the tenants are not complaining . a guy about a month ago saw me in the elevator and noticed Royce in his bag. he asked me if management is aware that i have a dog i said no and also said that im very discreet all the time so he said "me i want to buy a boxer and i asked them and they said no to me " this same guy bought a chi and instead of being discreet he is showing it off ...so management got upset that a second person got a dog and decided to send a notice to all tenants asking them to rehome their dog within 1 week . the manager will never give me a written agreement,it;s a verbal agreement between us if royce does not cause problems then you can keep him ...it's a very delicate situation they cant order the chi guy to get rid of his pet or leave his apartment and do nothing about me ... i guess i will wait to see what are their further actions and go all the way to the rental board if they send me a notice to leave my apartment ....I have arguments : i have a proof that management is aware of the dog and if they sent me a letter to renew my lease for me it means that they consent to me having a dog, second my dog does not bother anyone and he is always in his bag ...

Oh gosh, what a tough situation!! I'm praying that this all settles down...Are you going to look for another place?

If if they decide to go all the way to get me evicted from my apartment I will contest by sending a letter to the rental board ....then there will be a hearing in front of the judge all this procedure can take up to a year if not more and I'm planning to leave montreal and go to europe by end of september anyway so i guess I wont worry too much about it ...

not really I will see what they will do ...im leaving montreal anyway in september

Ah, I see. I always thought that if you signed a written lease that says no pets allowed, then that is what stands up in court moreso than a verbal agreement. I guess talking to mgtmnt again is the way to go at this point. Anyway, good luck and I hope everything works out in the end. :)

Sounds to me that this might be a mute point. Especially if you're moving. Good luck.

This sounds like a don't ask, don't tell situation. If you push the issue, they will have no choice but to enforce the lease. I would wait and see how things turn out at this point. Keep being very discreet. Next time your lease comes up; you'll need to speak to them about making an exception for Royce, or you'd have to move to a place more dog friendly. .



I already renewed my lease last week for a year ....the manager didnt mention Royce and I kept quiet as well ...What it tells me is that if they offered to renew my lease knowing that I have a dog it means that they agree toit otherwise they wont renew my lease !