Back in October, we moved almost 2000 miles from PA to CO. I meticulously researched pet ownership laws in all the towns we were considering, and was 110% honest with all prospective landlords about our multiple cat situation.
We found a place that was a lot like paradise. The landlord was ok with our cats and all seemed to be fine. Then, on Christmas Eve, he called to tell me that his father (our nearest neighbor, 1 mile away) who has leukemia, was upset because he had read somewhere that cat litter was toxic to leukemia patients and he wanted us off the property in a month. Needless to say, I balked, and tried to figure out a mutually satisfying outcome. I offered to truck all our litter down the mountain to a public dump at my own expense, rather than using the communal "dump" on the site. That was not acceptable to him. His father is the actual owner of the property, and he is not budging an inch that we need to leave. He also told us that he spoke with animal control and was told that the maximum number of cats allowed in Boulder is 7 per house; I called animal control and spoke to the program manager, who told me there was no such law, and that the information I'd gathered before moving was correct, Boulder has no limit on the number of cats per house. So my landlord either is lying or someone gave him false information.
We have a lease that says our cats are ok at the house, signed by the landlord, as well as copies of all my emails back and forth with him in which it's quite clear he knows about the cats and is fine with them. The lease is not up until November 2006.
I am ready and willing to fight for our rights as per the lease, but I am also looking elsewhere for a new home for us. I know this is not going to happen easily or quickly. I placed a "housing wanted" ad on craigslist last week, explaining our situation and detailing what we hoped to find in a rental. We have numerous positive references for ourselves and our cats, and the current landlord has also offered to write a letter of recommendation for us.
Well, I just received an email from someone renting a place in downtown Boulder. She wrote telling me that she has forwarded my ad to Animal Control as I am obviously a hoarder, and went on to tell me that I needed a psychiatric exam!!!!
I googled her name and found out she is a rabid member of PETA and has been arrested before for "animal activism" so I don't doubt that she will follow through on her threat.
Sorry, I just needed to vent. Here I thought life was going just wonderfully for a change, after a few years of hell. I guess I was mistaken!
We found a place that was a lot like paradise. The landlord was ok with our cats and all seemed to be fine. Then, on Christmas Eve, he called to tell me that his father (our nearest neighbor, 1 mile away) who has leukemia, was upset because he had read somewhere that cat litter was toxic to leukemia patients and he wanted us off the property in a month. Needless to say, I balked, and tried to figure out a mutually satisfying outcome. I offered to truck all our litter down the mountain to a public dump at my own expense, rather than using the communal "dump" on the site. That was not acceptable to him. His father is the actual owner of the property, and he is not budging an inch that we need to leave. He also told us that he spoke with animal control and was told that the maximum number of cats allowed in Boulder is 7 per house; I called animal control and spoke to the program manager, who told me there was no such law, and that the information I'd gathered before moving was correct, Boulder has no limit on the number of cats per house. So my landlord either is lying or someone gave him false information.
We have a lease that says our cats are ok at the house, signed by the landlord, as well as copies of all my emails back and forth with him in which it's quite clear he knows about the cats and is fine with them. The lease is not up until November 2006.
I am ready and willing to fight for our rights as per the lease, but I am also looking elsewhere for a new home for us. I know this is not going to happen easily or quickly. I placed a "housing wanted" ad on craigslist last week, explaining our situation and detailing what we hoped to find in a rental. We have numerous positive references for ourselves and our cats, and the current landlord has also offered to write a letter of recommendation for us.
Well, I just received an email from someone renting a place in downtown Boulder. She wrote telling me that she has forwarded my ad to Animal Control as I am obviously a hoarder, and went on to tell me that I needed a psychiatric exam!!!!
Sorry, I just needed to vent. Here I thought life was going just wonderfully for a change, after a few years of hell. I guess I was mistaken!
