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I have read the article that you linked to and find nothing that says that landlords couldnt do that. I do know that where I live we are required to have inspections of our apts every 2 weeks, if you have a cat- no dogs allowed( it has to be oked by staff at the center and most clients cant ) you put down a $300 deposit and it has to be declawed. You also have to have proof of all vet visits, shots and declawing. Cats have to stay in your apt. and cant be allowed in the common area. No outside cats. Mia is my therapy cat. She helps with my illness (biploar 1 also known as manic deppression). She makes me keep going even when I am severely depressed because I have to get up and take care of her. She takes care of me too, she is a great comforter.Originally Posted by Kattiekitty
I was looking on line about the land lord requiring declawing, as I have encountered it when looking( looked elsewhere after that) but I know others can't. I found this site http://support.mspca.org/site/PageSe...ousing_Program. They say that "The MAPCAâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s Pets in Housing Program
"Declawing of cats can not be required by management. As the pet owner is fully liable for all destruction of property, management should not anticipate the possibility of damage and request this very painful procedure."
Basically any damage your cat does scratching, which would most likely be just carpet damage, would be the responsibility of the tenant. That is why most apartments or rentals require a pet deposit. I think requiring declawing is drawing the line. What else are the going to require? Debarking because a dog barks too much, removing teeth because a dog has the potential to chew? That is what I don't understand. If an apartment wants to play that game, they should just say no pets and be done with it. It won't break my heart to move on in my apartment search, but it will break my heart to mutilate my cat needlessly, for some compliance issue. I just believe that an apartment that requires you to do that, is going to give you more issues in the long run.
I wish I didnt have to declaw Mia but I had no choice. The majority of the furniture in my apartment came with the apt. All brand new and I had no choice as to use it or not. It is a state run facility for chronically mentally ill. There are 16 appts in the building, a common area and someone in the office at all times. I even was required to have a person lined up to take care of Mia if something happened to me such as hospitalization or whatnot (not a bad thing). It had to be documented.
My illness has been under control sence I have lived here, better than it has for several years so I'm not leaving due to their rules. As I said earlier I have a blood disorder that had to be considered too.