More than 50 Towson residents packed into a Baltimore County hearing Friday to protest a proposed boarding house, fearing its approval could lead to a flood of others.

When neighbors reported Alexander Sulakvelidze for housing four tenants in his investment home at Garden and Knollwood roads ? two more than the county permits ? the Hamden resident said he didn?t realize he was in violation and quickly filed proper paperwork. Met with fervent opposition, Sulakvelidze said he fears he will now be punished for his honesty.