Hello Everybody,
I moved into an apartment as a smoker with 2 cats. This is an absentee landlord situaiton. The agent did a check on me, interviewed me, was told I had pets and smoked. I was accepted. The landlord doesnt speak english so we have his neice as liason. She was fully aware I had 2 cats when i moved in. She was also advised after the upstairs apartment was broken into that I got a dog. I have also taken in one more cat 18 months ago. The people upstairs have a dog. We lived together amicably until last summer when i became ill, was hosptialized, and had a slow recovery. I was remiss in some cleaning briefly, but since then have even gotten better then before i was ill. For 6 months upstairs harrased me about odors. They never went to the laiason. In fact the liaison was unaware that the people upstairs were not the ones she thought but rather the daughter, grandson and boyfriend of the tenenats she thought were up their. One has a criminal record and history of loudness, agression and assault. The upstairs tenants dog goes out without a leash and does business on neighbors laws but they are too afraid to say anything. In 10 years neither the landlord or any representative have been to the residence they rent out. My apartment is a legal one. ON 5/14 I called the police on the upstairs tenant who was, at 1am, verbally harrasing me and threatening me. I have a report on file. On 5/15 the Dept of Mental Health and Hygeine call center took a report of animal waste and urine that put health at risk. This situaiton doesnt exsist. The upstairs people go on about odors, but my home does not smell. I had to involve the liason. Today her husband called me to told me the owner, the uncle, didnt want pets in the first place and now he wants to make it a "no pets" home. I am appaled. I was allowed rental with pets, have been there 11 years, was open about it, cared for them well, and, except for a few months kept up with the needs of the pets with respect to a good home environment. The carpet was there when i moved in and who knows how old it was - it was thought this could be a contributor to the problem and has been replaced. Now, prior to my moving in the people upstairs - the tenants prior to the ones there now, had cats, dog, smokers and children and lived their many years. the ones that moved in after them got a dog AFTER them moved in as well. I believe the landlord doesnt have the right to demand i get rid of my pets, or make me move because i will not give them up. Am i right? What can I do to ensure that I do not have to give them up or move. Also I am hoping the people upstairs move, as the landlord said they may, because one of them is dangerous.
I moved into an apartment as a smoker with 2 cats. This is an absentee landlord situaiton. The agent did a check on me, interviewed me, was told I had pets and smoked. I was accepted. The landlord doesnt speak english so we have his neice as liason. She was fully aware I had 2 cats when i moved in. She was also advised after the upstairs apartment was broken into that I got a dog. I have also taken in one more cat 18 months ago. The people upstairs have a dog. We lived together amicably until last summer when i became ill, was hosptialized, and had a slow recovery. I was remiss in some cleaning briefly, but since then have even gotten better then before i was ill. For 6 months upstairs harrased me about odors. They never went to the laiason. In fact the liaison was unaware that the people upstairs were not the ones she thought but rather the daughter, grandson and boyfriend of the tenenats she thought were up their. One has a criminal record and history of loudness, agression and assault. The upstairs tenants dog goes out without a leash and does business on neighbors laws but they are too afraid to say anything. In 10 years neither the landlord or any representative have been to the residence they rent out. My apartment is a legal one. ON 5/14 I called the police on the upstairs tenant who was, at 1am, verbally harrasing me and threatening me. I have a report on file. On 5/15 the Dept of Mental Health and Hygeine call center took a report of animal waste and urine that put health at risk. This situaiton doesnt exsist. The upstairs people go on about odors, but my home does not smell. I had to involve the liason. Today her husband called me to told me the owner, the uncle, didnt want pets in the first place and now he wants to make it a "no pets" home. I am appaled. I was allowed rental with pets, have been there 11 years, was open about it, cared for them well, and, except for a few months kept up with the needs of the pets with respect to a good home environment. The carpet was there when i moved in and who knows how old it was - it was thought this could be a contributor to the problem and has been replaced. Now, prior to my moving in the people upstairs - the tenants prior to the ones there now, had cats, dog, smokers and children and lived their many years. the ones that moved in after them got a dog AFTER them moved in as well. I believe the landlord doesnt have the right to demand i get rid of my pets, or make me move because i will not give them up. Am i right? What can I do to ensure that I do not have to give them up or move. Also I am hoping the people upstairs move, as the landlord said they may, because one of them is dangerous.
