Renting - Dog fouling in shared garden

G_M

1) get a gun licence
2) buy a sheep and put it in garden
3) shoot dog for 'worrying livestock'.

olly300

DrScotsman wrote: »

olly300: The dog doesn't cause any other nuisance, no children (except sometimes the shopkeeper's). And can you clarify, would threatening to report them to the landlord be because they're probably breaching their tenancy, or because the landlord would be (technically) breaching my tenancy?

It's anti-social behaviour.

Most tenancy agreements have something in them about not causing a nuisance to others. They are causing a nuisance to you so they would be in breach of their tenancy agreement, if they have such a clause.

Shelter have some advice on neighbourhood issues:
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/neighbourhood_issues/avoiding_neighbour_disputes
(The advice doesn't really say more than the information others have told you on the thread.)

BTW does your tenancy agreement allow you to have pets on the premises? In addition it's very odd that an owner of a food premises has a dog on the premises not exactly hygienic. (I know you say the dog is always outside but environmental health don't know that. )

olly300

G_M wrote: »

1) get a gun licence
2) buy a sheep and put it in garden
3) shoot dog for 'worrying livestock'.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

DrScotsman

olly300 wrote: »

BTW does your tenancy agreement allow you to have pets on the premises?

Not allowed to have pets without Landlord's permission "which will not be unreasonably withheld". I assume dogs are pets that can be reasonably be banned by the landlord, although I don't know if he would.

In addition it's very odd that an owner of a food premises has a dog on the premises not exactly hygienic. (I know you say the dog is always outside but environmental health don't know that. )

You're telling me :rolleyes:

MUMMYTO2BOYS

I'd keep a small shovel outside the door and move any mess in front of their door if I didn't want to speak to them about it.

Fire_Fox

olly300 wrote: »

BTW does your tenancy agreement allow you to have pets on the premises? In addition it's very odd that an owner of a food premises has a dog on the premises not exactly hygienic. (I know you say the dog is always outside but environmental health don't know that. )

That's why I suggested the RSPCA once it gets colder; the owners can't very well turn around and say the dog is usually kept inside!

mlz1413

I think a note is better than council involvement as a first step. As this is your LL and you have had dealings before that leaving you feeling awful then maybe a note would be better as you can put your point across without getting flustered.

I would definately get a broom or shovel and clear your path, I'm a dog owner but as a responsible one I clean up after him.

Long term do you like where you live and do you mainly get on with the LL? If so this is just neighbour problem they happen.

poppysarah

I'd ask in the shop for a brush and shovel so you can clear the mess up. That might bring it home to them.

mumslave

A note? the council? How about just going in and saying, oi, I just stood in your mutts mess, clean it up from now on or I will wipe my boots all over your shop floor.

Okay bit confrontational but seriously, why not just ask them to clean it up before doing anything else. Or watch where you are putting your feet :P

blckbrd

ROFL @ some of the responses.

OP do they clean up at all or is it an increasing pile of the...stuff?

If the clean up, they obviously care about leaving a mess. Thank them for doing that and perhaps suggest they check for deposits a bit more frequently each day as you just stepped in one.