I hate most people who get rid of their pets because it's most often for bullshit reasons. I'm on one of those Buy nothing groups on Facebook. There have been two older cats there in the past two weeks.
1. A woman said her husband "just doesn't like" the cat and she's rehoming him because he's "not living his best life." The cat hides during the day and comes out during the night to sleep between her legs. He's declawed of course. Thanks for mutilating your cat, then wanting to dump him. (And gee, why is he hiding? Is the husband mean to him while she's not looking?) And why can't her asshole husband just live and let live? Is it really so offensive to have a cat living there who ignores you? (Sounds like she needs to get rid of HIM.)
I rescued a cat who was afraid of men who RAN from my husband for at least four years. My husband didn't have a problem with that--he gave the cat time and space. Now the cat is stuck to my husband every time he sits down.
2. Cat #2 is an older male cat who is "very sweet" but is having "urinary problems." Moo readily admits the vet recommended more litter boxes. Moo says there's "no room" for another litter box because of "the kiddos?" And he's peeing in the house of course. Moo wants "no judgement" because it's "taken them a long time to get to this point." How about not being lazy? You have one damn cat. Add another litter box and teach your kids some responsibility. Make a game out of it.
I get REALLY IRRITATED when people blame cats for peeing when they won't put out another litter box or take it to the vet's. Cats are clean animals and they want to go in the box. You should often have N+1 litter boxes. If you have a two story house, you should have a litter box on each floor for the cat. (I know someone who has litter boxes only in the basement and the cats use it without issue. She's lucky.
If you aren't prepared to have a litter box on each floor, and aren't prepared to scoop it, don't get a cat! Humans typically have a bathroom on each floor, and you expect your cat to go to another floor when it has to pee or poop? I currently have four cats (thanks to inheriting two) and I have SIX litter boxes throughout my house: three in the cats' bedroom, one in our MB sitting room (it's in an Armoire thing) one in a closet downstairs and one in the downstairs bathroom. The one in the bathroom is in a carpeted enclosure that looks like a bench.
There are pieces of furniture that allow you to hide the litter box. I scoop at least twice a day. It's not that haaaaaaard.