I could write a novel with all the horrible things she's done... and let me tell you this house isn't worth 400. The pool is breaking down and the pump is dead, paint is peeling everywhere, drains are blocked, the ducted doesn't work, the extraction fan is jammed, the shutters don't open, the stove doesn't work, one door doesn't close, the security doors are about as strong as paper... it goes on.
She charges you 400 a week for living in her house, and she's your mother? And she's now telling you to get rid of cats you've had for years? What a bitch.
So for context, I'm aussie... I'm on centrelink, I pay $400 a week for rent. There are no cheaper houses around to rent... I've searched hard. I'm in no position to buy a house, though I won't lie I've been popping some lotto tickets for the faintest glimmer of hope... I want to get away from her, more than anything, but I'm stuck.
When I moved from upstate to NYC, I couldn't bring my pair of ferrets because they're illegal in the city, but at least my mother was able to keep them, and she had experience as a ferret owner. Finding a dog-friendly apartment we could afford in the city was hell, but I told my then-boyfriend I wasn't going without my dog. So he went. Leaving him was not an option
She actually told me on Christmas Eve that she wanted me to get rid of them. Since them I've been messaging friends and family, posting on facebook, nobody can take them.
We used to have a cat at our visit house to help with mice and help boost morale but he got exiled because ONE staff hates cats and was looking for any reason for him to be gone. So here he is at my house now. Meet Maury -Click-
Unfortunately my landlord is my mother and we have a verbal, non-fixed contract, so she can change the terms at her whim and I have no legal leg to stand on. One is 4, One is 2 and one is 1 year old. The two year old is not even my cat... he belongs to my partner, who is currently overseas and won't even get to say goodbye. Needless to say, my mother is not a kind person.
If you signed an agreement stating the cats can be there, and they change their mind and try to evict you for not getting rid of the cats, you can probably take them to small claims court.