we just found a cat a couple of days ago. our lease says we can not harbor any animals without thier permssion and a 250 deposit..anyway, I was just wondering what course of action would a landlord take if we didnt get rid of the cat? would they break our lease? we live in ohio.
2006-10-11 02:57:34 · 12 answers · asked by Alisha S 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Well I dont know about OH, I live in FL. But, I will say this a lease is a contract and if you break it you take responsibility for it. I had a cat and tried to hide it from my apt complex. They found out and while they could have evicted me (it takes like a month) they just told me to pay the deposit. ($400 non refundable, yeah OUCH!) I asked them to give me some time to get the money together and they mentioned a payment plan. It took me like 2 weeks or so and I gave them the money. If you live in a complex that is company owned, you may not be able to do much. Unless the property manager is very nice (mine was NOT). If you live in a privately owed complex then you maybe able to reason with the person. If you know they are a jerk then maybe you'll just have to give up the bucks. (Sorry) I tried hiding my cat with window treatments but cats like to see outside so sort of boarding the windows or painting them black not to much you can do. If you know they are coming in to check on something or fix something then I would put the cat at a friends house. I only got away with this stuff for like 4 months. Good luck!! >^..^<
2006-10-11 03:09:39 · answer #1 · answered by KittyKattsMeow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible that you could be evicted for violating the terms of your lease. A nice landlord will instruct you to either get rid of the cat or pay the deposit. Try to keep the animal's best interests at heart and either pay up or find the cat a good home. You'll easily resolve the situation or find a new place to live. That cat may not. Don't let anything bad happen to an innocent animal.
2006-10-11 03:01:17 · answer #2 · answered by missisabellea 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on your landlord. Though I live in IL. and when I lived in apartments which all stated no pets. The first landlord did nothing he bitched a lot when he first found out, but other than that he realized it wasn't hurting the place so let it be.
But in the other apartment as soon as they found out I had a cat they upped my rent an extra $10.00 a month and then a year later realized I had two cats and upped it another $10.00, but I was able to keep them. Boy you should have seen his face though when we moved and he came to give us our deposit back and realized we had three cats, lol!! So it really just depneds on them, they can if they want terminate your lease, but let's hope their not jerks like that. Good Luck congrats on your new family addition.
2006-10-11 03:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by MOVING 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You generally get 3 days to come up with payment if the landlord wants to do this - Called a writ to cure. If you do not honor the writ, depending on what state you live in and your terms, you will be served an eviction notice usually for 15-30 days to vacate the premises. It would be much in your interest to work out a payment plan. Court ordered evictions can and often do show up on your credit.
2006-10-11 03:28:17 · answer #4 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is in your lease then the landlord can have you evicted. 30 days notice is what is required in N.J., and you are still responsible for the balance of the money owed on the lease... you are viloating a legal contract. Pay the deposit or get rid of the cat, it's that simple.
2006-10-11 03:01:20 · answer #5 · answered by Paul A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did the same thing and got nasty notes that we were going to be sent to court to get the full amount of the lease and kicked out if we didn't pay the deposit. We set up a payment plan to pay off the deposit (it is $400 for one cat) and all is good in the world. The best bet is to pay it.
2006-10-11 03:00:00 · answer #6 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Much depends on the landlord, of course, but it sounds as if they have a right to evict you under the lease agreement.
You need to ask yourself just how much you like this cat.
2006-10-11 02:59:47 · answer #7 · answered by DidacticRogue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are breaking the lease agreement, the landlord has the right to evict you. Specific laws about how much time he must give you to comply before eviction depends on your state or what was specifically written in the lease.
2006-10-11 02:59:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you asked for permission and been denied?
No landlord can just evict you for "breaking the lease" without first giving you the opportunity to correct the situation, assuming they even withheld their consent to begin with.
If you want to keep the cat, ask for permission and make payment arrangements for the pet deposit.
2006-10-11 05:49:31 · answer #9 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be evicted. Also, if the place smells of cat or has any damage that goes beyond what you paid a deposit for, he can take you to court over that too.
2006-10-11 03:08:17 · answer #10 · answered by nite_raideress 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋