Cattiness

[minouette]

SO the landlady emails to know when I'm going to remove my cat because her cat has started peeing all over. While that must really suck for her, legally it's her problem. I'm allowed a pet under the Landlord-Tenant Act, regardless of what she wrote in the lease, just like I am to be paid 6% interest on my last months rent deposit, even if that's

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don't fall for her sh*t

[blythechild]

I think that "my cat is spraying, so get rid of yours" is pure bullshit: she's a control freak and is ticked that you flouted one of her many rent conditions (which, as you know, isn't legal). If her cat hasn't seen Min and has no interaction with Min, I fail to see how ANY of her cat's damned fussy behaviour is ANY of your business.

While it would be nice to have a good relationship with one's landlord (what a dream!), it's never happened to me,personally, or to ANYONE that I know. Just keep paying the rent and keeping to the letter of the Tenant Act, and let her deal with it. It may not be pleasant at first, but neither is a forced eviction process, and it's in HER best interests, both financially and in terms of spent effort, to keep you.

It'll blow over. Try to relax a bit.

Re: don't fall for her sh*t

[minouette]

Thanks B. Last night she was by the place because she made the carpet cleaners return since she was unsatisfied and wanted to disconnect the dishwasher (it died) in preparation for the new one. I helped her disconnect the dishwasher and I cleared out my 2nd room for the carpet cleaners graciously, if I do say so myself. She said she would help move stuff in the 2nd room, but she was busy trying to get the water out of the broken dishwasher. I think she was impressed that

or try and get her on your side...

[faunalia]

definately get her head around the idea that while the cat was "supposed" to go with yer ex, he's rather unstable right now and you can't imagine him being able to take said cat in the foreseable future...and that you are VERY attached to the cat and have been through a fair bit emotionally yourself - therefore a solution must be found that does not involve you either moving or getting rid of the cat. perhaps blocking acess for her cat to the 3rd flr door would help. the "feliway" stuff sounds neat. is there anything you can do to help? could the door have a temprary seal applied to make an odor/noise barrier? (does her cat start to pee if an outdoor cat is on the porch?!!!) while i doubt she would try to evict you (as B. said, it's not necessarily worth the hassel for her and might be tricky for her legally) it IS better if you can avoid animosity

Re: or try and get her on your side...

[minouette]

Actually she mentioned, while signing the lease that she used to have 2 cats and cat #1 sprayed when #2 arrived, so she got rid of #2. But if she actually talks to me about the cat, rather than hiding behind email, I will take your suggested tact. From what I read, while it is not unlikely that Minny is stressing her cat, it isn't "proven" and there could be any number of causes and she should talk to her vet. It's possible her cat just needs to be properly introduced to Minouette. But it is pretty extreme to start pissing because there is another cat in an inaccessible part of the same building. Her cat didn't seem that high strung... There is a window on the door to her part of the house will a blind, but a full curtain might help, as would removing the stupid cat toy she leaves at the top of the stairs! Cat noses can smell cats a block away apparently, so I don't think I can disguise Minny's smell.