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A couple months ago, my neighbors and I noticed a very young adult cat hanging around the alleys on our block and were able, with the help of food, to get close enough to see he had no collar, no eartip, was not neutered, and was out at any and all hours. I volunteer with TNR at the local shelter, and I was able to trap him. Someone claimed him out of stray hold the next morning, and a day later at most he was out wandering again - at least after this he was neutered and wearing a collar, but his name and phone number were written on it in ballpoint pen and already illegible. The neutering part is absolutely great, but he's now seemingly decided my rowhouse is his home. The upstairs neighbors have a young son who loves him and whom he loves. They play and snuggle together on their front porch. He visits my own cats through the ground-floor screen door and windows and is quickly becoming best buddies with them. He and my cats will be hanging out at the window late at night when I go to sleep and he'll be waiting again when I leave for work at 6 AM. If I open the door too far, he walks right in. Other than the food back while trying to trap him, I've been sure to try not to feed him, although I do give him a few pets when he runs up to me on the street. I am actively trying not to entice him over to our place, but every day he's here more and more. I already have two cats and am definitely not looking for another. Also, it's going to get colder soon, and I don't know if his owners ever let him inside or not - I could build an outdoor shelter under our front stairs, but if he already has a place to go inside, that would just be more unnecessary incentive for him to leave his home. There are really not any outdoor/feral cats in the neighborhood, so he's kind of all of our first experience with this situation. Anyone have any advice/