Anti Social Neighbour

[B00]

Next door but one neighbour has two dogs which he doesn't take out for walks, but does however open his back door every so often allowing them to wander up and down the back street doing what dogs do! The smell and 'stepping on landmines' have become a major issue, as you can imagine.

Confrontation doesn't work, as ive done this a few times and just been met with foul mouth aggression (neighbour not dogs!), nor does complaining to the council as all they did was issue standard dog fouling letters to the entire street, very helpful.... nor does collecting said dog crap and dumping it on their doorstep which I did once in a fit of rage.

Ideas? Sensible or otherwise?

[agchristie]

Your local authority should be taking ASB issues seriously. There will be a dedicated ASB or Enforcement Team who will work in partnership with other agencies such as Environmental Health.

The ASB Team should be working to their protocol and agree an action plan signed off by yourself.

Evidence is key and many organisations issue diary sheets for you to explain the dates,times,incidents etc to build up a case.

At the lower end, verbal warnings are issued backed by a written warning. If it is a local authority property the breach(es) of tenancy will be pointed out.

More serious cases could result in actions such as s.8 and/or Demotion notices or a Starter Tenancy notice being issued or perhaps an IPNA which is an injunction that would specify terms.

Neighbour nuisance of any sort is extremely annoying. Don't give up or tolerate it.

Have you considered mediation with a 3rd party organisation? Sounds too far gone though?

Good luck!

[tamborine]

lemon bleach sprayed on ground will stop dog fouling.

[TWR]

Do you have Grandchildren Boo? advise these persons if your Grandchildren catches Toxocariasis from their Dog Crp, you will without a doubt sue them.

[mibn2cweus]

Bake them a pie . . .

[woofgang]

TWR impossible to prove where the toxicariasis came from so sueing won’t work. also more likely to catch it from cat poop than dog.

[mark-taylor]

Have your own 2 dogs.

[TWR]

I would still tell them Woof, it would give them something to think about.

[B00]

Thanks for everyones advice x

I'm going to go down the route of taking photos of the dogs when they're out and emailing them to the council and demanding they do something about it.

I REALLY really wish id had my phone on me yesterday when I saw one of them literally in mid crap, that would have been great (!!) photo evidence.

[HansUrbancka]

Perhaps another ABer is able to confirm if I am correct in my belief that local Authorities are responsible to clean-up dog mess, if they are unaware of who is responsible for the filth and a complaint has been made to them. So even if your local Environmental Office is unable to take your word for the offending neighbour, you could insist that it is cleaned-up.

Hans.