Advice needed

[myriamha]

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 ...

[Yorkieluv]

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

[myriamha]

Originally Posted by liquidgirl

Yeah, you shouldn't assume that the agreement is still okay. I would talk to management again, but also remember that you are taking a risk by staying there. If it were me, I'd look for another place, but I know that moving can be hard. I would just feel more comfortable staying somewhere i knew i could keep my dog 'legally.'

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 ...

[myriamha]

Originally Posted by Yorkieluv

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

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

[liquidgirl]

Originally Posted by myriamha

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 ...

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.

[Rhapsody]

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

[myriamha]

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 !