Did you know that the City of LA restricts you to 3 cats per household? I found that on this Reddit post with other advice on finding an apartment in Los Angeles when you have many cats. This person had nine.

Lie

Say you only have three cats. Move the rest in later.

Be ready to move them around: Get a lot of cat carriers and be ready to move them to a safe spot if you’re inspected.

Know that you’re hard to evict: According to the Reddit post, it is hard to evict folks for pet-related offenses?