landlord giving 10 days to re-home cat
hi everyone, i was hoping to get some advice on the current situation i’m facing.
I currently live at home but im moving out with my sister in 6-8 weeks time. my sister moved back home last month as her lease ended and she brought her cat back with her. one of our neighbours left their parcel at ours, and when she came to pick it up she spotted our cat and ratted us out to building management + our landlord. the landlord messaged the next day to say we have 10 days to remove the cat as their lease agreement states no pets (so does our tenancy agreement).
I’ve since emailed twice apologising and begging for an extension as we’re moving out soon anyways and have nowhere to take the cat, but they’ve not budged. since our landlord is a leaseholder and not a private landlord, the new renters rights act clause on pets doesn’t apply. my sister and I are going travelling so we can’t afford to move out so early, but i’m at a complete loss as to what I should do.
I’m aware the landlord can’t evict us or turn up unannounced for an inspection, but i don’t want to create issues as my parents will continue living here. what can i do? :(