Mad enough to spit

On Wednesday, the manager of my apartment complex told me that his regional director told him that if no one agreed to live with my service dog, that I HAD to rent the entire two-bedroom BY MYSELF for $895/month rather than one bedroom of the two bedroom for $553/month. He also asked if I'd consider moving to an efficiency which is $860-ish/month with no furniture. I told him I am not moving (mostly out of principle but also because if I can't afford $895, why would I be able to afford $860?) and they cannot force me to rent the entire unit.

Tonight I received this email from the complex manager:

I've shared our conversation and your e-mail with my regional director, [name], and she has discussed your concerns with our corporate office. We must uphold the policy of requiring residents with animals to reserve a private apartment with the option of sharing the unit with an authorized guest. However, because this policy was not enforced when you initially leased with [complex name], we would like to give you the option of renewing your lease for an efficiency apartment at the 07-08 two-bedroom rate of $580/month. A furniture package for the efficiency can be made available as well.

This policy was not in effect last August when I originally signed my lease, and it was not in effect pre-hurricane. As I said before, I am contacting two local ILRCs on Monday to see if they can put me in touch with a lawyer.

So basically, as if I weren't already up to my throat in things to do, I am now about to be up to my eyeballs. You may occasionally want to send a virtual poke to see if I'm still alive.