LitleMermaid Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I'm a poet and I don't know it;) Forever I have wanted to have a cat or foster cats but I live in a council flat. Nothing going then, or so I thought! Until I read the thread on poor baileys_mum situation. On there, fox20thc said that the council say this: "If you live in a small block of flats or maisonettes we will give you written permission to keep a dog or cat if all the tenants who use the same shared parts of the building have agreed to you keeping the dog or cat." The council say you can't have a cat in a flat if you share an entrance with any other tenant, which I do, but this would not be an issue anyway, as any cat I had would be a house cat and therefore wouldn't use the hall and stairs. So...does anyone have any experience with this situation? How likely is it that I will get permission? I don't aniticipate being allowed, but one can hope can't they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weenireeni Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 im not sure if sheffield are any different to other councils, but when i lived in a council house in lincoln we were only allowed one cat. in reality we had far more than that, 10 at one point. Just meant that at inspections we hid the others! It should be in writing, on your contract?, about what pets you are allowed on a different note, i dont see the point of asking permission from fellow residents - we lived in stannington council maisonette, yet privately rented, and had cats, so seems daft that council tenants have to get permission! good luck and let us know the results!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LitleMermaid Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 im not sure if sheffield are any different to other councils, but when i lived in a council house in lincoln we were only allowed one cat. in reality we had far more than that, 10 at one point. Just meant that at inspections we hid the others! It should be in writing, on your contract?, about what pets you are allowed on a different note, i dont see the point of asking permission from fellow residents - we lived in stannington council maisonette, yet privately rented, and had cats, so seems daft that council tenants have to get permission! good luck and let us know the results!!! Thanks for the reply, you've given me hope:D If I got a cat I would love it so much you wouldn't believe, it would be so spoilt! I know what you mean though, it does seem pointless to ask the other residents, if I get a cat it it won't affect them in any way they wouldn't see it or hear it or anything... I wouldn't be getting one until after christmas anyway,cos the council are doing up my flat at the mo, so it is in no condition for a cat yet! I would spend a while searching for the right cat anyway, as my flat isn't exactly chatsworth house in terms of size;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weenireeni Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 AWWW you'll have no problems having a house cat, at least you wont have the hassle of having mice brought home as presents evry night!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LitleMermaid Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 AWWW you'll have no problems having a house cat, at least you wont have the hassle of having mice brought home as presents evry night!!! Bless they think they are being kind! Still, I am glad I wunt have to put up with it, might put me off my lunch;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amyrach Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 mermaid i have 2 cats in my flat oh and 3 dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkabel Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 To be honest if its a house cat, i wouldn't tell them! Thats just me though, i have a dog and i never asked permission for him (apparently you have to ask with housing associations here even though i have an enclosed garden ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LitleMermaid Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 Well, the thought of not telling them did cross my mind, but what if they somehow found out? Would I get really done?I don't think I am brave enough lol and also I wouldn't want to have one and then have to get rid of it if it was discovered:( I am scared of asking them though in case they say no, I am trying not to get my hopes up, but it's hard to stop myself Actually, lots of places (rightly) insist on house checks, and I would have to have written permission from the council so that they could be sure that it wouldn't be made homeless again in the future if they did find out...and I would like to help one of these places by adopting one of their cats:thumbsup: amyrach, are you in a council flat? I am jealous of all your pets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amyrach Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 yes mines council flat and they think i have only 2 dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkabel Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Well, the thought of not telling them did cross my mind, but what if they somehow found out? Would I get really done?I don't think I am brave enough lol and also I wouldn't want to have one and then have to get rid of it if it was discovered:( I am scared of asking them though in case they say no, I am trying not to get my hopes up, but it's hard to stop myself Actually, lots of places (rightly) insist on house checks, and I would have to have written permission from the council so that they could be sure that it wouldn't be made homeless again in the future if they did find out...and I would like to help one of these places by adopting one of their cats:thumbsup: amyrach, are you in a council flat? I am jealous of all your pets! You wouldn't get really done but they would probably ask you to rehome the cat, then again how would they find out if it was a house cat? It wouldn't be outside so none of your neighbours would know, also if the council came to repair something, put the cat in another room with everything 'cat like' and don't mention it. If the council dropped by wanting to look around your flat, you are allowed to refuse access because they have given you no notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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