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Loose dogs from rented property
zaksmum
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A house nearby has an alley running alongside it which is closed off with alleygates, to which all residents in the road hold the key.
New tenants have moved in and one of their first acts was to remove a fence panel so their two male staffies can have the run of the alley as well as their garden. They have also been seen to throw used nappies into the alley.
I use the alley daily as a short cut to my house, but with two staffies roaming unattended in it, and dirty nappies everywhere, I'm not going through.
This means a lengthy detour for me to get home.
Is there anything I can do apart from complaining to the landlord, as I don't even know who this is?
New tenants have moved in and one of their first acts was to remove a fence panel so their two male staffies can have the run of the alley as well as their garden. They have also been seen to throw used nappies into the alley.
I use the alley daily as a short cut to my house, but with two staffies roaming unattended in it, and dirty nappies everywhere, I'm not going through.
This means a lengthy detour for me to get home.
Is there anything I can do apart from complaining to the landlord, as I don't even know who this is?
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And what happened when you raised the matter with the occupants (1st step, clearly...).
Unless you are in Scotland there is no requirement on Landlord to get involved.. Mind you the LL/agent would no doubt be very grateful to hear what is going on - in your shoes I'd 'phone all the local letting agents & see if it any of them/ask the neighbours...
Talk to all other neighbours, the tenants and the council (nuisance..) and dog-warden if dogs are not collared (then I think he can take them..)
Why do people think Landlords will sort this sort of thing out?? |For a home owner, would you complain to the Building society??0 -
Dog warden. Council is obliged by law to have one.
Don't speak to neighbour about it...0 -
I'm sorry but why do you think the dog warden would get involved.
The alleyway is locked so the dog is not 'out of controlled in a public place' you need to speak to the owner of the dogs.
If they are not cooperative then the landlord.Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.0 -
No intention of speaking to the tenant! They have the police there most days and one or other of the occupants dragged to a police car in handcuffs!theartfullodger wrote: »And what happened when you raised the matter with the occupants (1st step, clearly...).
Unless you are in Scotland there is no requirement on Landlord to get involved.. Mind you the LL/agent would no doubt be very grateful to hear what is going on - in your shoes I'd 'phone all the local letting agents & see if it any of them/ask the neighbours...
Talk to all other neighbours, the tenants and the council (nuisance..) and dog-warden if dogs are not collared (then I think he can take them..)
Why do people think Landlords will sort this sort of thing out?? |For a home owner, would you complain to the Building society??
And if I was a landlord, I'd certainly want to know if this was happening at my property.0 -
The alleygate's locked till someone goes through, and quite frequently gets left open too. In which case the dogs will get out onto the road and someone might get hurt.angelsmomma wrote: »I'm sorry but why do you think the dog warden would get involved.
The alleyway is locked so the dog is not 'out of controlled in a public place' you need to speak to the owner of the dogs.
If they are not cooperative then the landlord.0 -
If its a right of access don't they have to keep it free of obstuctions? Dirty nappies would be a case for enviromental health I would think? I would probably phone the council for starters and see what they say...
Sounds like a nightmare - good luck!I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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The alleygate's locked till someone goes through, and quite frequently gets left open too. In which case the dogs will get out onto the road and someone might get hurt.
They could still state that the alley was locked so it is not their fault if someone else is negligent and lets their dogs out.
I know its not what you want to hear but you need to speak to them about it.Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.0 -
angelsmomma wrote: »They could still state that the alley was locked so it is not their fault if someone else is negligent and lets their dogs out.
I know its not what you want to hear but you need to speak to them about it.
but it is their fault if the fence to the alley from their garden is in such disrepair that the dogs escape to the alleyNonny mouse and Proud!!
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience!!
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Amor et metus. Lac? Sugar? Quisque massa vel duo? (stolen from a lovely forumite!)0 -
Contact Dog warden, as even though they are not loose, they are unsupervised in an area used by the public. Fouling laws are also enforced by a dog warden so this is also an issue here.
Contact Environmental Health about the nappies/littering issues.
Sadly, even if LL is unhappy about the situation, there is little he can do, as if its a new tenancy, the tenants will be able to stay until the end of their fixed term, or as a minimum 6 months, before he can attempt to evict them.0 -
what if you were to go through the gate and the dogs got out before you could lock it again (maybe if you dropped a biscuit or something just outside) then go and knock on the door and tell them. after the 3rd, 4th ,5th time i reckon they'd get the message.
the nappies i think i would just kick it back into their garden through the hole in the fence.:o0
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