Neighbors don't clean up dog poops on my lawn

[debodun]

I own my property, but next door is a 5-unit rental. The dog piles must be from a dog belonging to one of the tenants because the piles are between the two buildings, but on my property. I can never catch it in the act, but I wish owner would be responsible and clean it up. Would it be better to attempt to contact the landlord or the local animal control?

 

[LdiJ]

I own my property, but next door is a 5-unit rental. The dog piles must be from a dog belonging to one of the tenants because the piles are between the two buildings, but on my property. I can never catch it in the act, but I wish owner would be responsible and clean it up. Would it be better to attempt to contact the landlord or the local animal control?

You would probably want to talk to the landlord first.

 

[adjusterjack]

I can never catch it in the act,

Mount a video camera.

 

[Just Blue]

I own my property, but next door is a 5-unit rental. The dog piles must be from a dog belonging to one of the tenants because the piles are between the two buildings, but on my property. I can never catch it in the act, but I wish owner would be responsible and clean it up. Would it be better to attempt to contact the landlord or the local animal control?

What state? Did you contact the LL about the problem? Do you have security cameras?

 

[debodun]

I am in upstate New York. I haven't contacted anyone about it yet except the dog warden to ask if there was an ordinance about cleaning up dog poop. Being the weekend, I don't expect an answer right away. I don't have a security camera and to install one just for that is probably overkill for the situation.

 

[Just Blue]

If I were you I could contact the landlord and tell him you believe one or more of his tenants are allowing their dog to poop on your property and not scooping it up. Politely ask that he notify his tenants that this is unacceptable.

I would also put a security camera up in that area...if nothing else the camera may dissuade Spot's mom and dad from using your property as a toilet.

 

[Zigner]

I agree with the camera, and if the OP is on good terms with the next-door landlord, then by all means let him know. However, the LL really has no obligation to do anything about this.

 

[FarmerJ]

Debo most larger towns and cities have ordinances that require pet owners to pick up poop and some cities have gone as far as even spelling out the number of poop piles in a yard that triggers a fine from the city. AS to your property I whole heartedly agree that a camera to record the dogs , the ideal would be if you could record the pet owner just letting the dog out the door with no leash ( to give a copy to the LL and to your city animal control warden if the dog has no leash another solution as well is fencing in your lot on that side.

 

[Just Blue]

I agree with the camera, and if the OP is on good terms with the next-door landlord, then by all means let him know. However, the LL really has no obligation to do anything about this.

A good LL would send a notice to his dog owning tenants that leaving dog crap on the neighbors lawn is verboten. Good LL don't want the neighbors filing complaints with the city/town/village about his tenants and their dogs.

 

[stealth2]

As a dog owner, I'm going to ditto the above suggestions - camera and notify the landlord. God knows, I've been caught off guard when prodigious pooper went one more time than bags in my pocket. (But I've then returned with another bag and hunted...) A responsible dog owner cleans up.

Good luck.

 

[FarmerJ]

Since its a 5 unit multi unit then if the city writes tickets re un picked up poop its very likely the landlord will be the one getting the ticket. Simply because the city can go after the LL more easily than a tenant.

 

[LdiJ]

Since its a 5 unit multi unit then if the city writes tickets re un picked up poop its very likely the landlord will be the one getting the ticket. Simply because the city can go after the LL more easily than a tenant.

Which is why talking to the landlord might be an effective way to solve the problem.

 

[Zigner]

Since its a 5 unit multi unit then if the city writes tickets re un picked up poop its very likely the landlord will be the one getting the ticket. Simply because the city can go after the LL more easily than a tenant.

I disagree. If there is no proof of who did it, then there is no ticket. This is not a red-light camera ticket that just gets sent to the registered owner of the car.

 

[stealth2]

I would think the LL knows which of his tenants have dogs, so I'd really start with a friendly conversation with the LL, explaining the situation and asking if they could please remind those tenants to clean up after their dogs.

 

[debodun]

I did hear from our animal control officer. He sent me a copy of the ordinance, so now I know there is a regulation about it. One step in the right direction.