pet policy (was: Gun policy ...)
From: Robert Hartman (hartmaninformix.com)
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 10:59:25 PST
> It seems that some of the pet owners (specifically dog owners) feel 
> they should be able to let their pets run free all of the time, ...
> Others ...  object 
> strongly to this.  There are many compromises available, but all of 
> them restrict in some way the time and/or location that pets can run free, 
> which is unacceptable to those pet owners.
> 
> - Nancy

Again, a cohousing arrangement requires more of a commitment to
compromise than a condo, and many if not most condos have pet
restrictions in their restrictive covenants.

People who aren't willing to compromise with their cohousing comrades
probably haven't been sufficiently educated about the nature of the
commitment involved.

If they already live onsite, it will be more difficult to educate
them.  But reminding them of the commitment to cooperate closely that
they must have made at some point to join a cohousing community
couldn't hurt.

Perhaps an outside mediator might help--someone who is good with
landlord-tenant disputes.  Even though this issue isn't exactly that,
the dynamics are similar.

Good luck!

-r

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