Well, DNova, I was going to lay low on this thread because I felt like I may have weighed in a little too heavily on your previous question, but I have to agree with Chuck and Aly on this one. The fact that you are fostering is actually a worse situation than if you owned your kitties. First of all, a large portion of fosters have socialization issues, and you may be making that worse if you're constantly having to hide them (confining them to a crate or a closet or shuffling them off to a friend's on the days the pest control is coming, etc). Also, if you foster under the auspices of an organized group, you would not likely be accepted as a foster parent unless you can show proof that you have permission from your landlord. Plus, like I mentioned before, if Florida leases are anything like Texas leases, the fact that you do not "own" the pet makes absolutely no difference, legally. The pet can still be gone in 24 hours, whether by you voluntarily or by the management forcefully. And that could serve to further traumatize a cat that has probably already had its share of traumas. Further, the management would be taking it to the pound, where it would likely be destroyed, and then all your efforts would have been for naught.

I think Chuck and Aly have the best advice - there's so much work to be done for all the helpless little guys, there's lots you could do that will allow you to get a headbutt here and give a scritchie there while giving comfort to a comfortless creature. I know it's not the same, and I really feel for you (I've been there), but it will be the best compromise until you graduate and have more discretion on where you live.