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    • Bladesmith
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        So I have this landlord, who fancies himself a businessman, owns an auto shop and used car dealership.  And also considers himself a pastor.  Runs a “Church” out of his garage.

        Well, I’ve been living here with my daughter since January, under the impression that I was renting to own.  That’s what he told me when I moved in.

        Suddenly, he sells the house out from under us.  Because he’s in debt and needs cash.  Basically gives us a week to move out so the new owners can slide on in.  But that’s not the bad news.

        After a mad scramble, I managed to find a place for us to live, much smaller, but cozy and in a nicer area.  Cheaper rent, and an actual contract, so it can’t be sold out from under us.

        The BAD news is…….No pets.  At all.  No flexibility at all, at least not right now.  As usual, bad pet owners have soured landlords on pets and screwed all of us who are responsible owners.

        So I had to send my beloved Clover to stay with my ex wife.  I know she’ll take good care of her, but she’s not a house bunny anymore, and probably thinks I abandoned her.  She’s probably wondering if she was a bad bunny to get the boot like that.

        Also have to give up my 11 year old ShihTzu, the 2 kittens, my Quaker Parrot, and my daughters bearded dragon.  They’re all going to my exes house, so I know they’ll be well cared for, but I feel like my heart is being torn from my chest.  These animals are the only things outside my daughter that still love me. 

        I’m hoping to get in good with the property owners, who, unfortunately, live next door, so I can’t even sneak my pets in.  Maybe once they get to know us, they’ll bend a little.  We’ll see.

        I feel like the worst Bunny Daddy in the world.


      • Benthebunny
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          You are not the worst bunny daddy in the world! Can you possibly stay there until you find a place that does allow pets?


        • Bladesmith
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            Unfortunately, no.  I mean, legally, yes, if I want to go through the entire arduous eviction process, but in the end that will only damage my name.

            I have to find a decent, livable place for my child.  That has to be my first priority.  Poor kid has been through a lot the last few years.

            And this being Florida, decent, clean, livable places that a disabled single father can afford are few and far between.

            My only consolation at this point is the realtor knows the owners and says they’re kind and reasonable people.  I hope that, within a month or two, I can get to know them and convince them (And pay a possibly large pet deposit, which I have no problem doing) that I’m a responsible pet owner and bring my babies home.  We’ll see.

            But this whole thing is eating at my soul like an acid.


          • Odette
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              That is heartbreaking and infuriating. I am sorry. His business skills are shady.

              When I was a renter, I found that landlords would bend over backwards for a good tenant. There are so many bad tenants that they do a lot for those who take care of their property and pay on time. Plus, you are a veteran and that carries weight as it should. I really do think there’s a good chance you can work out an agreement– particularly since your babies are all small animals.

              I am glad your ex can take them and will take good care of them. I am sorry that there are people like your first landlord who value a quick buck over human decency.


            • Bladesmith
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                I confess, it’s been a long time since I wanted to commit grievous bodily harm on someone, but this guy…….

                Still, looking forward.  Better area, better schools (Not that that says much in this area of Florida), and less in rent.  Also, half the size of the previous place.  We’ll see.  

                But damn, I missed Clover the minute I got home and there was no happy binking.


              • Odette
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                  A house is empty without pets. I hurt for you, but I have to believe there is hope with the new landlord.

                  I also have to believe that the previous landlord will be held responsible in his bad business at some point. Anyone that unethical can’t go unchecked forever. That does not help you and I am genuinely sorry. How people like that sleep at night, I don’t know.


                • Bam
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                    I’m so glad your ex-wife could take the pets, and hopefully your new landlords will soon see that you are a responsible person and a great tenant.
                    You must of course consider your kid’s needs first, and by the sound of it, she’ll probably be better off in this new place -although she’ll probably miss the pets too.
                    I hope things will work out for you. You are an excellent bunny daddy, never think anything else.


                  • Whitesnowy
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                      Just find a place where pets are allowed. What’s the deal? No such places there?!? If you have to, you’ll pay higher. Love requires sacrifices and it’s better be the money than your pet…


                    • Love4Bunny
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                        I agree with everyone about your ex-wife, Bladesmith. It is a blessing she can house the animals right now. Sometimes it is just about taking things a day at a time and not stressing about the future, although it is SO difficult. Our landlord let us keep dogs, but was also gracious enough to let us keep rabbits because she see’s that she can trust us. Hopefully your new landlord will have compassion on you. I hope it happens soon.


                      • Bladesmith
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                          Posted By Whitesnowy on 9/03/2016 3:22 PM

                          Just find a place where pets are allowed. What’s the deal? No such places there?!? If you have to, you’ll pay higher. Love requires sacrifices and it’s better be the money than your pet…

                          With all due respect, I’m disabled.  Housing in Florida isn’t cheap.  And the stuff that IS cheap, I wouldn’t put an animal in, much less my child.


                        • Bladesmith
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                            One of the side benefits of having married an Ellie Mae Clampett type of girl.  Still my best friend, and yes, I still love her.


                          • LBJ10
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                              Was there no lease? It wouldn’t be legal here to “evict” someone with one week notice. Florida sounds kinda screwy. No offense Florida. I would see if you can get some of your money back. If those were payments and not rent, then they shouldn’t be allowed to keep it if they didn’t sell you the house and they were the ones who breached the contract.

                              In the meantime, I’m glad your ex is kind enough to keep everyone safe for you. Can you do a month-to-month lease on this new place so you can easily move if a new place that allows pets pops up?


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                                Posted By LBJ10 on 9/03/2016 6:54 PM

                                Was there no lease? It wouldn’t be legal here to “evict” someone with one week notice. Florida sounds kinda screwy. No offense Florida. I would see if you can get some of your money back. If those were payments and not rent, then they shouldn’t be allowed to keep it if they didn’t sell you the house and they were the ones who breached the contract.

                                In the meantime, I’m glad your ex is kind enough to keep everyone safe for you. Can you do a month-to-month lease on this new place so you can easily move if a new place that allows pets pops up?

                                Landlord is, my ex wife’s husbands first cousin.  It’s that kind of backwoods redneck kind of place.  Very incestuous.  He’s got his whole clan living on their own road, and connections with the local law.  Not my territory.  Not a fight I can afford or win.

                                He rented the place to me after they talked to him, and told me I was rent to own.  Gentleman’s handshake agreement, only to find out I was the only gentleman in the agreement.  I think things will work out in the long run, but it galls me to have this happen, and it’s depressing to lose my babies, even for a short period of time.  I’ll see Clover and the rest of the fuzzy babies twice a month, but it still sucks butt.   My best bet is to get to know my new landlord and convince them I’m responsible enough for pets.  Fingers crossed.

                                And yes, Floriduh sucks wet farts from dead pigeons.  I’d have much rather stayed in Tennessee.  We left Floriduh for very good reasons, and those reasons haven’t changed in 10 years.  When my baby girl is old enough to trot off to college or decide she wants to leave, I’ll leave this state so fast I’ll leave vapor trails behind me.


                              • jerseygirl
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                                  Very sorry to hear you are in this situation. He really has blindsided you. The cynic in me says you wouldn’t have been the first or last he does this to…

                                  I’m with everyone else, holding onto hope that you can either come to an agreement with the new landlords and the new place or find something affordable where you can bring your babies home.

                                  Is this situation affecting your store also? Or was that a separate premises?


                                • jerseygirl
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                                    Can you get your former landlord to give you a glowing reference? He owes you that at least, don’t you think?


                                  • Vienna Blue in France
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                                      Yup – get in there, get good, get furbabies back, one by one….


                                    • LittlePuffyTail
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                                        Awww….a sad situation. But it’s great that you know they will be well looked after and hopefully you can work something out in the future. Wishing you the best of luck!


                                      • Q8bunny
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                                          Crappy news, Bladesmith. I totally get how you feel. But having your ex as a good backup caretaker is so fortunate.

                                          True story: the term crap comes from the last name of Thomas Crapper, the biggest dealer of indoor toilets in Victorian days when modern “crappers” became more commonplace.


                                        • Vienna Blue in France
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                                            OK, so this isn’t me (rights go to the person whoever took this and then put it on the net for all to see and copy, bla bla) but I’ve got pretty much an identical one from the same dive site in Egypt – where a ship went down in a war (WW2?) which was carrying all these porcelain goodies…. so naturally, every respectful diver has a ‘hovering on the throne’ underwater photo taken of themselves…

                                            Sorry Bladesmith, gone off subject and hijacked your thread, but couldn’t resist sharing…. 


                                          • Q8bunny
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                                              LOL Love it! Totally want to know the make of those toilets now… is it one of the big ones?
                                              And to think that I went diving in Dahab, thinking the blue hole was the coolest hole in Egypt.


                                            • BrunosMama
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                                                What an ugly situation, Bladesmith. I too have had to leave a pet in the care of an ex husband for awhile. It ate at me like crazy. The good news is, she was safe and I eventually got to bring her home. I truly hope this works out for you and your little one.


                                              • Bladesmith
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                                                  A quick update….We’re in the new home, and it’s VERY small.  Less than half the sq. ft of the previous place.  But it’s nice enough.  And the management company is spot on when it comes to repairs.

                                                  I’ve been over to visit my babies, and they were very happy to see me.  Spent a couple hours loving and being loved on, and we could all tell they missed me.  I did manage to wheedle out permission to keep the Beardy, as the realtor stated they were opposed to anything that didn’t live in a cage.  And, since they stated that, I decided to bring my Quaker parrot along as well.  Since we’ve bonded, I’m disinclined to have him away from me, lest he start plucking and damaging himself again.  So we have 2 pets, at least.

                                                  I’ll let you know when I manage to get them all back.

                                                  I know I’m new here,  and it’s made this whole disaster more survivable with the support of my new friends.  I thank you all.


                                                • Q8bunny
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                                                    Yaaay! I love progress


                                                  • Vienna Blue in France
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                                                      Yaaaay we all love progress and if you had a cage for a bunny, whenever you have a visit they (the bunny) could ‘boing’ back up into the cage… the visitor isn’t to know that the bunny only sleeps in the cage… eh? Rules are there for interpretation…

                                                      But it sounds great and I personally would sooo prefer to be in small but perfect rather than big, sprawling and a nightmare !
                                                      Happy you’re back !


                                                    • LBJ10
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                                                        LOL Vienna, I was thinking the same thing. When we lived in an apartment, they considered rabbits “caged pets” and, therefore, they were allowed without a pet deposit. We never had a rabbit there, but I’m sure other people did and they were not caged 24/7. The only problem is that rabbits can and do cause damage. Most reptiles and birds do not.


                                                      • Odette
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                                                          That’s a happy update.

                                                          I agree– most people think of bunnies as caged pets. Also, I don’t know Florida law, but many states require landlords to give 24 hour notice before entering the residence. So you could easily put your bunny back in her cage if the landlord needs to come inside.


                                                        • Bladesmith
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                                                            Yep, she does have a “Cage”, and in the time I had her, never once tried to chew anything she wasn’t supposed to.  Very unusual raddit, I think.  She’s more like a dog.

                                                            The management company that runs the property (The actual owners live next door, but don’t want to be bothered with things like collecting rent and fixing things….) conducts inspections at 30 days, then 6 and 9 months.   Plus advance notice inspections if they think they need to.  I’m pleased with them so far.  As for bringing her in under the caged pet rule, well, that’s going to have to wait until I actually find the floor in this place.  I know I saw some floor when we were moving in…….first week here I spent scuttling sideways like Doctor Zoidberg…Woo woo woo!   There wasn’t room even for my daughter to stay here.  Better now, but still no room for Clover’s cage.

                                                            I plan to get the place looking shipshape before the first 30 day inspection (Yay, I get to use my Navy inspection training again!),  then gently push for special dispensation.  At worst, I suspect it’ll take 3 months to pull this off.

                                                            At one point in time in my life, I was a K9 officer, and our homes were inspected every 6 months to make sure the K9 was properly cared for (Mine certainly was, she thought the middle of the king sized bed was made just for her), so I plan to interject that factoid into any animal care conversations.   No, I have no intention of playing fair in this.  My pets are family, and it’s killing me to be without them.  I keep turning around expecting to see them, and every time I don’t, it breaks my heart all over again. 


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                                                              I hope she isnt like my dog, she chews everything in sight! we are trying to train her not to.


                                                            • Bladesmith
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                                                                Free roamed day and night after the 3rd day.   Never showed an interest in anything but her hay and her toys.


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                                                                  Aw, Bladesmith, I’m so sorry to hear such sad news, but I’m relieved to know the new place isn’t so bad. Sending warm vibes for you and your family! I hope things settle down great soon. Keep us updated!

                                                                  And whoa, not even the walls and cables? My Chito devours them?


                                                                • LBJ10
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                                                                    Yes, Bladesmith, but unfortunately your landlord doesn’t know that. Hopefully you can convince them that Clover is “caged” and when “let out to play” she doesn’t chew stuff. Notice my quotation marks there. Hehe.


                                                                  • Bladesmith
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                                                                      Just a coincidence that “Playtime” goes all day, heh heh heh.

                                                                      Bee, She surprised me too, especially after I’d spent days and more money than I should rabbit proofing wires, furniture, and everything else.   Never even a tentative nibble, even at night when she was unsupervised.   All she wants is to bop around the floor and plop in my lap or on my toes.  Very unusual rabbit.  Can’t wait to get her home.


                                                                    • Sr. Melangell
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                                                                        Hello Bladesmith, just had an idea, you mentioned that you are disabled, me too, so could you say that you need your pets with you, you could say you are unhappy without your pets and your bunny sits beside you if you fall?


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                                                                          Emotional support animals?


                                                                        • Sr. Melangell
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                                                                            Yes LBJ10 I could not think of the word last night, Bladesmith could try it, if he has a landlord that cares about their tennants they should allow it, if I was a Landlord no matter the situation I would allow them to be there, its so heartbreaking when you are not near your pet/s.

                                                                            My friend is trying to find me accommodation where he lives and put an advert somewhere saying, Wanted ground floor flat (If you are American a flat is an apartment) for disabled lady, also must accept very clean indoor rabbit too as she is visually Impaired and the rabbit assists with some needs including emotional support.


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                                                                              That might have worked if I’d thought of it before signing the papers, but too late to try now.  Plus, I’d be lying, and I’m not comfortable doing that, either.

                                                                              It’s going to take a few months to work this out, but at least I know they’re well cared for and I can visit them every chance I get.

                                                                              Heh.  Got a report that the 2 kittens encountered my exes Blue and Gold Macaw, Noelle.  Their reaction?  “Holy crap that’s a big bird.”  They won’t go anywhere near her cage.

                                                                              Laughter.  It’s the only way to survive stuff like this.


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                                                                                Yes it is. Holding fingers crossed for your situation to resolve asp. At least your mind is at easy knowing they are at good place.

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