What would you do if you had to chose...?

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... your cat or your home?Strange question I know, but here is the story behind it. George and I are on section 8 housing assistince. Every year they have to inspect our home to make sure it meets their exacting standards. In the past we've had problems and have been Re-inspected, and usually passed within the second atempt, if not the first. However, George and I have three cats as well. And, every year we haven't had a problem. But this year.... We failed our inspection, and apparently it's suvere enough to where the program will drop me because of the state of our home. (it's a one-bed appartment). The problems listed all have to do with our cats-- well one cat in particular-- Precious. He is not declawed because he is too old to get declawed without it having negitive effects, and claws or no claws is not a valid enough reason for me to do what it takes to have him declawed even though Bandfield would (for an arm and a leg price), but his safty is more important to me. Well he scratched on wood trimmings around our doorframes and helped point out, by use of his claws, just how warn the wood of our bedroom door is. So now we have to have it all fixed by new years eve. Our complex is being real stupid about this and giving conterdictary statments. Saying they don't see the point in fixing the damages until we move. (if we move) but reluctently agree because of my section 8contract. Though Cindy is rightly concerned this may happen again as long as we have the cat in question. But that's not what urks me. She said if we didn't get rid of him, we couldn't live here. Though she seemed somewhat agreeable after she found out we paid our pet deposit when we moved in. But, the last time George went to talk to her she stressed that to stop the problem complete we would have to give up the cat. So when our lease ends, I don't know what's going to happen. I'm not giving him up. And, I did his nails trimmed. So, if you were forced to chose.... could you make such a decision?