The girl that lives below me has cats, i don't know how many, but the smell of cat urine has been creeping up into my apartment. At first it was just smelling by my front door, which is on her level, now my whole apartment smells, it's coming through the vents. I doubt she will clean it up, someone else in our apartment said that she lets the cats use the whole basement as a litter box! how can i have something done on a community level, who can i call to come out and inspect her place or something like that? i really need help with this, the smell is becoming unbearable...why should i have to smell barnyard smells all day? How could she live like this? somebody help me!
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Contact your local health department and file a complaint . They should come out and do an inspection of her apartment. She may be made to clean up her apartment if they find it a health hazard (which it sounds like it is) and/or be fined.
Ask if you can file a complaint anonymously if you don't want any problems with the neighbors.
You can also contact your local SPCA and tell them the situation. They have an investigative department for possible animal neglect, which it may be if the apartment is filthy with cat urine and feces, which is unhealthy for the pets as well as people.
Move.. and understand they're cat freaks out there that think the cat rules the house.. even if she moved and the apartment was cleaned it would still stink.. good luck but you may have to find another place to live.
contact landlord
If this is a rental property, you can report it to the landlord. They are required by law to provide all their tenant's a certain level of comfortable living. This is affecting your quiet enjoyment of your rental space and this other person can be forced to clean up the mess or if she doesn't can be evicted.
move the smell will always be there
call your local aspca and report her. she may have dozens of cats in there if it smells that strongly.
If it's a rental place, talk to the property manager. She shouldn't be able to do that. Check your city law regarding animal laws and regulations.
Another way you might be able to do this is, to report to your local animal control. Beside the whole bad odor issue, she might have her cats in a non-healthy condition and dirty environment. So animal cops will be able to check on her and that might solve your problem.
Good luck!
First, complain to the landlord. It's hsi responsibility to take care of the building in general. You could also call the local Humane Society. If the smell is that bad, the cats are probably neglected. They can come out and talk to her.
Since you are renting the upstairs talk to her first and see if she will get ride of some cats or all. If that doesn''t work then tell your landlord about and tell them nicely. If that doesn't work then you have two ways to go either use a lot of products to cover the smell or move. One other thing try the city's housing codes and call the inspecter for that.
Move. you can't grt rid of cat pee smell
I would definately talk to the landlord. If he/she doesn't do anything about it, talk to the humane society in your area. They may have a suggestion. There has to be laws against that though. I've seen stories on the news where a persons house smelled (because of animals) and it was so bad you could smell it just walking by the house. If they can do something to stop that, I'm sure something can and will be done about your apartment. Good luck!
Speak to the apartment manager about this problem. If you don't get something done immediately, call the health department and ask for help. This is not only unpleasant, it's a risk to your health and well-being. Even the cats are living in an abusive, neglectful, unhealthy environment.
Call the SPCA. There are limits on how many cats you have and laws about how they have to kept and treated. They will also take into consideration the state of the apartment and the mental state of the owner. They can force her to clean it up or they will remove the animals, they sometimes also call in mental health if they feel it is need. In the mean time to get ride of the smell mix water (one part) vinegar (one part) and baking soda (three TBLS) mix it well put it in a spray bottle and spray the air. It will kill the smell inside your apartment for a little while.
The pee smell won't go away, even if she cleans. The best you can hope for is reduced levels that are hopefully tolerable. However, depending on how many cats and how much poo and pee, this might not even be possible. I would contact your landlord and your local animal control officials. If you don't have any in the area, contact the local police. Cat urine has ammonia in it, which when inhaled at these levels is a public health hazard. You shouldn't have to deal with that.
Unfortunately, moving is the only way to get total relief.
Call your local animal protection agency. If you are smelling cat urine in your apartment, imagine the conditions in your neighbor's apartment. More importantly, think of the cat(s). These cats are living in unsanitary conditions. They have no one to speak for them. Let it be you!
some people are so dirty its unbeleivable.ring enviromental health she will have a notice served on her.if the cat sprays near your dor clean it with dilute lemon juice.put soething nice smelling like olbas oil on a rag in the vent while you wait for helth folks to come round.tell her its a problem you never know she may clean up her act.can you not close the vent off?
I don't want to see any animal being taken away from a owner but she's got to change them boxs every 3 days do you no if there is carpet in that place if so you got to get a carpet mashine and do the rugs alls I can tell you is go buy some fans and plow it back down or out the window she must be nasty I hope the cats are eating. you need to tell her don't be affraid to talk to her and tell her that you will call the health dept on her or you can help her get the place back into shape litter is only 1.00 a bag at dollar stores
You're right, you should NOT have to smell that all day/night. I'd say contact your landlord, have him/her visit you and allow them to experience the smell for themselves.
If they don't do something about it, my advice would be to contact a lawyer.
first call the landlord %26 report it. if your landlord has any sense, they will get over there %26 do something about it. even if pets are allowed there, there must be some kind of regulation to how many-and it sounds like too many if the smell is that bad. if that doesn't work, call animal control. if they see animals living in disgusting conditions they will usually 1st try to make the person clean up the situation, and if that doesn't work, they will remove them.
look up animal control in the front of the phone book and call them, aw well as the landlord, i cant imagine that they are aware of the situation and are ok with the property that they own/ manage being destroyed. that is enough grounds to terminate a lease alone. make sure you descreibe the smell, and when you call voice a concern about the health hazards, there can be toxins in the air that can get into your apartment as well!
complain to management and a call to board of health.
Cat urine has amonia in it, very unhealthy, esp., if it is so strong to waft up to your apt..
Move. You are dealing with cat people and those who allow their ilk opportunity to share this essence. Move. The odors
will attach themself to your clothing and passer-by will shortly
associate question source with barnyard smells. Move. The
dwelling below once tainted would be hard to restore even if
everything from hard surfaced flooring upwards was entered
in commercial grade dumpster intended for Wyoming landfill.
Move ...
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