No, actually it did not.
The manager was in error.
But even if that was correct you do not go into people's homes and steal their pets.
You send them a notice that they have violated the terms of the lease and then you give them a set period of time that they have to remedy that violation.
I certainly hope you are not a landlord because if you try to act on your notions you are going to be ending up in court as the defendant.
Lighten up!
You don't have bigger things to worry about?
"His lease said no pets. No, actually it did not. The manager was in error."
Is this "error" in the story and I missed it?
I didn't say that I agreed with the landlord taking the cat, just that this case is absolutely ridiculous and not worth a jury award of $1.4,000,000. Oh and the cat is back with it's actual owners.