I'm with Jenn.......it is not worth the risk to lie in my opinion. I remember a thread a long time ago where people talked about what had happened to them when they got caught with pets in the apartment that weren't allowed. It was enough to scare anyone. Besides, when you need maintenance to be done on your apartment, and you're at work and they see more cats than they should be seeing, they will nail you. Plus, if it were me, I would live in dread and guilt of being found out. I did that one time, right after I got out of college and I had a cat and I wasn't supposed to. Well she gave it away by lying in the window every day while I was at work. One old lady who was a real stickler for the rules told me that she saw my cat in the window. Thankfully, she didn't turn me in, but she certainly could have because as a renter, I was not allowed to have a pet at all.

Have you considered a rental house, Donna, rather than an apartment? Sometimes those are more lenient because you're more than likely dealing with the owner, not some huge, nationwide property management company. To me, I would pursue any other avenue possible than lie or be forced to find new homes for some of my crew.

Just my opinion.
Best intentions.
Logan