# LeetCode 198: House Robber ## Abstract model Choose a subset of array indices with no two consecutive indices and maximize the sum of their nonnegative values. The verification case uses the rolling recurrence `best(i) = max(best(i - 1), best(i - 2) + nums[i])`, keeping only the previous two optimum values. ## Problem statement Each element of `nums` is the money stored in one house along a street. Robbing two adjacent houses triggers the alarm. Return the largest total amount that can be taken without choosing adjacent houses. ## Constraints - Original problem: $1 \le n \le 100$ and $0 \le nums_i \le 400$. - Verification case: $0 \le n \le 10^5$ and $0 \le nums_i \le 10^4$. ## Source [LeetCode 198, "House Robber"](https://leetcode.com/problems/house-robber/).