 In July 1952, Beale's daughter Edith (known as "Little Edie") returned after five years in Manhattan to live permanently at Grey Gardens.In October 1971, police raided Grey Gardens and found the 28-room house "full of litter, rife with the odor of cats and in violation of various local ordinances".The Suffolk County, New York Board of Health prepared to evict Beale and "Little Edie" due to the unsafe condition of the property.