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I haven't read all the replies so I may be repeating something someone else said..but...have you called the police and made a formal complaint about the drug us? Have you complained to the landlord? Not only verbally, but in writing as well regarding the same issue?
It doesn't seem fair that you've been renting with 3 cats and now have to get rid of one...I would think they would 'grandfather' the third cat in. The only you can do is try and work with the office in that regard. And call the police everytime you see drug activity...the police will get sick and tired of coming out and may end up fining the complex for so many calls. ( that's how it works in my city) Also, they fine for noise complaints as well. Good luck..you are in a hard spot and I hope you find some answers.
The point is, it is obviously an unsafe environment for the OP's child -- why is being evicted for having a third "therapy" cat the main issue here?
Had you read the original post the OP indicated why she was living where she is at the present time. Consider yourself lucky not to be facing living in a dangerous complex. Not everyone has that luxury.
Had you read the original post the OP indicated why she was living where she is at the present time. Consider yourself lucky not to be facing living in a dangerous complex. Not everyone has that luxury.
You mean her "disability" or because "it's hard to find a place that allows 3 cats"??
Forget making the comparisons between cats and criminals. In your landlord's mind their is no comparison and you are just wasting your time and energy with this argument.
If there are still tennats forcing eviction for having too many cats, consider this: I was in a similar position in which the new landlord wanted all the incumbent tennants to pay a pet fee for their cats who had been their for years. All the tennants got together and told the landlord they had been good, responsible pet owners and the former landlord could vouch for them.
Then came the big guns; they told the landlord they would leave before they would pay the rent. The landlord would stand to lose at least five tennants in an 11 apartment at once. He couldn't afford that so he withdrew the demand grandfathered the present cat owners into the new rental contracts as not having to pay the deposit.
I don't know your exact situation but maybe you could employ similar tactics. First and formost though, become familiar with your legal rights as a tennant in your city.
If the place was that unsafe for children, DCF would've removed all the children from the complex What a moron.
Never did I say that there is some sort of toxic sludge running down this person's walls requiring the apartment being condemned.. the OP keeps saying there are drug abusers, aggressive neighbors, carbon monoxide poisoning, etc. etc. and yet her main concern is an extra cat, not the safety of the 8 yo.
Not my business, I guess, but you come on here complaining of horrible conditions and make a point to say you have an 8 yo yet are concerned about being evicted for a third cat.
Priorities.
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What a moron.