Apartment Complex *requiring* all cats be declawed - Help!

[jennielynn1970]

It's crappy, but I know here in PA, tenants really don't have many rights at all. The landlord or the management company can really require almost anything of their tenants if they are signing new leases, or if the old ones expire and new ones are required.

Basically I think it comes down to, if you want to live there, you have to abide by their rules and management styles. We have apartment complexes around here that don't allow children, so I can see where they can say "no kittens/puppies" or whatever else their silly little minds come up with.

If it were me, I'd be moving and finding a new place to reside. You can fight it, but how much will it cost you to fight it?? And then what if they decide to not renew you lease anyway, and they give some other frivolous reason for not doing so? They can do those types of things, and it sucks.

[Catty1]

I'd also say move, but not before bringing the petition together, and bringing the media into this!

It might help a lot more pets - because if more buildings do this, then where will everyone move in the future???

HUGS and go get 'em!

[G535]

I'd move too.

Declawing is barbaric and has been illegal down here (Australia) for years.

[LaRana]

I thought I would post an update.

I spoke to the apartment complex manager a couple months back, and they told me they couldn't do anything about it. They gave me a complaint form to send back to the management company in California, and sent me on my merry little way.

Well, my lease expires at the end of February, so I went into the office to talk to them about my leasing options. I explained that I absolutely would not be renewing my lease if they expected me to declaw my cat. The girl said that they didn't have a policy on cat declawing and they never did. I was completely stunned at the conflicting information. I showed her things in writing that they had sent me saying such, and she was shocked.

Bottom line, my cat isn't being declawed (never will be), they aren't requiring it anymore, but I'm still unsure if I'll be renewing my lease for reasons that are unrelated to this post.

[Medusa]

I thought I would post an update.

I spoke to the apartment complex manager a couple months back, and they told me they couldn't do anything about it. They gave me a complaint form to send back to the management company in California, and sent me on my merry little way.

Well, my lease expires at the end of February, so I went into the office to talk to them about my leasing options. I explained that I absolutely would not be renewing my lease if they expected me to declaw my cat. The girl said that they didn't have a policy on cat declawing and they never did. I was completely stunned at the conflicting information. I showed her things in writing that they had sent me saying such, and she was shocked.

Bottom line, my cat isn't being declawed (never will be), they aren't requiring it anymore, but I'm still unsure if I'll be renewing my lease for reasons that are unrelated to this post.

Well, this is great news! Your kitty will be safe from declawing and the stress you were under is gone. Congrats! I wish you well in your new home if you do decide to move for other reasons.

[Randy_K]

What is the name of the new management company and where in California?

[MoonandBean]

Amazing how the right side of their brain doesn't know what the left side is doing.....Sounds like a screwy management. I'm glad their lack of communication will benefit the cats (and their toes!)

Thanks for the update