Rental property and cat

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Daveahare99 wrote: »

We had the same problem with a dog.

I found it depends how reasonable the residents committee is. Or whoever runs it.

My landlord didn't have a problem but the 'president' (quote unquote) did. We asked everyone else in the complex if they minded with a letter. Everyone was fine.

A couple of weeks later I got a letter from Linden Homes reinforcing the views of madame president.

So it depends how reasonable people are and how seriously they take the residents commitee.

The lady who ran mine followed the rules to a T. : (

Hope it helps.

As I said earlier, the chairman / president or whatever has to make day to day decisions. Not everything can be put to a vote of the whole membership. If he keeps making decisions they don't like then obviously they can appoint somebody else for the future but until they do it is his decision.

Merlin's_Beard

Unfortunately flats often have clauses that stretch beyond the ownership of the flats... it sounds like even if you owned the flat, you wouldn't be able to have a pet, so there's not really much the landlord can do - he's bound by the rules and therefore he has to make sure that his tenants obey them! There are several blocks of flats around me that I know I could never live in, because they don't allow pets as a building.

The general clause in every renting contract I've had is "with the permission of the landlord, which shall not unreasonably be withheld" - unfortunately, if the terms of him owning the property are that he doesn't allow animals to live there, it's completely reasonable that he asks tenants to obey that clause.

TBagpuss

Might it be worth asking whether they would be OK with an indoor cat?

That would deal with any concerns they have about cat mess in the garden or grounds, and your local cat rescue may well have older cats available for adoption who need to be indoor-only for health reasons.

GwylimT

It is fairly common in flats, the block we just moved out of only allowed pets in the ground floor flat, a maximum of two pets who must not have access to communal areas, so no free roaming cats or allowing dogs to be walked in communal areas. Obviously assistance animals are exempt.

System

It clearly states in my tenancy agreement that any pets have to be with the Landlords permission, I have this permission.

You don't. As has been explained, the permission has been withdrawn.

Gemm83 wrote: »

My Landlord has been in contact and has now said we now can’t get a cat as the Chairman has said there can be no animals on the complex.

Fireflyaway

I used to live in a leasehold flat. I wanted a cat but the management company whom you pay a service charge to didn't allow it. Very frustrating because we owned the flat and it was actually a maisonnette with own front door etc.
Maybe its that?
Be careful though. Don't get tempted to sneak in a pet as you can be sure someone will delight in grassing on you.