Cat in a leasehold property

DaftyDuck

My wife is a veterinary surgeon. She works in "small animal practice" she has specialised in feline medicine. She is a "small animal vet" by her own description (and I wouldn't dare say she's large, since she's perfectly formed...;)).

So, by what I'd guess to be the profession with most experience of what a small domestic pet is, a cat would count. So would a dog, even a Newfoundland, Great Dane, or very loud parrot.

Indeed, the fact they have worded it such implies that permission IS granted for small domestic pets, so you are on stronger ground than if there was little or no mention.

Mind you, a peanut butter jar knows more about the law than I do...

robynlberry

Thanks Dafty Duck! I'm sure that jar of peanut butter is very knowledgeable then!

You have all been very helpful - thanks so much. I am drafting a reply now...Annoyingly the lease doesn't give a definition of a small domestic pet, but there we go.

zzzLazyDaisy

robynlberry wrote: »

Thanks Dafty Duck! I'm sure that jar of peanut butter is very knowledgeable then!

Annoyingly the lease doesn't give a definition of a small domestic pet, but there we go.

That is to your benefit. In the very unlikely event that this ever went to court, the court would take the view that it was always open to the freeholder to define exactly what 'small domestic pet' was intended to mean and the fact that they did not means that an objective test would be applied - ie what would the uninvolved bystander understand this to mean.

Well we are uninvolved bystanders and we think it includes cats! :-)

robynlberry

Thanks very much LazyDaisy - let's hope it doesn't make it that far!

monty-doggy

I doubt they would take to court as its unpredictable what one person deems a small domestic pet. A goldfish certainly isn't domestic in my opinion, I'd say a cat or small dog fits the bill.

It unreasonable to ask you to get rid of your cat and your neighbour sounds like a cow. I'd be hoovering and tap dancing and Zumba ing as late as I could every night without going past say 11pm and then I'd have a really loud alarm at 6am each morning!

No way would I get rid of my cat and I'm sure they won't waste their money trying to force you.

Good luck.

robynlberry

Thanks monty-doggy - I hope not! Well I'm trying not to anger her, but just going about things normally - as she doesn't have any right to make me feel intimidated in my own flat.
Though on a completely unrelated noted, I am about to pick up the Tuba again, which I'm sure is going to be a very popular decision!

telboyo

monty-doggy wrote: »

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It unreasonable to ask you to get rid of your cat and your neighbour sounds like a cow. I'd be hoovering and tap dancing and Zumba ing as late as I could every night without going past say 11pm and then I'd have a really loud alarm at 6am each morning!


Good luck.

Surely it is the neighbour that should go, her being a cow an' all.

monty-doggy

telboyo wrote: »

Surely it is the neighbour that should go, her being a cow an' all.

Exactly!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

DaftyDuck

robynlberry wrote: »

Thanks monty-doggy - I hope not! Well I'm trying not to anger her, but just going about things normally - as she doesn't have any right to make me feel intimidated in my own flat.
Though on a completely unrelated noted, I am about to pick up the Tuba again, which I'm sure is going to be a very popular decision!

I hope you are absolutely hopeless. Really clueless. You'll need to practice the same piece again and again

and again

and ...

Oh, vet wife confirms, cows are neither domestic or small animals ...

Strapped

I'd be so tempted to write back and say you'll just play loud music to cover any noise the cat * may * make.