The Cats of the Condo Law Case

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The case was one of the most washed cases in american property law history. She said, it cuts too close to my personal a sanctity to b tell me that i can't have a cat living with me in my home where the cat is a noiseless indoor cat and it has no effecton on my neighbors. It was crucial case for the survival of the condeminium form of association in this country. Starting, i before 19 60, basily nobody lefed in condos. That that legal form hadn't really been invented. N we went from zero to about 70.

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