Please I need your help with persuading my Landlord!!!!?
OK so basically I am a tenant in a brand new property which my landlord bought to sell on but with this credit crunch god knows when its gonna be able to make her a profit.... I moved in with the intention of living there for a while which she was happy about aswell, I dont remember anything being in my tenancy agreement saying DEFINATELY NO PETS!!!! otherwise I probably wouldnt of moved in, also considering she is completely fine with me & partner smoking in property i didnt think she would mind if i did get a pet. So the other week i really got excited about starting to think i wanted to take my relationship to another level considering if we were a str8 couple we'd probably be on our second kid by now living off the tax payer ha ha and get a dog. I thought id just text her & ask what her opinion was if i were to get a dog, saying i definately wouldnt let any damage or smells or anything happen to her house as i know its her retirement etc and i dont want her to lose any money considering she's letting us live there in the 1st place. I didnt get a reply off her at all so my partner rang her a couple of days later and she said she'd prefer us not to get one as it stinks the house out from her experience ( & what smoking in a house dosent????), so i let it go thinking yeah a dog probably would smell a little bit cos its in the house all the time. But she said ask her again in 18 months and she would probably have changed her mind. So i've now decided to get two cats, the reason being they dont need to be left in the house all the time, theyll keep each other company when im out and they dont need so much attention to look after etc considering there so clean themselves. So after bla bla bla'ing my way through this question, how would i be able to persuade my landlord to let me get 2 kittens as pets???? i know they wont stink the house etc but dont know how to get my point across to her without making her angry. Please try n give me some advice cos im not just gonna sneak them in without telling her cos ill end up in loads of shit. 10 Points to best answer!!! Thanks
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- Explain that you are a responsible renter and don't want to live in a place that is damaged by pets. Also, you can offer to pay a pet deposit. I have done that and gotten it back when I moved out. Then they can keep your deposit if you don't take care of your cats and they damage the place. You can nicely remind the landlord that it's expensive and hard to replace good renters (assuming you always pay your rent on time).
- Offering a pet deposit is a good idea. So is asking her to stop by once a week or so to check on the condition of the apartment. Also be sure to tell her that you will be having the kittens spayed/neutered. Then make sure you keep up with the litter boxes, and give them plenty of scratching posts or they'll sharpen their claws on the door frames (not a good thing!). And it's really hard for anyone to turn away kittens so make sure you introduce them to her and let her be charmed by them.
- You know if you get these kittens, you're going to have to stop smoking inside. This is terrible for their health.
