Phantom48volts
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
A lady walking her dog unleashed passed my tenants house. Her dog went up to the house and started barking at my tenants dog. My tenants dog is a female pit bull that was at the time in heat. The female feeling territorial eventually jumped over the 5 1/2foot tall fence and went to attack the dog. The lady's dog was unharmed however while trying to get my tenants dog away she got bit on the hand (pinky finger - required a couple stitches). My tenant took her in and called the police while she made several threating comments. After the police arrived my tenant offered medical treatment which she denied in front of the officer. She did take my tenants offer to take her home. Later my tenant took both of his pit bulls to animal control where they did a temperament test. The boy passed with flying colors the girl (the one involved in the incident) passed but said she was a bit aggressive at first - probably due to her being in heat - according to animal control. Though as a precaution and recommendation by animal control my tenant opted to put his dog down after having her for five years and no incident with either dog. Everyone knows these dogs are friendly even the gardener tells me this. In fact it was a point that I made sure of when renting the property to them. This tenant has a new born and a two year old that play with both dogs all the time.
Now just recently I have received a letter from a lawyer requesting that I submit this to my home owners insurance or else they were going to bring a lawsuit against me. I contacted the lawyer and ended up leaving a message. He followed up by the next business day but I was unavailable. He mentioned that his client had suffered severe nerve damage and that she was getting continued medical attention. Since that time in the last two weeks I have tried to contact him an additional four times with no response. I want to verify this information he is claiming and the cost involved. My tenant offered to pay and his client denied. Now three months later she wants money and they are coming after me instead of going to the tenant first. Currently the house is not an LLC but it's pretty much the only asset I have at the moment and it's upside down - due to the market. What can they do? What can I do? What should I do?
A lady walking her dog unleashed passed my tenants house. Her dog went up to the house and started barking at my tenants dog. My tenants dog is a female pit bull that was at the time in heat. The female feeling territorial eventually jumped over the 5 1/2foot tall fence and went to attack the dog. The lady's dog was unharmed however while trying to get my tenants dog away she got bit on the hand (pinky finger - required a couple stitches). My tenant took her in and called the police while she made several threating comments. After the police arrived my tenant offered medical treatment which she denied in front of the officer. She did take my tenants offer to take her home. Later my tenant took both of his pit bulls to animal control where they did a temperament test. The boy passed with flying colors the girl (the one involved in the incident) passed but said she was a bit aggressive at first - probably due to her being in heat - according to animal control. Though as a precaution and recommendation by animal control my tenant opted to put his dog down after having her for five years and no incident with either dog. Everyone knows these dogs are friendly even the gardener tells me this. In fact it was a point that I made sure of when renting the property to them. This tenant has a new born and a two year old that play with both dogs all the time.
Now just recently I have received a letter from a lawyer requesting that I submit this to my home owners insurance or else they were going to bring a lawsuit against me. I contacted the lawyer and ended up leaving a message. He followed up by the next business day but I was unavailable. He mentioned that his client had suffered severe nerve damage and that she was getting continued medical attention. Since that time in the last two weeks I have tried to contact him an additional four times with no response. I want to verify this information he is claiming and the cost involved. My tenant offered to pay and his client denied. Now three months later she wants money and they are coming after me instead of going to the tenant first. Currently the house is not an LLC but it's pretty much the only asset I have at the moment and it's upside down - due to the market. What can they do? What can I do? What should I do?