Can I really be forced to remove dog from flat I own?

pinkshoes

I think I'd get statements from the other neighbours saying that the dog is not a nuisance, and send them with a final letter saying that the allegation is false, the other neighbours say otherwise, and their request is based without evidence.

Or I'd just ignore it!

Daisy70

I agree with the others that you need the support of your neighbours on this one. Get letters from as many as you can and put something in writing saying that you will not comply as you have not broken the terms of the lease.

Perhaps get your solicitor's advice if you have not done so already.

GSD4ME

no1wf wrote: »

I would log any complaints she makes to you about your dog, all the while having a camera recording in the flat. Cross check it with the times and dates she says she heard the dog and she won't have a leg to stand on when the video shows the dog asleep or not even in at that time.

Some of her complaints have been at times when the dog is not here or asleep. She seems to have super extra sensitive hearing and can apparently hear him scratching and probably breathing.

She moaned about the noise he made one night and it was in fact me getting up for a pee in the night, he was fast asleep on my bed - he likes his comfort.

GSD4ME

propertyman,

Thank you very much for your letter idea, I think I shall use that, it sounds really good.

GSD4ME

I have contemplated playing a bit of a trick. Telling the property owners and the old cow that I have given the dog to a friend and then making as much noise as I can, sort of dog like, banging the walls like he is whacking his tail against them, thumping on the floor, scratching, whining. Then when she complains I will say she is barking mad as there is no dog here and has not been for days. I might do that if she carries on.

I also agree with the comment about being careful in case she poisons my dog, I must say every time I come home I half expect to find something nasty pushed through the letter box. I never leave him alone in the flat, he is always with me.

hazyjo

GSD4ME wrote: »

I have contemplated playing a bit of a trick. Telling the property owners and the old cow that I have given the dog to a friend and then making as much noise as I can, sort of dog like, banging the walls like he is whacking his tail against them, thumping on the floor, scratching, whining. Then when she complains I will say she is barking mad as there is no dog here and has not been for days. I might do that if she carries on.

I also agree with the comment about being careful in case she poisons my dog, I must say every time I come home I half expect to find something nasty pushed through the letter box. I never leave him alone in the flat, he is always with me.

Careful that she's not taping it! Plus, you'll probably need to prove the dog wasn't there.

Jx

no1wf

GSD4ME wrote: »

Some of her complaints have been at times when the dog is not here or asleep. She seems to have super extra sensitive hearing and can apparently hear him scratching and probably breathing.

She moaned about the noise he made one night and it was in fact me getting up for a pee in the night, he was fast asleep on my bed - he likes his comfort.

There you go then, she's making complaints when there is nothing to complain about, if you can just get some evidence like video footage or even pictures or something with a date/time stamp on then she'll be proved crazy

Mine does that too he never liked any crate or bed of his own we bought him lol

Fire_Fox

You don't own the flat, you are a longhold tenant on a long lease and are bound by the terms of the contract you signed. This should not go to court it should go to an LVT, it would be up to the freeholder to demonstrate you have breached the lease. It doesn't sound to me like that is possible since the whole thing is a pack of lies.

Have you considered bringing in Environmental Health at the local council yourself? They can mediate and take statements from the other leaseholders, all of which can be used as evidence in your favour without the accusation of you pressurising your neighbours into supporting you.

Is your dog going into communal areas at any time, even if that is walking a short section of corridor? Is the garden private or communal and are you letting the dog into it? If it is communal then maybe you should try to refrain from this, keep your dog in your private space OR in public spaces (parks, roads) as much as possible. Some people really do dislike animals, some have phobias about poop and pee, some are allergic to the dander, what you deem a nuisance is not the same as what they deem a nuisance. Your neighbours should be free to come and go in the communal areas without encountering your dog.

seven-day-weekend

When my son lived in a rented flat, he had a complaint about 'the puppy barking day and night'. He did not have a puppy, nor any other dog, although later he got two cats.

Then he had a complaint from the same person talking about 'the baby crying day and night'. He did not have, and still does not have, a baby.

I rang up the management company on his behalf and said he did not have a puppy, nor a baby. We heard nothing else from them.

I would imagine your complaint is similar, inasmuch as the complaint is unfounded. I would do as others have suggested and get references from the other flat owners to say your dog is not a nuisance. However, I do agree with the poster above, do not let your dog into communal gardens because other people in the block have a right to enjoy them without your dog.

sinbad182

Fire_Fox wrote: »

You don't own the flat, you are a longhold tenant on a long lease and are bound by the terms of the contract you signed. This should not go to court it should go to an LVT, it would be up to the freeholder to demonstrate you have breached the lease. It doesn't sound to me like that is possible since the whole thing is a pack of lies.

Have you considered bringing in Environmental Health at the local council yourself? They can mediate and take statements from the other leaseholders, all of which can be used as evidence in your favour without the accusation of you pressurising your neighbours into supporting you.

Is your dog going into communal areas at any time, even if that is walking a short section of corridor? Is the garden private or communal and are you letting the dog into it? If it is communal then maybe you should try to refrain from this, keep your dog in your private space OR in public spaces (parks, roads) as much as possible. Some people really do dislike animals, some have phobias about poop and pee, some are allergic to the dander, what you deem a nuisance is not the same as what they deem a nuisance. Your neighbours should be free to come and go in the communal areas without encountering your dog.

Yeah you should just throw the dog out the window when you take it out. Heaven forbid a neighbour sees a dog.