To be honest, cats can do quite a lot of damage and landlords have no idea of knowing what the likelihood of that is. And once a cat starts peeing in your house

To be honest, cats can do quite a lot of damage and landlords have no idea of knowing what the likelihood of that is. And once a cat starts peeing in your house, that smell is almost impossible to get rid of, so I can see an owner being well motivated to guard against it. I actually live in a place right now where pets of any kind are not allowed.