"I'll follow this up with a written notice, but the rental agreement is clear that you cannot feed the stray cats, and putting milk out for them on your porch has to stop..."

Uslegal.com describes a slumlord as "A slumlord is an unscrupulous landlord who milks a property without concern for tenants, neighborhoods or their own long term interests."  

Now I know when I borrow money from the HELOC it's not an inheritance, but hear me out - I'm not taking out the checkbook and paying a car payment for example and then worrying I won't have enough for milk.

Money Mustache.

Can I milk it for 7 more months?

Tenants put out milk and remove the mesh, then have the nerve to call us and tell us they have a horrible stink under their house.  

then milk it for all its worth!

Landlord had everything documented, as she ran through the dates and events there was a clear escalation and it was quite apparent the tenant was just setting it up for milking out as much free rent as possible.

Money Mustache and RedGard, That's not for this application.

It's my opinion, that now they are trying to milk you, and because you have been so accommodating, they will be a pain in your rear if you keep them.