Moving Out Please Help Me!!!!!!!!!

**catlover32648** · 01-28-2008, 10:16 PM

See the problem with me is that i dont work, im only 17 i live with my parents.. but my parents been living in that apartment for already 21 years, and I got my cats last year 2006 going to 07.. the owner used to see them because he lives downstairs,from me but never said nothing. So in jan 2008 he gives my mom a leash saying no pets?????????? can he do that???????????????? I didnt know he could do that... So now he wants me to take my cats out.. and i raised them i do not want to put them in a shelter nor give them awayy i rather live in the streets with if worst came to worst lol... but I am not giving them away.. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO LADIESS?? TO AVOID HIM ?? OR TAKE HIM TO COURT??? PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HELPPPPP

**Craftlady** · 01-28-2008, 10:24 PM

Unfortunately, landlords can say "no pets" or "limited number of pets".
You can offer to pay extra for the pets (pet deposit) to pay for any damages etc that may occur. He can take YOU to court for not following the rules. Kinda of hard to avoid someone that lives downstairs from you.

**rg_girlca** · 01-28-2008, 10:29 PM

I don't know much about the tenant/landlord law, but if he saw that you had cats last year and said nothing and it wasn't mentioned at all in the lease, "No Animals", then I don't see how he can all of a sudden, turn around and change the lease for this year. BUT, if it was stated in your lease "No Animals allowed", then unfortunately you have no case. What do your parents say about this?

Good luck and I wish you all the best.

**Karen** · 01-28-2008, 10:34 PM

Check any old leases your parents have. If there was no mention of "no pets" on previous leases, you have a case to argue for a grandfather clause, so that you could keep your currents pets, but get no more. This is certainly worth checking - for your parents, and they can go from there.