Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in North Dakota

I just recently signed a lease for an apartment. When I signed it, the management asked if I had any pets. At that time I didn't so I said no. He said well then that doesn't matter. About a week ago I got a cat and was informed that it's a no-pet building. It says in the lease that without written consent from management I can't have a pet and they don't seem too keen on the idea.

The only reason I neglected to check the lease was that when I first came to this company, I was planning to get a cat and looking at pet-ok apartment buildings. When we were looking around, the rental agent offered to show me my current place, which I hadn't heard of and I took it. It did not occur to me that this would be a no-pets place. And no, I didn't tell the rental agent showing me around that I would planning to get a cat.

I'm not trying to make these guys into the bad guy. I know this is partially due to my own carelessness, but I'm only here for 5 more months. Is there any legal recourse I could use to either sway them to let me pay them a deposit and keep the cat or suspend any eviction notices at least for a few months?

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