The apartment I am looking into allows pets, but they charge outrageous deposits and extra rent per month. I have two cats. I am wondering if when I sign the lease I say I don't have pets to avoid paying the deposit and extra rent. It's an apartment complex run by a corporation so the only people coming into my apartment will be maintenance and how are they supposed to know I said I don't have pets on my lease? Will this work? Anyone get away with it before?|||It's better to come clean and pay the deposit and higher rent. You will sleep better at night knowing you're doing the right thing. As long as your cats don't wreck the apartment, you should get your deposit back. Also, if you look into other apartments that don't charge the higher rent, they probably are not as nice because they don't care. Good luck!|||i know it's against the law for them to forbid you having pets in an apartment (at least in ontario), they can't discriminate against that. As far a charging you extra, i'm really not sure..you could always call your local board for that kind of stuff. sorry i couldn't be much help.
but if they're charging you a deposit, you'll probably get it back as it's just security for them. Sounds like they've been screwed over huge in the past.|||I am in that current situation right now:I live in a apartment ran by the biggest rental company in the US (safeco) and they charged $350 rent deposit (non refundable) and a $10/per cat per month. My cat is very good so as long and she's not scratching the screen or pissing the carpet (permanment marks that they will see when I move out) then I'm content with my situation. And maintenance doesn't come in unless I call them. So in your situation you should be ok. Yes I feel a bit guilty but the money is to cover any damages. My cat is damaging so I'm ok. They also require me to have my cat spaded and declawed. I'm not too big on declawing but she is getting spaded . .
so it's up to you. Just be careful when they're showing your apartment a few months before your lease ends. I suggest you take your cat to a friend's for the time being.|||I am a manager in a complex that is run by a large company. We charge a large deposit for pets, but no pet rent. You will get caught. In this business it is kind of like being a parent, you pick your battles. If we have someone who is being a pain in our butts and causing other problems we will make sure they pay the deposits or get rid of the animal. If you are quiet and don't have neighbor issues, pay your rent on time..that kind of thing you will probably get away with it. Cats end up making the most damage though. They often spray or urinate on the carpet. I have seen carpets shredded from claws and I can only remember one apartment that had a cat where we didn't have to replace blinds in them because cats want to be in the windows. These are the reasons deposits are charged. Be prepared to pay for all the damage your cats do to the apartment. I can get very expensive especially if you have new carpet in your place.
Good luck no matter what you choose to do.
On a a side note to the post above mine. In Washington state (that is where I work) we can not charge a pet deposit or pet rent or any other fees for sevice animals. They are then not "pets". You would still have to pay for damage when you move out and follow the same policies like picking up after them if they use the outside for bathroom purposes.|||Cats like to sit in windows. Someone will see them. i live in an apartment I hid my last cat for 4 months but then had to get rid of her because she tried to get formula out of my baby's mouth-scary. When we tried to have a puppy i paid 1/2 of the $100 deposite...turns out the puppy was way too much to handle eating electric cords peeing on the carpet and getting into the garbage. So we gave her to a loving family with 2 girls who spoil her rotten and she has all the space to run that she needs on their farm.
about 6 weeks ago i found a kitten at a yard sale. he was so sweet and cute i just had to have him. I havent said anything to the apartment manager about him. But i'm just buying time till i have the other $50 to hand her.
If you get caught with the cats....
You could lie and say you cat sat for a relative a couple days here and there and now you've been asked to keep them full time. This will cover your bases you dont want to say "i just got them a week ago" because someone may have reported you 2 months ago you see?
So if the cats were in a window and you were reported, you can say it was probably on a week you were kitty sitting.
I hate lying but if it keeps you from getting evicted, go for it.
Maybe you should look for an apartment that allows pets to resolve problems.|||You might be able to sneak a dog into the apartment, but 2 cats? Cats have a smell that is unmistakeable. You lose your deposit if you get caught, not to mention have to pay for any repairs the animals might cause. If you plan on living in an apartment for the next 7 years or so, then go for it. Because if you do get caught, the landlord can and probably will report it on your credit report, and make it very difficult for you to buy a home in the future.|||I've gotten away with it before, but in the long run, it's probably best to just pay the pet deposit unless you don't care about losing your security and cleaning deposit. There is naturally going to be a certain amount of damage done to an apartment where pets have lived, so I think the corporation is just making sure they have enough money to repair that damage. Also, cats do kinda stink, even if they are well bathed and groomed, there is no accounting for the freshness of the litter box. However, if your cats are well behaved, consider paying the deposit money that will be coming back to you!
Have you considered asking for a payment plan concerning the payment of the pet deposit? They might be willing to work with you on it.
Otherwise, if you get caught with the cats I don't think they can evict you on the spot. They either have to give you a -day notice to quit to terminate your lease contract or demand that you pay the pet deposit. (If you refuse to pay the deposit after the cats have been discovered in your apartment, then you will definitely have your lease terminated.)
The only other thing I can think of to tell you to do if you really love the cats, and need some sort of excuse for having them in your home is to go to your doctor and have them medically prescribed for you. My husband and I have prescriptions for pet therapy allowing us to have a pet at all times no matter where we live. They are considered to be a helper animal (like a seeing eye dog for the blind, and so forth) and if you are able to obtain a prescription for your pets they cannot discriminate against you for having them in your apartment. But, again I do believe they can require you to pay the pet deposit, even in this situation.
Good luck.|||well, are you willing to risk getting evicted and having a hard time ever finding a place to live?|||:) I did it. I didn't get caught but they did find out after I moved out. Like someone said before, once you move out they will run a black light and cats and dogs leave traces of urine and destroy blinds and they will have to replace all of that--hence the extra money your fork out. I didn't get charged but I think I was just lucky and a good tenant. and I was a rebel. They should change that stuff anyways! LOL|||There is always a nosy neighbor in every town who will report anyone breaking rules. Sometimes the maintenance people will report you too.
Better to be honest, than lose your apartment later over a lie.|||At first me and my boyfriend never put our cats on the lease. No one ever checked the apartment to see if we did. This was maybe 6 months before we put them on the lease. I would guess you would be ok.|||I wouldn't risk it if I were you; many people in our area end up giving their cats to the humane society because their landlords don't allow them or because they were caught with cats yet they did not have the money to pay the extra deposit. I've also known someone to be evicted by their landlord for lieing about the number of cats they had! It is better to be upfront and not risk your little fur balls than it is to lie and hope nothing bad happens to them (or you).|||I would ask first -if you have to pay extra rent $$. In most apartments you don't (for cats only).
They'll give you a sticker to paste on your window, to let the maintenance guys know that you have pets, %26amp; PAID for a deposit. (( Sometimes, the maintenance guys don't care... but don't always rely on anyone being a "friend" or being "nice about it"...))
Do be aware that if you get caught with pets (and w/o paying the deposit) you are in violation of your lease , and they may even kick you out - and on top of that FINE you! So, it does suck that you have to pay a deposit (believe me, as a pet parent I know) but, it might cost you more $$ in the future!
If you don't have the $$ upfront - let management know, they might work with you, as far as making payments (to pay off the pet deposit)- My management worked with me. Just ask!!!|||We have gotten away with it many times, but u never know. If ur willing to risk it then go for it.|||You can only hide two cats for so long. Sooner or later
someone is going to notice, and report you.|||Hi There
That is a tough one you really need to think it threw as if you do get caught you can get thrown out on your hiney or they can charge you all the back rent you may owe for having them
You could have a neighbor who might turn you in seeing them in a window sunning themselves
There are allot of ways people could find out and then turn you in so you cannot really get away with it for to long You really need to be so very careful
Honesty is the best policy|||If you get caught, you could always say you got the cats after you signed the lease.|||say you only have one cat
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