# 80 Person In-Door Party Planned in house with current infection **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [August 26, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533 "2021-08-26T03:50:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![edwin\_klockars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/1 "2021-08-26T03:50:24Z")
I live in a co-living mansion in Venice with many roommates, one of whom just tested positive for covid today. The main tenant (who runs the house) is planning to host a massive (80+ person) indoor/outdoor for-profit party this Saturday in the house (which will be attended by multiple roommates who were potentially exposed). I don’t feel this is safe given how likely it is that multiple inhabitants may have covid (so far only one confirmed). What can I do to stop this event from happening? I am not sure if simply explaining my concerns to the master tenant will change anything. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/2 "2021-08-26T04:08:24Z")
Put up a sign by the walk to the door. “COVID positive household. Enter at your own risk.” ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/3 "2021-08-26T04:17:45Z")
I think **Fear\_Itself** has the right approach. It seems fair for guests to know. Do you have access to the means by which people have been invited? Put up a post/send them an email etc as appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![edwin\_klockars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/4 "2021-08-26T04:39:34Z")
If the guy who runs the house decides he wants to throw the event (which I have now warned him not to do in writing) then I can’t imagine he would be ok with such a sign staying up. If he compromised by allowing that, and the sign was impossible to miss, I guess that makes it better, but still feels like a public health risk not worth taking (leaving it up to ppl to make their own risky health choices seems unnecessary here). ---
**Author:** ![Bootb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/5 "2021-08-26T05:15:24Z")
You could call your local health department. You could also call the fire department – unless you have a **very** big house, that many people would probably exceed fire code capacity. Fire departments are not amused by that sort of thing, and they have no problems taking decisive action. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/6 "2021-08-26T05:25:35Z")
If you can’t stop the party, can you just lock yourself in your room until it’s over and hope for the best? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/7 "2021-08-26T05:38:03Z")
With it being a for-profit part, he’s got a huge issue with liability. That’s one of the big reasons that businesses are requiring vaccinations and testing and such. If someone gets sick. they could possibly sue. This is especially so if the risk is not disclosed, which in and of itself would probably make a lot of people think twice about attending. They’d probably need to sign waivers, like people had to to attend Trump rallies. I don’t have a lot of experience in the interpersonal realm with this sort of thing, but if you can let the tenant know the big risk they are taking, that might have a greater impact than, say, trying to appeal to a sense of morality. I’d tell you to get out of dodge, but you probably should be isolating right now to avoid infection yourself. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/8 "2021-08-26T06:24:19Z")
> **[Home of the Los Angeles Police Department - LAPD Online](https://www.lapdonline.org/)** > > Consistent with our motto, “to protect and to serve”, The Los Angeles Police Department is committed to serving the community while protecting the rights of all persons. > **[PartyHouseMotionBackground.pdf](https://westsidecouncils.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/PartyHouseMotionBackground.pdf)** > > 8.17 MB Try this with a Covid special circumstance. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/9 "2021-08-26T06:26:53Z")
If the LAFD had to answer every large party complaint during a normal weekend there would be no one left to put out fires. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/10 "2021-08-26T12:23:33Z")
Why would the Los Angeles police department have any relevance to a party in Italy? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/11 "2021-08-26T12:24:33Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Why would the Los Angeles police department have any relevance to a party in Italy? - Venice Beach? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/12 "2021-08-26T16:05:59Z")
Thats what I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/13 "2021-08-26T16:20:48Z")
“Venice”, without any other modifiers or context, means the one in Italy. There might be a place called Venice in the LA area; there might be places named Venice in lots of places. If you mean any of those, you need to specify. ---
**Author:** ![edwin\_klockars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/14 "2021-08-26T16:24:58Z")
I meant Venice in Los Angeles. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/15 "2021-08-26T16:29:45Z")
I understood it as such, too. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/16 "2021-08-26T16:39:47Z")
I really thought he meant Venice, Italy, especially with the reference to a co-living mansion, which is something I’ve never heard of and thought it was some Italian thing. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/17 "2021-08-26T16:41:25Z")
> [@edwin\_klockars](#): > > I meant Venice in Los Angeles. Well, knock my socks off. I assumed Italy as well. It’s not your job to police your roommates, especially if it’s the guy you are renting from and it could cause you issues. However, the rest of us would appreciate if you could find some way to warn off the potential attendees or tip off the appropriate authorities. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/18 "2021-08-26T21:44:22Z")
I know that in 2020, the LAPD was making a special effort to shut down for-profit house parties in local mansions. Given the current degree of lockdown, they may actually take an interest in this, especially since the main problem they have with this enforcement is finding out about it in time. Don’t make a 911 call, but calling the local station might actually produce a result. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/19 "2021-08-26T21:50:22Z")
Venice Beach is a world famous location and millions of tourists from around the world have visited. Has been for decades. > **[Venice, Los Angeles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Venice is a neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California. > Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by Los Angeles. Venice is known for its canals, a beach, and Ocean Front Walk, a two-and-a-half-mile (4 km) pedestrian promenade that features performers, fortune-tellers, and vendors. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533/20 "2021-08-26T21:52:50Z")
This was my though as well. Besides Covid, I would not want to go there after dark without a vehicle close by. It has become a lot more dangerous because of the homeless encampments that have gone up during the pandemic. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-person-in-door-party-planned-in-house-with-current-infection/949533.md?page=2)