Dangerous Dog Breed. HELP!

mrsinfo · 20-08-2022 6:42am #1

person is renting my home not paying rent and is refusing to leave, that’s not why I’m typing this but how I have ended up coming here.

They have an American Pitbull and they keep him locked in the house so I cant gain access to it(tried to change the locks), they are not there they are in another house but leave the dog there (have another home)inside the house all day. This dog is vicious as it has tired to bite me before, its not friendly.

Can i have the dog removed? and by Who?

They never walk this animal and they do have another American Pitbull about a year old that they don’t leave there so I know this animal is there by its self on purpose.

Mean feckers

signed : Dog lover

walterking · 20-08-2022 6:51am

Who'd want to be a landlord?

Very little, if anything, that you can do

Eviction notice, RTB report and eventually gardai or private security to get him out

Tom Mann Centuria · 20-08-2022 7:05am

Aren't Pitbulls a banned breed in Ireland? I know they are in the UK.

Did your local council have a dog warden? Give them a ring if they do.

arrianalexander · 20-08-2022 7:43am

Need to contact a dog warden

Goes without saying you can't go and attempt to change locks dog or no dog. An eviction has to be done through the correction means

And trust me I wish it was easy as being able able to change locks when someone isn't paying rent

Del2005 · 20-08-2022 8:40am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058259565/dangerous-dog-breed-help

The only thing that you can do for the dog is report it to the dog warden.

OT... You can't do anything to the house and you are lucky that the dog stopped you changing the locks, the tenant would have got a massive payout for an illegal eviction. You have to wait the long time for the RTB to process the case and then hope they haven't destroyed your property when you get it back.

Dial Hard · 20-08-2022 8:44am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119496575#Comment_119496575

There are no banned breeds in Ireland.

OP, I'd be reporting the dog to the relevant authorities as abandoned and trying to get it removed on cruelty grounds (which is 100% justified - the poor dog).

In the meantime you also need to issue the correct eviction notices on the basis of non-payment of rent and get the ball rolling on that.

And get legal advice.

jack67 · 20-08-2022 8:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119496575#Comment_119496575

Nope pitbulls are not banned in Ireland

hustlenbustle · 20-08-2022 10:06am

Awful situation

Just wondering _why are they keeping your house if they have another??

dashoonage · 20-08-2022 10:31am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119497033#Comment_119497033

Sure when youre probably not paying for any of them then keep all the houses.

mrsinfo · 20-08-2022 12:31pm

Funny how you can tell who is a landlord and who is a tenant on this by the answers given!!!!

Witcher · 20-08-2022 12:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119497476#Comment_119497476

All the replies have given you the same advice.

21-08-2022 8:31pm

This is the Pets board, the focus is going to be on the welfare of the animal. Who is tenant / landlord in your situation is of lesser importance here.

Maybe you should have posted this on Accommodation and Property, if you wanted a tenant / landord focused discussion instead.

Gael23 · 23-08-2022 10:41am

You could cal, the dog warden but the dogs future is pretty grim if that happens

L1011 · 23-08-2022 10:47am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119502883#Comment_119502883

They did, and were told under no circumstances to attempt an illegal eviction... which they now are.

c.p.w.g.w · 23-08-2022 11:00am

Dangerous breeds is a bit of an oxymoron from my experience...

I have been bitten and attacked by dogs on 3 occasions...all those times by Jack Russell's or breeds similar...

My mother has staffy and a small terrier mongrel...I'm afraid of the small fella because his nippy, where as the staffy, I can take food off him if his not supposed to have it and his better at taken direction...both were trained and in fact the staffy took less training...

People will say the staffy can do more damage, but or course that could be said for many things, like folks living in cities driving range rovers, were the chances of a pedestrian surviving is almost nil and were such a vehicle has no practical purposes being

mrsinfo · 26-08-2022 9:15am

Been 3 days and no one has come to check on dog, its still in my house( pissing and **** on my floors) and he still wont give me my keys back..... there is no furniture in the property its empty except for the dog!!! what will do? its friday

26-08-2022 10:47am

Report as a cruelty case to the Dog Warden and local SPCA, if you have one.

Dial Hard · 26-08-2022 10:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119524337#Comment_119524337

This, OP, which you were first advised to do almost a week ago. Why didn't you?

mrsinfo · 28-08-2022 7:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119524347#Comment_119524347

i did he would not go into the property with out an eviction notice even the dog warden does not give a **** about the animal

28-08-2022 7:46pm

It's grand, they got their house back on the other thread. The dog seems to have mysteriously disappeared from the equation. It's probably hiding out in the attic or something. We'll find out in a few days.

Grizzly 45 · 28-08-2022 7:54pm

You have every right to enter your property and evict tenants If there is criminal activity or immoral activity being committed on or from the premises.Keeping an animal under cruel or neglectful or abandoned conditions would probably come under this.If your local dog warden is refusing to do his duty get onto an organisation like DSPCA who do have legal power of entry in animal cruelty cases.

Also,are you fully sure the premises is "empty"? Sounds like a dealer using the dog to guard a drugs stash/grow closet. Possible "probable cause" for AGS to get a search warrant to enter the premises and deal with the dog and your problem tenant.they sound like the usual A...holes who give a great breed of dog a horrible reputation and make them vicious because of their cruelty

spookwoman · 28-08-2022 8:07pm

Is dogs mentioned in rental agreement and if not allowed use it in the evection process. If you have proof the dog is not getting fed make sure you have it for the ispca. If they are on HAP for the property also report to council. You could also try getting onto your local councilor.

Have a read of this, there is mention of access to property.

https://www.rtb.ie/during-a-tenancy/maintenance-inspections-and-access/inspections-and-access#:~:text=The%20landlord%20can%20only%20enter,property%20or%20a%20fire%20etc).

28-08-2022 9:20pm

They're just trolling.

28-08-2022 9:21pm

Ffs lads, look at a profile.

DBB · 28-08-2022 9:28pm

Thread closed. Too much messing and contradictory stories over 2 threads/forums.

Thanks,

DBB

Dangerous Dog Breed. HELP!

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