exception is not limits for any single family, but having too many non-related cohabitants could be a problem.  with only 4 people though, you are likely not violating any laws, especially b/c it's your house.