Is Your Dog a Nuisance?

Under the law a nuisance is a common law tort, a tort is basically a civil wrong, it is what happens when you do something to someone unlawfully on purpose. In the case of a barking dog and would it qualify as a nuisance is if you are the owner of real property. Real property being land owned by landlord or tenants, the right to enjoy that land with quite enjoyment.

Meaning that if are renting any part of a house or an apartment in the house and another tenant has a dog that barks all the time and the people in the other apartments are complaining about the noise, then the dog would be a nuisance and it would be up to the landlord to remedy the situation.

Sometimes people do not get any satisfaction from the landlord so they take it upon themselves and call the police and then the tenant sometimes takes drastic measures by moving out and the landlord won’t get paid the rent because the tenant felt they did not have to because the situation from the dog made them move, then everyone ends up in court.

A simple solution is if you are the dog owner, to avoid eviction or maybe a fine issued by the police, keep your dog quiet. Dog’s bark as a form of communication, find out what the dog wants and accommodate the dog. The better off the dog will be as well as you and the other tenants.