landlord makes tenants take care of their pet

greenface

whats the cats name

adg1

If you have been paying rent regulalry and it is not well below normal price for a property in that area you are on an AST, and as such are subject to statutory houring act rules etc.

I can't believe that you are looking after someone elses pet, especially when many people are strapped for cash and struggle to pay for their own things, let alone someone elses.

I would highly recommend stating to your landlord that the cat is due to be picked up (as its a health hazard from the fleas etc) on a certain date and put that in writing to you landlord.

Alternatively, let the cat out of the house and block up any cat flaps / drive to landlord house and release cat through open window / lay a trail of sardines along the pavement on the route to your landlords house / any other method (humane of course ) of getting a cat out of YOUR house.

Keep all bills from now and deduct from the monthly/weekly rent, sending a photocopy to your landlord monthly for his records.

On a more housey note, do you have:

1. Gas safety certificate;
2. EPC;
3. Landlords address;
4. Proof of mortgage consent to let maybe;
5. Proof your deposit (if you paid one) is registered and protected correctly in a bonded scheme.

When you have all those approach your landlord and say you are leaving with x notice and for these reasons.

Then go to a letting agent and rent a house from a legitimate landlord.

parallax_20

I agree the the posts above. Make sure the LL has followed all the legal requirements for letting out. If not they can be in serious trouble and you can claim for damages.

On the cat issue, why didn't the LL take the cats with them? Pressumably the LL has a property at which they are staying at. If they have left their cats and don't visit them, doesn't that constitute abandonment so RSPCA are probably the best people to contact to find the cat a new owner if you don't want to keep it.

prudryden

The cat will live where he gets food..........

Fire_Fox

It's not humane to simply evict a cat in winter nor to stop feeding it!

spinningsheep

OMG your landlord obviously doesn't give a flying F#*K about the cat, crikey if I moved house the last thing I would do is leave my cat with strangers! (no offence I am sure you would never hurt the cat but I sould still not trust a stranger with my beloved pet) Furthermore, your "landlord" sounds a complete and utter clown and you need to get out of that house and FAST! Hope all turns out well for you, but I agree with the sentiments of other posters that whatever happens, the poor moggy is an innocent party in all this and MAYBE you could try and just make it's life as comfy as you can until its all sorted? Bare minimum costs of course, ie cheapest cat food from Aldi, cheapest cat litter you can get, a cheap flea collar, would amount to about £5 a week, which admittedly you shouldn't have to fork out, but, call it a good deed! If afore said moggy is as nice as you say, why not ask LL outright? do you ACTUALLY want the cat? if not, you will find it a decent home, if yes, collect the poor mite immediately and THEN get the deposit back and FOXTROT OSCAR OUT OF THERE!

KiKi

Hi there

I can't offer advice about the landlord, I'm afraid. However, you are doing the right thing by the cat.

If you don't want it, please, please, please don't leave it outside or stop feeding it. It's too cold, the cat will die in this weather without a home and access to food (most domestic cats are *not* able to find their own food). Take it to a vet and say you found it. Or a shelter. Any vet or shelter will take it in.

The Blue Cross are particularly good and will never put an animal down because it's unwanted. Call them, tell them you've found a stray and need to get it to someone straight away because you're worried about its health. They can pick it up from a vets, or from your house if necessary.

KiKi

charliee_3

i went to look at a houseshare once.. advertised as a spacious sunny loft room.. it was the loft- you couldn't stand up..it was tiny..loft ladder to access it.. plus had to literally climb over a bike to get in the front door... the whole lounge was unused except for free flying cockatiels and there were 3 cats. the landlady/owner told me that she goes away for a couple of months every so often so i would need to feed the cats and one of them needs medicine every day... she also didn't want me to move any of her stuff from the walls (hippy drapes, buddahs, that kind of thing).. needless to say i didnt accept... i dont know how best to sort your situation.. just thought i;d share my landlady/ pet story...

charliee_3

take it to the rspca, say you found it... tell the landlady it ran away... or if you have a garden dig up a bit, say it got run over and you buried it and plant a bush in its honour. id doubt shed dig it up to check...

Errata

Print out lots and lots of cat lost notices, stick them on lamposts all round the area, make local enquiries about missing cat, ask neighbours, ask LL, and relax in the happy knowledge the cat is being looked after well at the local shelter.