Someone in Silicon Valley is renting a studio apartment for 1,500 a month just for his two cats

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A Silicon Valley landlord is renting his San Jose studio apartment to a pair of cats, whose owner couldn't keep them in his own apartment, according to a San Jose Mercury News report on Sunday.

Rent for the cats is 1,500 per month.

Basically I ve got two renters that don t have opposable thumbs, the landlord said.

Rental prices in Silicon Valley have skyrocketed to some of the highest in the country, as troves of tech workers have made the move with grand dreams of cashing in on the next big thing. Now, prospective renters may have to start competing for the limited amount of housing with our four-legged friends, too.

On Sunday, the San Jose Mercury News reported that a Silicon Valley landlord is renting his studio apartment to a pair of Maine Coon-mixed cats, whose owner couldn't keep them in his own apartment. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: The safest way to walk on ice is to impersonate a penguin here's whySee Also:These photos reveal why the 27-year-old organizer of the disastrous Fyre Festival has been sentenced to 6 years in prisonA controversial startup that charges 8,000 to fill your veins with young blood now claims to be up and running in 5 cities across the USDisappointing photos show what living in San Francisco on a tech salary really looks like

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