Stupid student occupancy limit in Boston

A recent Boston Globe article made it baldly clear that the new student occupancy limit in Boston -- no more than four full-time undergraduate students in any one apartment -- is pretty stupid. Officials can't verify student status because the colleges and university are strictly government by privacy rules. So how can it be enforced? It can't. Owners may be harassed, but only if students themselves admit to their status will they get into trouble. And there are rules against self-incrimination. They don't have to answer questions. Boston City Councilors should do a little more studying before they launch forward with a new law. They voted unanimously in favor of the law. Now it is in court being tested. What a waste of money for the city and for private landlords.