Cat 'complaint'

Jellybean_Jo

jee wrote: »

£65 for form is exessive and I would be as annoyed as you are OP. Having a cat is not normally a problem in leasehold flats.
Everybody breaks little rules like this. I would keep an eye on that neighbour sounds like a trouble maker.

See, I don't think it is a 'little rule'. I see it as quite a big rule that could impact on other people's enjoyment of their property. Living in purpose-built flats already puts you into closer confines than sometimes ideal, having to deal with cats in a shared garden isn't fair; as in my above post.

propertyman

cottonhead wrote: »

Today I receive a letter entitled 'cat complaint' from the management company.

Always poking his nose in and asking too many questions and stands so close to me it gives me the creeps.

Anyway I am not going to complete the 'permission to have a cat form' I did even think of being sarcastic and sending it back asking for permission to keep a crocodile or something! .

On the keeping of pets this may help http://www.27bslash6.com/strata.html It's an old one but hysterical.

On talking to you " how to stop people talking to you" about 1 min in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wRXa971Xw0&feature=relmfu :eek:

And if your lease says you need consent then consent you must seek

mundibananas

Hi, Just a thought, but if you all own the leasehold - could you not get the clause removed?

It is a daft clause, I've lived in flats with communal areas and the other owners/tenants have had pets - if they did some business where they shouldn't I just got the owner to clear it up (that's the cats doing business not the owner!). I live in a freehold house now, and next doors cat thinks it lives in my house too!

GAH

OP, stand your ground with this one I say, yes you have broken a little rule you know that.

If you were in a block of flats with communal entrances etc, i think it would be more of a problem, but the fact you live in a maisonette with your own front door and access to garden, doesn't make this such an issue.

Plus if anyone does kick up a fuss, they will have to prove it, even if your nutty neighbour took a photo of your cat outside, they would still have to prove that he lives with you.

hazyjo

mundibananas wrote: »

Hi, Just a thought, but if you all own the leasehold - could you not get the clause removed?

They'd have to own the freehold. They each own the leasehold for their properties as it is.

Seeing as one has objected/complained, it doesn't really sound like they'd all be up for getting the clause removed anyway!

Jx

propertyman

Suggesting removing the clause is frankly nonsense.

What about consent for the rottweiller dog, or the cat that was a cute little kitten, but turns into the cat from hell that scratches everyone refuses to stay in and wees in your garden?

Yes the neighbour is being spiteful, but reasonable conditions in a consent are for everyone's benefit.

Not everyone is as considerate or as pleasant as you and your cat.....

hazyjo

Agree with above - I would always want some sort of pet clause when it comes to flats!

Jx