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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>My cousin lives in Illinois and recently asked me for advice on a situation but I found I had no idea what to suggest so I promised her I’d put it to the listserve. Here goes--her cat escaped and has been apparently hiding out in a townhome community several doors away from her house for weeks now. They have tried many, many things to catch him and have phototrap pictures that show that it’s him. Here’s the issue—she was working with a charity that helps recover lost pets by using humane traps and getting ready to deploy one in the neighborhood (the townhome neighborhood where she does NOT live) when their HOA passed an emergency resolution forbidding the practice because there’s a resident who has an outdoor cat (said resident is apparently convinced my cousin will turn over the outdoor cat to animal control). She’s beside herself and actually considering legal action (what legal action, though, I have no idea). Her (divorce) attorney told her not to “tangle” with an HOA, however. She wants to hire a different lawyer but isn’t sure where to look for this type of help. Goodness knows, I have no idea--are there attorneys out there who specialize in legal action against HOAs to force them to permit cat trapping on the premises? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Susan E. Spuller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Peterson Spuller, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>345 Knechtel Way NE, Suite 102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Bainbridge Island, WA 98110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>206.855.9293<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Fax: 206.678.0105<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>The information contained in this email is confidential and may also be attorney-client privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify me by replying to this email and delete the original. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>