Eviction for having too many cats!

palmer1986

Thanks for all your advice. I understand I broke the rules so must face the consequences. We all make mistakes at some point and I will learn from this. I'm sure I will find somewhere else in no time!

pimento

DPJames wrote: »

Cats STINK.

Don't want to get into a row about it but mine don't.

ruggedtoast

By God I'd like to get a fleet of lorries full of giant cargoes of yowling cats and dump them inside the personal homes of every single buy to let landlord in this god forsaken country.

What kind of place is this where people can be thrown out of their own HOME for having moggies? What business is it of the landlord's anyway; none.

For the love of God, what harm did a p u s s y ever do? If it were a wildebeest in the kitchen I would understand.

I would hope that somewhere there is a landlord reading this and feeling at least a little ashamed of their profiteering ilk.

hazyjo

Is it a flat or house? Might be in the lease about the number of cats/pets.

I have two cats and could never give one up, but then I'd never live anywhere I wasn't sure they'd be able to stay.

Think this time you do have to take it on the chin and make sure you find somewhere else willing to accept four cats!

As for damage - one of mine does cause a lot of damage! He's around 11 and still 'does his claws' up the furniture and carpets to get attention. Not that he's ignored (he's virtually velcroed to my side when I'm there), just very demanding, jealous and playful. He also had an abscess on his face for years (yes, treated several times, operations, drain tubes, etc, but always came back) which chucked out 'gunk' every time he shook his head. It's still on walls and furniture as, once it dries, it won't wipe off without taking half the paint with it. And as for their fur in carpets... carpets are hard work when you have pet hair on them!

Jx

ognum

When I started landlording I was much more uptight about the animals question.

Now I am happy to let to tenants with cats, don't know if I would be happy with four though but if it was temporary I would understand.

Landlords have to learn to let go a bit!

BitterAndTwisted

I agree that some do. But also some landlords let to people who don't know the first thing about the cats and how to keep them responsibly, have too many which causes them stress and then they can start spraying, don't have them spayed or neutered which can cause the same thing or don't use proper flea-protection which ends up with the place being infested and heaving with the damned things. Fumigation and replacement of carpets isn't cheap, never mind possible clawing-damage to the furnishings. I had a cat who thought it was fun to claw its way up the curtains. Luckily for me they were my own shredded curtains.

jjlandlord

ruggedtoast wrote: »

What kind of place is this where people can be thrown out of their own HOME for having moggies? What business is it of the landlord's anyway; none.

England. Tenants can be evicted for no reason.

As for how to deal with too many cats... Well I hear they taste like rabbit

palmer1986

They don't spray and have all be neutered. All have regular flea and worming treatment and have a 6 month check up at the vets but he doesn't care about this. It seems I have no other option but to save as much as possible and move

BitterAndTwisted

For a tenant to ask permission to keep one cat and then the landlord to discover there are four would indicate that the tenant has been dishonest and has been from the outset. They are most likely wondering what else the tenant has been dishonest about.

An unfortunate course of events, to be sure, but understandable

BitterAndTwisted

palmer1986 wrote: »

They don't spray and have all be neutered. All have regular flea and worming treatment and have a 6 month check up at the vets but he doesn't care about this. It seems I have no other option but to save as much as possible and move

You know that you're a responsible cat-"owner" but your landlord doesn't. And they weren't given the choice. That was foolish or rather optimistic of you.