It is important to be able to identify a hoarding situation in the event one is present within your Association. Hoarding is defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the compulsion to continually accumulate a variety of items that are often considered useless accompanied by an inability to discard the items without great distress”. Hoarding goes beyond normal clutter, and a hoarding disorder can manifest on its own, in response to trauma, or in conjunction with other mental health disorders.   Read the article……………………..