Went apartment hunting today...

[Catty1]

AWWWWW! Well, I hope you tell the ladies at the apt who are so nice...that the apt could be paid for for an entire year.

Heck - you could sign a statement saying you would be the tenant for a year...a legal doc that...what a DORK!

Can you appeal? Maybe if this lady met you in person she would feel differently?

AW hon! At least you can afford it...and it might encourage Cat Piles to rival Gary's?

Sorry to be flip...just trying to make you smile!

HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS!

[moosmom]

Catty1,

I asked her if it would make a difference if my rent was paid for the entire year and she said no, that wouldn't prevent me from leaving and allowing someone else to stay there.

I've already met her in person on Friday. I'm going up there this morning and talk to them. What's weird is when I told them my credit wasn't that good, she asked me if I had a co-signer, which I do. I don't know what could've possibly changed between Friday and now.

The only way to get hold of these people is to go there in person (45 minutes away), as they get TONS of phone calls and I always get the answering machine.

I'm trying to keep a positive outlook right now, as it's not as bad as it could be. My address could've wound up at 6EZP48 (my license plate #). So the other place is small. At least it's a roof over my cats and mine heads.

Oh Catmandu, be prepared for kitty pile up contests!!!

Thanks for being flip, Catty1. I love ya!!!

[jenluckenbach]

DRAT! DRAT! DRAT!!!!!!!! I was so hoping this would work for you. But the smaller appartment will work, I promise. Home is where the cats are even if it is the size of a shoe box.

Maybe with your 1st month's saving of $120 you can find a good used refridgerator for sale somewhere.

[ramanth]

Aw man!

While I realize a smaller apartment and fridge is not ideal, it is at least a roof over you and the kitties heads.

Perhaps in this case, actions speak louder than words. By being a good tenant and proof that it is YOU living in the apartment and you're not sub-letting or just plain letting someone else stay there, then perhaps they would be more willing to bump you up to the larger place.

I agree that talking face to face would be best in this situation. Hope everything works out!

[Catty1]

Ramnth - good point.

If you take the small one - no reason you can't upgrade to a larger apt once your "probation" is over. And you'll have a chance to put away a couple more bucks, maybe.

The tiny place is not forever.

HUGS!

Good luck at the office.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I know how hard it is to find afforadable pet-friendly rentals. Keep looking, I'm sure there is something else out there!!

Have you searched ads for sharing houses? Many of those allow pets. Also, this is just what I've found out in my experience, but private rentals (ie landlord) are a lot better at negotiating. Rental companies have stupid policies (like not allowing you to live there even if you pay all the rent in advance ) that many landlords are willing to negotiate.

When we moved to Denver our place was a pit, we moved out and lived in campgrounds until we found a suitable place. It actually only took us a week, but I found it by calling everywhere. I usually started the conversation by "do you allow pets?" If they said yes, I played us up, we are such good tenants blah blah blah and THEN I would see the place, usually by that time they liked us, THEN I would say how many pets we had (oh, by the way, we have 3 very well behaved dogs and 1 small cat).

I think if you keep looking you might be able to find something else, and even if you have to take the small efficiency, well at least you get to stay with your wonderful kitty cats.

Sorry for such a long winded response.

[Zippy]

That is great you found an apt.like everone said when you are living in the small apt.be the best tenent(sp?)you can be and they could bump you up on the list of the big apt.I know about trying to find apt that take pets it is a nightmare.