What to do if my landlord says that I have 15 days to remove my 3 small cats?
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What to do if my landlord says that I have 15 days to remove my 3 small cats?
I live in a duplex in a small neighborhood and I have 3 small cats that I’ve had for a year, who are all vaccinated and spayed and microchipped. It is a no pet lease. My landlord has known about them, but today gave me a paper saying I have 15 days to remove them from the premises. I’ve been reading on-line and different sites are saying that I should have a 3 month time-span in which to get rid of them. I’ve also read that they can be disability pets as well, because I would be severely depressed if they were gone.
Asked on September 1, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Utah
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your written lease with your landlord states no pets in your unit, then your agreed to no pets. The terms of one's written lease controls the obligations owed by the tenant to the landlord and vice versa over the rented unit in the absence of conflicting state law.
Whether or not your landlord has known about the cats in your unit or not is not really the issue now that he has advised you in writing that they must go as they are not allowed under the terms of your written lease within a set time period.
Felines have not been qualified as disability pets, only canines.
You need to comply with your landlord's request to get rid of your cats in the stated time period or be faced with a situation of being in breach of your lease where the landlord may terminate it.
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