Eviction for having too many cats!

princeofpounds

As outlined above, the landlord can get you out within a few months given your fixed period is over. Two months if you leave as requested, roughly four months if you fight, with all the negative consequences and stress that brings.

If you want to try to stay in the property, you need to try to patch things up with the landlord.

If that is not possible then you need to work out a strategy to move on. In particular, you need to communicate with your landlord on any difficulties you might have. For example, he might agree to give you a reference so you can find a new place so he can get rid of you more easily. Or he might delay initiating court action by a month to give you a little more time to find a deposit. Co-operation, where possible, is best.

If this seems impossible, then talk to your local council and shelter.

Catherine_Johnson_2

Talk to your bank and see if they'll give you a short term overdraft to cover your deposit on a new property until you get the deposit back on this one (assuming you haven't damaged the property).

Mind you, I think you may find it tricky to find a new LL willing to take on a tenant with 4 cats. You need to think about that.

paulofessex

OP perhaps you should consider a visit to the Homelessness Prevention Officer at your local council for advise, if any LA housing options are available to you, you can register within 30 days before becoming homeless.

As the previous poster mentioned, Shelter is also a good place to get in contact with.

Also don't forget if needed, your local cat protection league may be able to assist with temporary fostering of the cats until such time you find other suitable housing.

LisaW123

You have breached your tenancy agreement, so I would imagine your landlord is within their rights.

nollag2006

Why did you feel that you should take on someone else's animals without obtaining consent from your LL?

If I was in his position, I would be furious.

DPJames

Cats STINK.

DRP

DPJames wrote: »

Cats STINK.

but not as much as dogs!

BitterAndTwisted

Taking on additional animals without your landlord's knowledge and consent was a mistake.

Please note that a landlord can seek to end any tenancy after the fixed-term has ended for any reason or no reason at all.

You haven't received the correct documentation yet, so you've got two months plus at the moment, and once you have received a correctly served S21 Notice (and many, many landlords and agents get those wrong) you will not have to leave the property until a court says so. In which case I would get saving, saving, saving as hard as you can. I think you are going to have trouble finding another decent rental with four cats in tow but I do understand why you may have felt compelled to take them on. Re-homing charities are fit to bursting, most especially at this time of year. I don't ency you at all.

poppysarah

You should take advice from shelter/council/CAB.
In the meantime stop letting the LA and LL in.

neas

The landlord wants you out.

Thats the summary of your post. The rest is just an attempt to justify or get sympathy.

Regardless of who is wrong or right this is business. He will provide u with notice to leave.. u can stay in and get a poor reference+stress.

Or just arrange to leave on reasonable terms (not good terms as you broke tenancy agreement).