Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: need feedback re community pet policies

[Katie Henry (katie-henry]

A restriction on the total number of pets seems really strange to me. If a dog 
dies, do you maintain a waiting list for the next person who can get a dog? Or 
is the owner of the deceased dog allowed to get another dog? Is there no 
conflict about who gets to have a dog? Was the reason for this limitation to 
grandfather in existing pets when the policy was passed?

This would turn me off as a prospective buyer. It would make me wonder if there 
are other odd policies that would bite me in the future. It would make more 
sense to me for the community to be completely pet-free. 

A limit on the number of pets per household is perfectly reasonable and is 
probably regulated in most areas.

Katie HenryDog lover


> (Our long-standing policy permits only 4 dogs and 8 cats on a campus housing 
>35-40 people.)