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Does anyone know what the rights for a tenant are with dog barking. I live in a neighborhood that is full of dog and i have a dog also. I was sent a nasty text from my neighbor stating that if I dont get my dog to quit barking he will take me to court and call animal control. I responded and siad i am sorry but not sure it is my dog. i did let him out to go potty at 8am and he barked a few times. i then took him in the house and left to run errands. so when I responded to my neighbor I let him know my dog was in the house and asked him if he was still barking. he responded 1/2 later saying unless I have another dog in the YARD then it is my dog. but my dog was in the house and he had no way of getting in the yard. Im not really sure what to do about this and if my landlord can evict me for my dog barking. Especially since the neighborhood is full of dogs and they all bark. Thanks
Noise ordinances are usually handled at the city, not state level. You'll need to look at the laws in your town. And, you'll need to look at your lease. Most landlords DO have a clause about this. I've seen it called a "covenant of quiet enjoyment" or some such.
Going to guess you're new to Idaho or at least the area? Has your dog ever has separation issues before? My suggestion if you're not already doing so, is to leave either the TV or radio on for your dog to aid in distracting from outside noises that might cause him/her to bark.
Get a bark collar. We see this all the time. No one ever thinks it is really their dog, but it usually is.
Barking dogs are typically (at least in Boise and Meridian) considered a nuisance if they are barking incessantly, and the neighbor would be within his rights to take you to court and/or call animal control. If this is an ongoing issue, it may irritate him to the point that he actually will do so.
In Idaho, it is difficult to evict for reasons other than non-payment or malicious ongoing damage to property, so your landlord probably won't bother. They will just refuse to renew your lease when it is up, and give you a bad reference for future landlords.
Everybody has a dog in Idaho, but that doesn't mean no one complains about someone else's dog. It happens al the time.
If you are leaving your dog alone while at work, it may be barking like mad all day while you're gone and you would never know except from a complaint. Most dog owners show tolerance for others and put up with some barking, but some folks are cranky and have little patience with any barking.
The law of quiet enjoyment usually allows for some intermittent dog barking; dogs are dogs, and they all bark. But if the dog is barking continuously, there may be grounds for a complaint if the dog is in a fenced yard. If the dog is barking continuously inside a house, that's another matter. The noise is greater by far outside than inside.
If you don't have a complaint yet, I suggest keeping a record of your dog's barking. If the dog is with you all day, I don't think there is any grounds for a complaint. You would probably have to show you're acting responsibly by calling your dog in or something when it barks.
If there are barking dogs all over, I think the responsibility for proving it's your dog would be on the person who complained.
Try recording your dog when you are gone. Many dogs bark all day then when the owner gets home they are quiet so the owner never hears the problem.
If they start calling the police or animal control you can get tickets.
Great idea. Get a auto recorder that turns on with noise and off when quiet.
My Malamute, which never barks (common with the breed) would cry (almost sounded human) when young and I left for work. Leaving the TV on the Animal channel actually helped.
And get a collar for your dog as well. Your neighbor might not like wearing one, but it might keep him from barking also. This is why I live in the country.
If you must get a shock collar, get a good one.
The good ones escalate the shock. When a dog barks the first time, the shock is mild. If the dog persists, the shocks become increasingly strong.
They're expensive, but I discovered my dog was a chronic barker while I was away at work, and bought one of these collars. It worked in two days. The one I bought had plastic caps that went over the shock studs, and I capped the studs after the second day while leaving the collar on him for a week.
He never barked continually ever after that. When I replaced his old collar, he would bark at a passerby or someone twice, and that was all, for the rest of his life.
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This is why I live in the country.
