Why do you care so much? Are you planning to buy a house in our little
subdivision? Don't you think you are more than a little over the top on
this?
Why does everything have to be a confrontation?
Because you asked a question which put him on the spot. His options are to look like an ass, lie, or
weasel out of answering. This time he chose the latter. At least he didn't say you weren't
'entitled'.