Page Breaks On Groups Within Lists, Tables

Are groups within a list or table forced to be kept on the same page (if possible)? If so, is there any way around this?

My problem is a report with a list with 3 tables inside the list. All tables show details associated with the grouped individual. The size of one list item can be slightly smaller than half a page or over. When the report can not fit two list items on one page, it starts a new page and leaves unwanted white space.

I have tried:


adding a rectangle
adjusting width, margins, etc.
not using lists, only tables nested within tables
to check for page breaks, I adjusted the page size to 8.5 X 20. Same thing occurs, as many lists as possible on one page without splitting between pages.Thanks for any guidance.