Am I Allowed to keep my pets even hough im only allowed one in the subsidized housing? Can i get evicted? help

Question

I live in rent to geared income housing in toronto and i was wondering if anyone knows if they are aloud to say "no pets allowed" or limit you in how many pers you can have. Situation: I moved to rent to gfeared income housing and i signed a leas sayingonly one pet per unit. Due to the fact that it is befoe christmas and i got a badly abusd cat i am chosing to keep him. I know that they cant tell you that you cant have any pets casue the law was changed or that was never true somethign like that but i knwo that it is void by the http://www.ontariotenants.ca/law/act03.phtml#levitt74 . But im wondering if they can evict me for having two cats. Like if they inspected all of the units out of 84 at leas 20 of them have 2 pets or more. so like what do i do? My pets no one is allergic to on my floor as we all have cats or let them run i the halls. They arent noisy like dogs (one of the tenants has a relally small yappy loud dog whom barks at night and wakes people up. What do i do?

I dont think this is fair like i just got him and they have some stupid rule and like i am being told that if they try to charge me more rent or evict me i can fight it but what do i do?

Answer 1

According to what that says, If your extra cat causes any problems, you will have 7 days to correct the situation..then, if not corrected, it would go before the tribunal for a decision....So, as long as you don't make a fuss about having the extra, or make a neighbor really mad at you, I would think you would be safe.

Answer 2

Yes, they should. Firstly, pets have been proven to have a therapeutic value - they can keep people from becoming depressed, ease social anxiety, etc. That alone makes it worth it. Secondly, people who get public assistance get a certain amount the government considers appropriate, and can spend this as it best suits their needs. It mostly just covers the bare necessities, but there's a little bit "extra" in there - because ONLY food and shelter will not really sustain a person, and it'd be very bad for their health if they could not do anything for their mind/soul. Some chose to spend this on going out occasionally, some buy a few nice pieces of new clothing, some buy some art supplies, some buy alcohol - and some use this money to support a pet. (It's really not that expensive, baring veterinary emergencies.) Lastly, there are way to many homeless pets already. If those pets belonging to people on public assistance weren't owned by them, they'd most likely be in a shelter (thereby still being supported by public means), or they'd simply be put to sleep.

Answer 3

If your lease strickly states that there is a one pet limit or no pets allowed then yes they can evict you. Most states have that law to ptotect building owners from the damage that can be caused by pets and there claws. I am a building owner and even though I do allow more than one pet I have a size limit on fish tanks becuase of there sheer weight. The laws are in favor of the building owner and it is up to the building owner not the state or country. And being low income housing I am sure there is'nt a building owner except for the state/country that you live in. Best way is to contact your local town hall. Good Luck

Answer 4

any place you lease from, apt, houses, duplexes, etc can make a stipulation as to pets gender, size and weight, when the place come under new management, and they change the rules, you are aloud to keep your pets due to the fact that you were there first, i know this 1st hand, my 90 bld dog was ok till the new owners came in, but they couldnt kick us out because it was ok before hand of course they could have found other reasons
to evict us
cats are very quit, and if you dont advertise, then they probably wont know about the extra pet, if you complain about others animals, they are more likely to tell the landlord about yours.
live in peace and harmony, dont cause a fuss and you should be ok, of course, they do have the right to evict you, if they want, stay on there good terms.

Answer 5

check what your lease or housing contract says. or ask your landlords