Eviction for having too many cats!

Itismehonest · 2 May 2012 at 1:28PM

I've no doubt you meant well as far as taking in the cats.
However, there has to be an element of trust between landlords & tenants. This applies particularly to anything that is in a contract. You need to trust the landlord will keep his side of the bargain & he needs the same from you.

Unfortunately, by breaking the contract & having more cats than allowed, especially without asking permission first, you have lost the landlord's trust.
Trust is the hardest thing to get back when it's lost & it seems unlikely you'll get it back in this case.
As has been said, the landlord is probably worried what else he will find.

James_N · 2 May 2012 at 1:30PM

ruggedtoast wrote: »

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

If I was the landlord here I would have done the same. So they thought they could get away with 4 x cats did they? And now the catalogue of "found faults" starts. Where will it end? When will the deception end.
Most landlords will think - better out than in and issue the S21.

tbs624 · 2 May 2012 at 1:34PM

poppysarah wrote: »

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In the meantime stop letting the LA and LL in.

If there are repairs that the OP needs doing then ...erm...access will be needed to effect the repairs so OP would be better to insist on mutually convenient times.

tbs624 · 2 May 2012 at 1:44PM

ruggedtoast wrote: »

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.

It may be that there is more to this than the OP is declaring and that the cats issue is effectively the "final straw" for this LL.

Unfortunately as we know, even where a T has hitherto been totally reliable, once a Fixed Term is approaching its expiry there is always the possibility that the LL will want to seek repossession of the property and, as another poster mentioned earlier in the thread, no reason needs to be given.

As for what harm a cat may do within a property, Hazyjo has offered up some suggestions from her own experience. The only good bit from the LL's POV will be that the cats will of course go and "carp" in the neighbouring gardens rather than decorating the one where they reside.......

richardw · 2 May 2012 at 2:14PM

hazyjo wrote: »

..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

You deserve a medal for putting up with that, well done you.

ruggedtoast · 2 May 2012 at 3:01PM

I hope the landlord ends up with a six month void and then the only tenant they can find who is interested has seven cats.

ticktack_2 · 2 May 2012 at 3:05PM

Why not take a little time trying to see the situation from your landlord's point of view? He's a human being, deserving of at least as much consideration as a bunch of cats. Talk to him, for heaven's sake, at least let him know that you realize you were wrong to house so many animals in his property and then deceive him about it.

Show a little self-respect, own up, and see if you can't come to a mutual agreement with your landlord. It would be better from both your points of view IMO.

marliepanda · 2 May 2012 at 3:08PM

Have you offered to perhaps pay a little more each month to compensate for the extra cats? Extra deposit?

ticktack_2 · 2 May 2012 at 3:09PM

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

Instead of spending money on vet bills for so many cats, you might be wiser to devote any spare cash to saving for contingencies such as losing your tenancy and needing to find a new home.