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Neighbor's dog pees thru fence.
You could sue the dog's owners in small claims court for damages, esp. with
proof of dog on video and following back into house. Even getting the notice of suit filed would be a wake-up call. Don't need a lawyer to file, either. From what I've heard, it's usually easy to file in s.c. court. I've never sued anyone, btw (!), but my DH is a decent environmental one. -- pelirojaroja "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Geoff Cashman" wrote in message ... Maybe after 30 years, you would have learned to place some form of a barrier between yourself and your neighbor's dogs. Zoning laws prevent placing a fence in the appropriate place, and the arrangement of ancient trees on my property prevents relocating the vegetable garden. Remember - I said all legal means had been exhausted. But not to worry, the problem isn't yours. I assume you mean "the blame for the situation". In that case, the problem is not mine. The dog problems I refer to involve STRAYS - dogs roaming the neighborhood off their leash and off their property. Here are the facts. Suggest a solution. 1) The town has a "3 strikes" law. If your dog is picked up by animal control while it's off its leash (and your property, obviously), you lose your dog. It's taken to a place called (unbelievably) "Lollipop Farm", where it is put down if not adopted within a certain period of time. Getting an animal control drone to actually show up requires an act of Congress. 2) The animal control drone only works from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except in cases where an animal is dangerous and must be picked up immediately, for reasons of public safety. At least half the stray dogs in my neighborhood are out earlier than 7:00 AM, probably because their owners want them to wreak havoc before they need to leave for work. 3) In cases where the dog is doing actual damage to property, the animal control drone claims he must witness the act. He has been presented with videotape of two dogs actually digging in my flower beds. One one tape, I followed the dog home and taped it entering its home. The drone did not consider this to be a valid reason to act. The only remaining legal hope here is a reinterpretation of laws concerning "civil trespass". This is defined as a situation where a neighbor causes or allows substances or objects to enter your property, thereby doing damage. An example would be chemicals sprayed over the property line by a lawn service (or homeowner). If the law included dogs, it would eliminate the need to witness damage. The mere presence of the dog would make the owner a candidate for arrest. |
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