Dog suddenly not allowed

Bossypants

AnotherJoe wrote: »

To use an English phase you may not have heard "let sleeping dogs lie". Dont do anything. Worst case you may end up getting kicked out when the LL investigates and finds the lady was correct and evicts you, but the lady did nothing about it so had you kept quiet nothing would have happened.

OP please listen to Joe! You are a tenant of your landlord. Your obligation is to adhere to the terms of the contract you have with your landlord, and ensure that your dog does not cause a nuisance to other residents. That's it. Whatever else may or may not be going on in this situation is absolutely not your problem at this stage (and frankly probably never will be - this sounds like classic busybody behaviour to me), and it's not your job to get involved.

sal_III

AnotherJoe wrote: »

To use an English phase you may not have heard "let sleeping dogs lie". Dont do anything. Worst case you may end up getting kicked out when the LL investigates and finds the lady was correct and evicts you, but the lady did nothing about it so had you kept quiet nothing would have happened.

You are probably right, on the other hand if the LL rebuffs the neighbour allegation that no pets are allowed in the building it will be very satisfying to point out that she is wrong and better shut her gob, the next time she inevitably rises the issue.

Margot123

This neighbour needs ignoring.

If they hadn't complained about your dog, it would have been something else........TV slightly loud, kettle boiling, cooking smells..........take your pick.

People like that usually have issues totally unconnected with you.

chucknorris

sal_III wrote: »

You are probably right, on the other hand if the LL rebuffs the neighbour allegation that no pets are allowed in the building it will be very satisfying to point out that she is wrong and better shut her gob, the next time she inevitably rises the issue.

I would go along with what Joe said, your worst case scenario is that the landlord finds out that he shouldn't have rented to someone with a dog, so don't do anything to make that happen or to speed up that event. When does your rental agreement end?

Even if the landlord does try and evict you at the end of your tenancy, it would take a while to get you out, so you would have some time on your side. I'm a landlord, so I would not normally suggest going down the 'you'll have to evict me' route. But I am also a dog lover, and there isn't much that I wouldn't do for my dog.

EDIT: It may be possible to get a copy of the leasehold agreement (if submitted to the land registry since Oct 2013), and check for any pet clauses yourself, without drawing attention of any pet clauses to the landlord:

https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/6-102-8137?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true&comp=pluk&bhcp=1

AnotherJoe

sal_III wrote: »

You are probably right, on the other hand if the LL rebuffs the neighbour allegation that no pets are allowed in the building it will be very satisfying to point out that she is wrong and better shut her gob, the next time she inevitably rises the issue.

It will be much more satisfying to keep the dog than "accidentally" evict himself by raising an issue when he didnt need to.

Comms69

Do NOTHING.


Tell the neighbour to never speak to you again.


None of this is your problem

wesleyad

I'd also do nothing, if the neighbour speaks to you again, just say "I was surprised about what you said so double checked my AST and it definitely says I can keep a pet." end

I would also take on board what Garner said regarding noise when you are out. We had exactly the same situation, dogs were silent whilst owner was home and (literally) barked the entire time they were out. 8 hours a day sometimes. Neighbour wouldn't believe us (I work nights so it was a nightmare). In the end we also recorded them. Luckily the neighbour was more embarrassed and apologetic than aresy and eventually they stopped the noise (by leaving radio on I believe).

Line777

Thanks a lot for the replies, everyone! I am a bit more calm now I will just wait and see what happens. I am quite sure that the dog is not barking, since both my husband and I work from home and when we go out we normally bring her (I think she has been home alone for max. two hours in total since we moved here).

Line777

Unless she can hear her when our dog walks around in the flat (it is a wooden floor) - she lives in the flat below us...

Comms69

Line777 wrote: »

Unless she can hear her when our dog walks around in the flat (it is a wooden floor) - she lives in the flat below us...

It doesn't matter. By all means put down a rug if you want but so what?