I have MH issues including agoraphobia, I have no friends so i'm pretty lonely as I live alone. My landlord is a family friend and when I first moved in, I asked if I could have a cat in a few months. He said maybe, with me thinking he'd probably say yes because he knows me/my family and it's pretty much spotless.
6 months on, I rang the landlord today to ask if I could have a cat (I wanted to adopt an older one from a rescue) and he said no because stepdad told him to not let me have one because 'they scratch things'.
I'm pretty devastated because I was really expecting him to say yes. I'm so lonely and a cat would really help. I can't believe how spiteful my stepdad is, still trying to control my life.
AIBU to hand in my notice and find somewhere else to live, that accepts pets? I know they aren't easy to find but i'm willing to try to negotiate.