I live in a gated community and one of the rules we have is no pets. A few days ago I got a letter from one of the residents asking if anyone would support her petition to abolish the no-pets rule. She says she’s got a dog that she never lets out of the house and she doesn’t see why she can’t keep it. She also claims her agent told her pets were allowed when she got her unit even though it’s stated otherwise in the sales and purchase agreement. Maybe she didn’t read it. Or, as hubby brought up, maybe she’s bluffing. (The thought did not even occur to me.)
This was my initial dilemma: while I am sympathetic – she has been told she needs to give her dog away – the fact that the rule was stated in the sales and purchase agreement means she doesn’t have an excuse, even if her agent did misinform her. On the other hand, while I am hesitant to voice my support, I am aware of other people who secretly keep dogs and just have never been found out and I don’t have a problem with it at all.
I say it “was” a dilemma because hubby and I have decided we cannot support the petition. Even if a little voice asks me if I’m being biased or a hypocrite. What would you have done?
