Temporary Foster Home Needed- NY/surrounding

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Aly & Sparky

Aly & Sparky

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I recently had to let a worker into my apartment because of a problem with the ceiling.

We have been treating Moonie (Sparky's mom) for diabetes, and while we are trying to regulate her she has been peeing outside of the box alot (like 3 times a day). While we mop it up each time, after a month of this the smell kind of lingers, and there's a black stain on our wood floors in one spot .

So the maintenance worker come in, and of course on top of things she had just peed in the bathroom which is where they guy has to go, so I make him wait while I clean it up. He says he will come back and he apparently calls the management company and reports the cat to the building owners.

Now they are trying to say I either get rid of the cat or they will evict me. They didn't specify a time frame (they said immediately).

Is this legal for them to do? Also- is there ANYONE in/close to the NY area that could perhaps hang on to her until she is regulated and return her to me? I'm willing to cover all costs/time etc. I don't know what I can do at this point.
 
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Is the cat allowed in your lease?

I don't know the laws in NY (and am by no means a lawyer anyway), but I am guessing it is still legal for them to threaten to evict if they feel the cat is destroying their floors... there is probably some generic clause in the lease that they can evict you if you are causing harm to the property. Again this is off the top of my head, and I have no idea if it would work... but if pets are at least allowed for in the lease, it might be worth trying to negotiate with the landlord by offering to pay extra pet rent each month, or pay to have the floors cleaned/repaired/whatever it would take to fix the problem. If pets are not allowed by the lease, then I doubt there is much you can do other than rehome the cat or try to find a new apartment that takes cats. I would suggest putting down some sort of waterproof covering over the floors, but it sounds like she is not very predictable as to where she pees outside the LB.

I am so sorry you are going through this when you are just trying to help your kitty. I hope someone near you sees this and can help.
 
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My lease said no cats but I have written approval to have them. I can't consider moving. I have three kids ages 1, 5 and 6 and it wouldn't really be an option for us at this time :(
 
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PLEASE ask around if anyone in NY/NJ/CT/PA can help.... I'm willing to provide food, meds, supplies and some money for their trouble. I've had this cat for 14 years and I feel backed into a corner. I tried keeping her locked in my bathroom where there is at least linoleum but the kids keep letting her out and it's a TINY bathroom, and I'm terrified they are going to kick us out. I'm going to try to get an exact date from the landlord that I have to have her out by.
 
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If you have written approval, then talk with your landlord and see what he/she says is the reason. You should offer to pay for all damages now and in the future, and put that in writing as well.
 
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I agree with that approach--since you have written approval for your pets, I would try to work with your landlord to give them a deal they can work with, rather than opening by asking the date when the cat needs to be gone. It may not work but my gut feeling is not to assume that this is all over just yet. Big hugs to you... this must be so stressful.
 
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Get a large dog crate or kitty condo to keep her in when unsupervised .. and lock it so the kids can't let her out without your help. It can be a table for the TV, if space is limited

Natures Miracle may help with the smell and some of the stain.

Use a diluted bleach solution to see if you can lighten some of the stain: 1 Part bleach to 32 parts water also kills germs.

You might try whitening tootpaste - the peroxide in it helps lighten the stain, and the mild grit may help "sand" the area a but.

Negotiate with the landloard to cover the cost of any repairs, too. Or learn how to do any fixes yourself. (home shows, library books ... in your copious spare time.

Firepaw CARP Companion Animal Research Program did studies of costs to landlords of stable tenants with pets, vs babies, etc. some material for your conversation with the landlord.

More ideas here You may need to create an account to see these.
 
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I'll wait a couple days and approach it, but they were STEAMED about the damage already there, they certainly didn't make it sound like it was in any way negotiable. I will also tell them ill try the crate. Please though if anyone who sees this can foster her for a little bit, please let me know, because if they say no I don't want to be scrambling with no notice. I really don't want to but I have to put my kids first as much as I love her.

I'm also worried that even if legally they can't do anything they can always decide not to renew my lease which is up in January. I can't really afford to redo the floors, i'm going to try to save up to do that before I move, but I'm not exactly rolling in it.
 
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My Heart goes out to you. When my Sweety was going thru the end stages of kidney failure, she found a spot in the dining room that she peed in. New apartment, and new wood floors...So I know how you feel. I was so worried about her doing damge, at first I put newspapers and those puppy wee-wee pads all over. But she'd soak right thru them. So I went to Home depot and bought a 3' (x 12') piece of wood looking linoluem. On the big rolls that you buy by the foot. I put that down in two pieces and kind of curved up up the wall, and then the wee-wee pads.I still had to clean it up every day but the wood floor was spared. The piece of linoleum wasn't that expensive...around $35, if I remember.
And about eviction ( and I live in NY)- I have never been evicted, but I know it takes a long time. I think they have to give you, at leat 90 days. So don't be afriad that it will be tomorrow. When I moved in here, the new apartment, the landlord said he had been trying to get the tenant out for 6 months, and then said- evicted tenants have more rights than the landlord.
If he doesn't evict you, I think, unfortunately, he might not want to renew your lease. You have time until January.

I hope everything works out for you.
 
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To be fair, if someone damaged your property, you might be fairly steamed too. It could make the unit less marketable or un-leasable without expense on the landlord's part.

If you make a good faith effort to clean, deodorize, repair (even if it means hiring someone) and prevent further damage prior to talking with the landlord, that may help a great deal.
 
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It's very possible Moonie has a UTI if this is new behavior.

After trying to fix the floor, I'd put down some heavy duty plastic under and around the litterbox, in case she continues. You might try adding an extra box if it's behavioral.
 
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Last ditch effort: noone around NY can foster temporarily? Landlord comes back tomorrow to make sure she is gone and assess damage to the hallway floor. DH taking her to vet they close in 2 hours. ugh.
 
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This is really sad!

If she has been peeing out of the litter for a month now.... you really should take her in for a possible UTI.

you can tell your landlord she was sick, but is now getting treated, and you will repair the damage!
 
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Landlord not coming until wednesday now.

I did have her checked before and we did round of antibiotics first, now she is on lantus.
 
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I feel bad that I did not think of this before, but although I don't really know the folks here and therefore can't think of anyone in NY off the top of my head, can you edit your first post to add a 911 and change the subject to something like "temporary foster needed in NY"? That might bring more eyes to the thread.
 
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