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Yoooouuuu Whooooo, Villanova.......student rental alert....
from www.lowermerion.org:

MEETING NOTICE
TOWNSHIP OF LOWER MERION
ZONING HEARING BOARD
Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of Lower Merion Township will hold a meeting as required by Lower Merion Code Chapter 155, as amended and codified by Ordinance 1802, at the Township Building, 75 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, PA., on Thursday, November 15, 2007, at 7:15 p.m., at which time there will be a hearing on the following cases:
Appeal No. 4115
Applicant: 1853 County Line Road, LP
Property: 1853 County Line Road, Villanova, PA 19085
(Election District #6). R 1 Residence District
The applicant seeks a special exception under §155-11 S(5) to establish a student home for up to three students in this single family detached dwelling. The applicant also seeks a variance from §155-114 D(2) to allow portions of the dwelling, driveway and parking areas to remain within the required 20' buffer area.

There are enough student houses, here's the infor off of www.montcopa.org:

TaxMapID 40013A054
Parid 40-00-12864-00-2
Land Use Code 1101
Land Use Description R - SINGLE FAMILY
Property Location 1853 COUNTY LINE RD
Lot # 4
Lot Size 30754 SF
Zoning R1
Front Feet 99
Municipality LOWER MERION
School District LOWER MERION
Utilities ALL PUBLIC//
Owner
Name(s) 1853 COUNTY LINE LP
Name(s)
Care Of
Mailing Address P O BOX 928
Mailing Address VILLANOVA PA 19085
Last Sale
Sale Date 01-JUL-05
Sale Price $495,000
Tax Stamps 4950
Deed Book and Page 5564-02225
Grantor SALMON JOHN H M
Grantee 1853 COUNTY LINE LP
Date Recorded 02-AUG-05

From https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?2191102 :

Business Entity Filing History
(Select the link above to view the Business Entity's Filing History)
Business Name History
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Name Name Type
1853 COUNTY LINE ROAD, LP Current Name
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Limited Partnership - Domestic - Information
Entity Number: 3314578
Status: Active
Entity Creation Date: 6/16/2005 2:13:18 PM
Principal Office Address: 10 EAST SIXTH AVENUE STE 100
CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-
Mailing Address: No Address
Partners
Name: BEN SPARANGO
Title: General Partner
Address: [Address Not Available]
PA

Hmmmmm, why is that Sparango name so familiar? And well, how many off campus homes for students do we need? Shouldn't institutions like Villanova (and this is the closest applicable institution) be more responsible for their own population?