Hello Everyone,
 
It has been quite sometime since I posted anything on here.  I have been
very busy...work and now have a 6 month old baby.  Anyway, the reason I
am writing is because I need some help.  I recently received a letter
from my Condo Association that was very upsetting.  The letter goes like
this:
 
>It has come to my attention that you have ferrets in your unit.  Sections
>12.5 & 12.6 of the Association Documents are clear on pets and state that
>no rodents or livestock are permitted.
>
>The bottom line is the ferrets will have to go.  Please take necessary
>steps to be in compliance with The Documents.
 
Needless to say, as we all know, ferrets ARE NOT RODENTS.  I have also
lived here with my ferrets for 4 years.  It also said that an adjacent
neighbor complained about roaches because of the ferrets.  I myself have
not seen any roaches.  I have found out that the neighbor is someone I
thought to be a friend and we have helped her out on many occasions.  My
husband has installed a faucet for her, dug up plants, moved furniture,
helped her with her cable, and we even park our van in a different spot
per her request.
 
I am having my application pulled from when I moved in, but I am not
certain if I had mentioned that we have ferrets.  I WILL NOT get rid of
them, and plan to fight this tooth and nail.  What I need is something
that would legally state that ferrets are not rodents.  I also would like
to confront this neighbor but I am unsure how to do it, without going off
the handle.  That will be the hard part, as I consider my ferrets my
children.  The one good thing is that I live in Florida where ferrets are
legal.  So I'm hoping this will help in my battle.
 
Can someone please give me some advice?  I need to find time to get all
of this together but I'm hoping someone out there has some information
that can help me.  Thanks for your help.
 
Teresa, Rich , baby Logan, & the ferrets
Gizmo, Merlin, Malachi, Ken-ohki, and Ryo-oki
[Posted in FML issue 3960]