Trouble with LL and keeping cat

TripleH

I have two experiences of renting with a cat.

Firstly, we were renting and the cat was living at my in-laws, but they were going on a 3 month trip. We asked the landlord if the cat could come and live with us and he was fine about it.

It probably helped that we had lived there between us for a couple of years and the cat was a calm and relaxed 8 yrs old. The only issue was between myself and the cat (I was new to cat worship and she knew it).

A couple of years later we moved and had to pay an additional bond on top for the cat when we moved into the flat. Again no issues even when we acquired a crazy small fireball companion.

We own now so it's no longer a problem to think about (insofar as paying a landlord for property damage).

Fire_Fox

iammumtoone wrote: »

I don't see the OP complaining just asking a question.

Why should those who rent not be entitled to have a pet. Are we going to become a society where only those who can afford a mortgage are allowed to have pets.

What about young children they can and do damage property, should we stop people who rent having children as well.

Nobody should be entitled to have a pet or a child, they are living beings not property or toys.:(

Social housing often permits that their tenants keep a pet. In deprived parts of the country private landlords are far more open to tenants on benefits, pets and so on.

Some private landlords refuse children and pets in order to safeguard their investment/ nestegg/ pension.

Everyone should judge whether they are able to provide a suitable stable environment for a pet or for a baby at that time in their life and the near future as best they can, without a crystal ball.

I am child free by choice, for both selfish and selfless reasons. I would not have been the sort of mother a child deserves. If anyone is wondering I know exactly what I would have done had a surprise happened in recent years. Have a very long conversation with my sibling and their spouse.

Fire_Fox

pickledonionspaceraider wrote: »

How does one manage to rent, whilst being a cat owner?

Widen the search area, consider different types of properties?

Fiona_CW

I have rented 3 times with cats. Every time they have just put a clause in tenancy agreement saying that I am liable for cost of any damage caused by cats

Undervalued

iammumtoone wrote: »

Why should those who rent not be entitled to have a pet. Are we going to become a society where only those who can afford a mortgage are allowed to have pets.

I think "entitled" is an over used word these days. However if you are going to use it, why should a landlord not be "entitled" to say no pets on his property? It works both ways!

The house next door to me is rented out and I know the landlord quite well. He generally has a no pet rule, although he did give one long term, responsible and trusted tenant permission to have a cat. As far as I know he is fully entitled to make no pets a condition of renting his property.

charlotte1994

I would (as others have said) apply anyway and see if the LL will meet the cat. Get a reference, and say that they are free pest control. Our LL let us get a cat as it's an old property and was left in such a state that when I moved in there was a mouse nest in the boiler. I did what I could but they would still get in. We got our cat and no more mice!