| If you'd really _like_ to keep the kitcat, and your landlord has "become"
intolerant, it probably means that you might be able to make an arrangements
such as a deposit against any damage (perhaps $100 wpould be enough). You
haven't said whether the place you stay is rented furnished or un-. Normally,
since cats are rather clean animals, any landlord is concerned with two things:
damage and disturbance (in the case of a crowded apartment).
Also, if you have your little tom neutered, it'll work better (less odor).
You might want to try these.
Steve
"Daddy" to five...
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| Speaking as one who has talked her landlady into 6 cats...
Do try the offer of a deposit. WHen I move in almost 2 years ago, the
fact that my 3 were litter-box trained and neutered made her let me have them
with no deposit. There was however a clause in the lease specifying that I
couldn't get any more. When Gary and I got engaged 6 months later we called
her up and told her and asked her if we could add Gary's 2 cats on (making sure
that she knew that we'd move before we gave up the cats) and told her we'd be
happy to pay "a hundred or two pet deposit", she chose to take only 1 hundred.
Another 9 mnoths went by and a kitten was dumped on our doorstep. Another
call. Jane's great! We told her were trying to find a home for him but if
we can't find one,.... "What's one more at this point?" she said.
Seriously, landpeople will often be more flexible than you expect,
especially if you appear to care about the state of the property and are
willing to take responsibilty for the cat's actions and prove it with the
offer of money.
I have at home the names of several organizations that deal with getting
landpeople to accept pets on their property. Tonight or tomorrow, I'll try
to remember to type in some info about them and the tatics they use to talk
them into it. (Don't worry, nothing drastic, just things like deposits and
information about the cleanliness of cats.)
tlh
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