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to find affordable housing in Washington, DC this summer? A friend sent me this ad from craigslist New York.
I am a cat nutritionist offering a room in an apartment with a GREAT location (7rd and 3rd) for a very cheap price. $400/month for june, july, august. I am an extreme cat lover and have a total of 17 cats in a small apartment. I am not going to lie, you must be an extreme cat lover if you want to rent this place for the summer.

The room I am offering up for rent is a room for my cats. I am not going to lie, there is cat litter and droppings all over the room as I have not cleaned it since the middle of January. There is a twin bed on it which about 5 cats sleep in. You are welcome to share it with them, but you must NOT disturb them, as it is their place before yours. You are welcome to clean up some of the droppings, but you must leave most of the cat litter in place in the room, as there will not be much more room in the house for the cats to do their business otherwise. I am not going to lie, sometimes I wake up and have cat litter all over my body, but studies show that it is extremely sterile and will not cause you any sickness if you bathe daily and keep clean.

If interested, please send me an email explaining your situation, and writing a short blurb (essay, history, poem, whatever) about your love of cats. I reserve the right to revoke your room (with a refund) at any time if I feel that my cats are more depressed or are not enjoying your company.
So for more money than half the world lives on you too could have this great quality of life. This not only disproves all those liberals who whine about high-housing prices, but it also shows that, no, we don't have a problem as a culture with coddling our pets.

Cross-posted, with photos, at Social Capital.

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haha
By RevolutionAM, Jun 21, 2006 at 2:18:39 PM ET
That's hilarious, if only for its grotesquely flagrant illegality.

From New York City's Tenants' Rights Guide:

"WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY

Tenants are entitled to a livable, safe and sanitary apartment. Lease provisions inconsistent with this right are illegal."

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I'd say get someone to rent the room, sign the lease and then get a court order to force the landlord to clean up the room. Cheap indeed!
  
oy
By jr, Jun 21, 2006 at 3:56:50 PM ET
As a cat lover, may I just say: "EEEEEEWWW!!!"

Sketchy, sketchy!
  
Hilarious...
By Superduperficial, Jun 21, 2006 at 5:21:22 PM ET
...even if I disagree with your political point regarding housing prices.
Re: Hilarious...
By jr, Jun 23, 2006 at 2:04:46 AM ET
Out of curiosity, you staying with the folks this summer, or are you trying to rent a place in your hometown, where your family and friends live? Because me, I'm paying a small fortune for a house with a 40 year-old air conditioner in Florida, in the town where my college is and my fiancee works...
  
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