Interpersonal Relations
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Question
Shalom,
We live in a building with a parking lot under the building, half of which is covered and half not. Our apartment is on pillars, so that our balcony is the ceiling of the parking. We want to enlarge the balcony, i.e. extend it outward, which will result in our neighbor’s uncovered parking space becoming covered. My husband spoke with the apartment owner and he is interested in this, since his parking will also be covered and more convenient. Today they began digging foundations in the neighbor’s parking space. The apartment owner’s wife is opposed; apparently her husband did not include her, or she is not interested and did not tell us. Am I allowed to tell her that her husband supported the idea?
Out of concern that this may cause them a lack of shalom bayit? (I know they already have difficulties there.)
Thank you very much.
We live in a building with a parking lot under the building, half of which is covered and half not. Our apartment is on pillars, so that our balcony is the ceiling of the parking. We want to enlarge the balcony, i.e. extend it outward, which will result in our neighbor’s uncovered parking space becoming covered. My husband spoke with the apartment owner and he is interested in this, since his parking will also be covered and more convenient. Today they began digging foundations in the neighbor’s parking space. The apartment owner’s wife is opposed; apparently her husband did not include her, or she is not interested and did not tell us. Am I allowed to tell her that her husband supported the idea?
Out of concern that this may cause them a lack of shalom bayit? (I know they already have difficulties there.)
Thank you very much.
Answer
Shalom u-vracha
The simplest is to approach the neighbor and tell him that his wife is opposed, and since he is pleased with the matter, ask him to explain his position to her.
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