I live in Austin, Texas at a "luxury" apartment complex on the south side of town. About 4 months ago, a new property management group named Management Support took over. They have issued a few outlandish requirements about pets. 1) no kittens allowed. 2) ALL cats must be declawed. 3) all cats must be spayed (and it is assumed that they also mean neutered).
I have a 5 & 1/2 year old Bengal cat who has been neutered but not declawed. Obviously the only issue I have is with #2. I have lived at this apartment complex for almost 2 years now, and my lease expires at the end of January. I have a contract with the previous property management, so they cannot enforce these rules on me - until I try to renew my lease. I have loved living at my apartment complex, and would be willing to renew if the price was right and if my cat could retain his claws. I absolutely refuse to declaw my cat in order to maintain residency here. My cat has never destroyed carpet or furniture. He uses his scratchpost like a good boy. This "zero tolerance" policy is wrong on so many levels and are really pointless to discuss. That is not the purpose of this post.
I have tried talking to the management at the office, and their hands are tied. The only alternative they have provided me is a complaint form to send to the management company's main headquarters in California. Before I send the form back, I was curious to see if anyone else has encountered this issue and if they know of any good resources to help me fight the good fight. Ideally, I would like to see this property management company change their policy. I would hate to see someone get bullied into spending extra money on a completely unnecessary and inhumane procedure for their cat.
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