On 2015-03-11 10:43 AM, dgk wrote:

I remember reading something like this concerning a will - the cat's
caretaker was allowed to live in a lavish home as long as the cat was
alive. After 30 years or something the bank began to be suspicious,
and sure enough, whenever the cat died the guy got another one that
looked like it.

I'm actually moving into a Home Owner's Association thing where we
have to obey the rules, and one rather odd rule is that you can have
one pet that is up to 20 lbs, or two that total 25. It really is
referring to dogs, but I'm not going to make a fuss about it.

The only real issue is that I was considering bringing an outside cat
named Baby. But I'm leaving instructions with my neighbor that if they
have to move, or anything medical happens to Baby, or if her mother
(Jet) dies, I'm going to come back and get Baby. That will give me
four.

When I made my big move to an apartment-type condo, one of my
requirements while looking was I would only look at placed that pets
were permitted. I rapidly discovered that buildings that did allow pets
generally allowed only one - so when I found a place I was seriously
interested in, I put as a condition on my offer that the board must
permit me to have two cats. They agreed, and I have it in writing.

Many of the building residents have pets - cats are less obvious, but I
often meet people bringing dogs in or out - the rules say a "fish, bird,
one cat or dog of reasonable size...". Clearly "reasonable" is a matter
of interpretation; there's a dog that looks to me like a husky in one of
the apartments on my floor; a nice animal.

Now, just over a year later, I'm really happy with my move, and glad I
found such a pet-friendly building.

Cheryl