I got the letter the lawyer sent and it said that legal action would be taken if they violated the conditions. Another letter will go to them with a deadline to have the dog removed or we will sue them.
The cops and animal control both said the victim had to report it.
They don’t see the seriousness of the problem at all.
We would first have the property manager ask them to remove it. IF they refused we would lawyer send a letter.
I agree and we are acting very aggressively now. The owners of the other units are aware of the situation and are being supportive.
The mystery still is why the victim refused to report it.
I didn’t mean the HOA should have the dog put down, I meant that the victims should insist authorities have it put down. This hinges on each incident being reported and documented, of course. A dog that bites more than once and an owner that allows it are a potentially deadly combination.
Except the first victim (twice) didn’t report it to the authorities & the current ‘victim’ doesn’t wish to report it either. The authorities don’t know of this animal & therefore won’t take any action.
Depending upon the state & the specific HOA rules, you may not be able to enforce removal against a specific dog. “Any dog that has previously bitten ___ # of dogs/people may no longer reside in the community” is generic & should pass muster, but “your dog, Fido, must be evicted” may not.
This is exactly the situation. As far as police are concerned there is no problem because of the lack of reporting. It has to come from the victim, per our state laws.
However, our bylaws do have rules about nuisance animals and since the owners did not comply with the rules we set forth after the last attack, we have some options.
Just heard the latest victim might be reconsidering reporting it. Hopefully it’s not too late.
What is the reason why two victims of a dog attack don’t want to report them?
Maybe the dog’s owner offered cash for their pain?
How about upping security on the grounds?
The recent one was the foreman of a work crew. I suspect he just wants to finish the job and get out of there and decide what to do. I have no idea really and have not been able to talk him.
I am the “victim” of the other major incident. The dog attacked mine but I let them talk me into not reporting it. As a result we made the muzzle rule, which they broke this past week.
In my case they paid the vet bills. In the other, I am not sure.
It’s a small complex with less than 20 units. There is no security except a gate.
and an attack dog!
Good one.
I see, thanks.
Perhaps you are just too doggone nice?
And did you do that with the offending dog owners?
I mean, presumably the condo board has ways to eject people who break the hoa rules, right? I don’t quite understand why they aren’t working on people whose dog has been banned from the building.
I can see MAYBE a dog getting a bit rambunctious, but this dog seems to have a pattern of aggression. Considering the owners broke the muzzle rule, that’s another strike.
I don’t want them to get a third.
The muzzle was the last strike.