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When I lived in a rental house we hid our cat for a good year and a half and know one noticed. He even came over one time to clean out our filter.
Happy Bird, and others, you are very, very wrong about how much it costs to repair or replace damage done by pets. Just because your cats might be angels doesn't mean they all are. And, I'll bet you have had to do more than you claim here. If you have the money to support (food, litter, toys, and vet bills) all those cats, then you shouldn't be complaining.I am guilty of lying about the number of cats I have. Most cat friendly rentals are ok with one or two cats, but when I say I have 5, they look at me like I am crazy. Usually, I say we have 2 or sometimes 3 cats. 3 of my girls are old and mostly sleep and cause no damage anywhere. We always inform prospective landlords of the younger two, who are the ones most likely to get in trouble. I could have one cat or 20, and the litter boxes would still be spotless, everyone would be on flea preventative, the house vacuumed daily and any scratching damage fixed before moving.
As for pet rent, I think it is just trying to squeeze more money out of a tenant. I understand wanting a deposit for whatever carpet cleaning or fumigation the property owner decides to do, but to charge a fee for each pet monthly is just greedy.
In my case, claiming three cats at $10 apiece each month is an extra $360 a year, on top of a $400 pet deposit. There is no way my cats are capable of doing $760 worth of damage. And this is not even taking into account the one month's security deposit. I am certainly not throwing away another $240 by claiming the other 2. Besides, responsible pet owners fix any damage (such as ruined blinds) out of their own pocket. Unless they are annoyed about paying pet rent, that is.
Hey there! Welcome to TCS!
And then you inform them that you, too, will be declawed by cutting off all your fingertips to the first knuckle.