profbodryak
Junior Member
Hey everyone!
We have been renting a 1-bedroom apartment in the same community for over 3 years now. There have been time in past when we were late and even paid attorney fees a couple of times. However in recent times our financial situation has improved and we got back on track. We are also planning on moving to Northern Virginia soon so we let out lease go on to month-to-month.
We also have a dog (now a 1 year old Weimaraner, who properly eats, runs and exercises). We had him for a year now, however never had signed the pet addendum, nor paid the pet fee. Approximately 3-4 months ago we had a neighbor move in across the wall. And approximately since 2 months ago we have received at least 3 letters and probably 3 phone calls from the leasing office telling us that there were complaints about our dog barking at night time and even on days we spent the night home (that's the case 95% of the time). And if we do go out it is not longer than for 3-4 hours at a time. The complaints we had were "dog barking all night" and so on. Upon the first notice we got a shock collar and tested it by standing outside for 3 hours to hear the barking. The dog was quiet. The complaints have continued. I also gave the neighbor my phone number so that he would text me when he heard the dog barking. He did up until a certain point. I assumed that everything worked out and also had no phone calls from the leasing office. All of a sudden I am getting ready to leave for work (I work nights and my wife stays home all the time) and find a subpoena to court. With notion of $800 worth of attorney fees.
The complaints have come on the days when at least one of us was home. We live in Henrico County. Never signed the pet addendum for the dog. What are the chances we can successfully fight our neighbor in court? There were never police reports filed for a noise violation.
Thanks!!!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
We have been renting a 1-bedroom apartment in the same community for over 3 years now. There have been time in past when we were late and even paid attorney fees a couple of times. However in recent times our financial situation has improved and we got back on track. We are also planning on moving to Northern Virginia soon so we let out lease go on to month-to-month.
We also have a dog (now a 1 year old Weimaraner, who properly eats, runs and exercises). We had him for a year now, however never had signed the pet addendum, nor paid the pet fee. Approximately 3-4 months ago we had a neighbor move in across the wall. And approximately since 2 months ago we have received at least 3 letters and probably 3 phone calls from the leasing office telling us that there were complaints about our dog barking at night time and even on days we spent the night home (that's the case 95% of the time). And if we do go out it is not longer than for 3-4 hours at a time. The complaints we had were "dog barking all night" and so on. Upon the first notice we got a shock collar and tested it by standing outside for 3 hours to hear the barking. The dog was quiet. The complaints have continued. I also gave the neighbor my phone number so that he would text me when he heard the dog barking. He did up until a certain point. I assumed that everything worked out and also had no phone calls from the leasing office. All of a sudden I am getting ready to leave for work (I work nights and my wife stays home all the time) and find a subpoena to court. With notion of $800 worth of attorney fees.
The complaints have come on the days when at least one of us was home. We live in Henrico County. Never signed the pet addendum for the dog. What are the chances we can successfully fight our neighbor in court? There were never police reports filed for a noise violation.
Thanks!!!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?