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neighbour from hell

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MissJD · 26/04/2023 11:51

i moved in October to maisonette with my 6yo .

below us lives woman with 10 dogs . these dogs are never walked and always inside her 2 bedroom house .

obviously barking is constant. day and night . our life is hell . sleep deprivation is form of torture and it's not fair on dogs to always sit indoors too.

i reported this to RSPCA , council , landlords however nothing is done .

is my only option to move now ? is it animal cruelty to keep 10 dogs inside and never walk them ?

can anyone give me advice i'm desperate now , my child is disabled and she can't sleep at night begging me to stop barking .

smell is unbearable too , it comes up to our house from downstairs

any advice would be greatly appreciated

thank you

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KTheGrey · 26/04/2023 15:16

Telephone your MP - they will have a secretary who may be able to advise over the phone. Write down the points you want to make first so you make them all and don't repeat any. Good luck.

PrtScn · 26/04/2023 14:48

If she’s a crack addict and there are no cameras/witnesses about, the next time she goes out I’d break in, leave the door open so the dogs escape and deny everything if asked about it. Say it must have been her dealer collecting a debt or something. Or at least that’s what I would fantasise about doing!
More likely dog warden/RSPCA would do something if there’s dogs wandering about.

Whoknewwhat · 26/04/2023 14:46

Nordicrain · 26/04/2023 12:07

I'd move, yes. This situation is unlikely to improve.

This.

I suspect this woman has mental health issues or other serious vulnerabilities of her own. There will be no quick or easy solution to this. It will probably take a protracted legal case to get any resolution, if there ever is any.

Arewehumanorarewecupboards · 26/04/2023 14:42

MissJD · 26/04/2023 13:29

if she suffers from mental health issues to the point she can't take dogs out for a walk she shouldn't have animals .

she is a crack addict .

my daughter is autistic so she was jumping on the floor other day shouting "DOGS STOPP BARKINGGG!!!" and the woman started banging with some metal bar on the ceiling shouting she is gna break my little ones legs

when i reported it they asked if i have recording of it ? like should i record 24/7? no i didn't have recording .

and they all know about what she did to old lady and still let her live here .

i'm so done with all of that nuisance , i will put my house for a swap .

xx

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I agree, I just wondered if the police might be involved if you looked at it from another angle.

mayihavesomecakeplease · 26/04/2023 14:39

Clarion are SO EVIL. We had a dangerous criminal in our building breaking all kinds of tenancy laws and they literally told us they wouldn’t do anything regardless of what he did. Very grateful to get out of there. If you have a safer neighbour team they can sometimes help contact higher up people, but we found threatening legal action was the only way anything got done.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 26/04/2023 14:18

Would your dd cope with headphones and a story tape, @MissJD? It sounds like a total nightmare, and my heart goes out to you both.

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MissJD · 26/04/2023 14:14

Crepyenvalois · 26/04/2023 13:56

When’s the case coming to court? Hopefully she will be found guilty, end up in prison then the dogs can be rehomed.

Is she renting from the same HA? Surely she can’t have 10 dogs in there, and the property will be in a terrible state because of them. Can you keep badgering the HA?

she was laughing when she told me she got arrested for stealing pension and she is awaiting trial .

i didn't find it funny at all .

yes she is renting from same HA , they are called Clarion and they don't care about their tenants , all they care is to grab the rent money .

everyone on social media complaining about them , and they don't seem to care.

i hope they will find her guilty , enough is enough . she can't keep getting away with everything

RSPCA are absolutely useless they don't even come when i call to tell them dogs been alone for 2-3 days and tell me not to put food through letterbox

i'm so tired of all this Hmm

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Jellybean23 · 26/04/2023 14:12

Have you spoken to the environmental health officer at the council? This is their responsibility. Definitely.

Involve your councillor if you don't get any joy and then your MP.

orangeflags · 26/04/2023 14:11

Have you spoken to environmental health?

HappyInTheFaceOfAdversity · 26/04/2023 14:11

That sounds like a nuisance claims as it's consistent and stopping you enjoying your home.

I'd threaten to sue the council over that and it may force them to act as they won't want that surely? And you would have a claim too if it's constant like you say.

Ruth98 · 26/04/2023 14:11

Personally I would look to move. It's frustrating because you shouldn't have to but I've been there. Slightly different as the noise wasn't from barking but general antisocial behaviour. It really is a nightmare when you have no peace in your own home. The stress melted away when we moved and we were so glad we did it. But the noise of over revving cars and extremely loud music gave me the most awful feeling in the pit of my stomach for another year or so. In my eyes it's not worth wasting those precious years with your children living like that. You won't get that time back...the newborn / baby years were ruined for us.

ReadersD1gest · 26/04/2023 14:09

Killingmytime · 26/04/2023 14:07

They wouldn't come out too dogs tied up by the motorway.
we ended up going to collect them ( did NOT take them to the rspca after that).

What's the bloody point of them, in that case??

Thesharkradar · 26/04/2023 14:09

Why ARE the RSPCA so useless??

Killingmytime · 26/04/2023 14:07

They wouldn't come out too dogs tied up by the motorway.
we ended up going to collect them ( did NOT take them to the rspca after that).

Killingmytime · 26/04/2023 14:05

Rspca do nothing.

Thesharkradar · 26/04/2023 14:02

landlords im renting from allow maximum 2 pets and you need license or permission, so no she can't have 10 dogs
Oh that's interesting thank you 🙏
However as far as I know it can be a condition of the lease but not necessarily written into law, or another words not actually enforceable?
If it was enforceable they would have used it to get rid of this woman ....would they not?

escapingthecity · 26/04/2023 14:00

Find out who your local councillors are and ask them for help. And if your councillors don't help then try your local MP. You need someone who can bang heads together.

ReadersD1gest · 26/04/2023 14:00

Thesharkradar · 26/04/2023 13:59

I remember watching a Netflix series about hoarders in the USA, the workers who were tasked with dealing with the hoards said they used to find what they referred to as 'flat kitties'.... These were cats who lived in the premises who had died unnoticed and they found them flattened and sandwiched between the various items in the hoard

Jesus...

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MissJD · 26/04/2023 13:59

GreenFingersWouldBeHandy · 26/04/2023 13:57

The RSPCA are a bunch of c-words. Don't bother with them.

Contact the local dog warden instead? Make a recording of the barking?

Poor dogs.

i was SHOCKED how no one cares . i can hear these poor dogs crying when they left alone , i asked RSPCA shall i put some dogs food through letterbox and they told me not to ??

so cruel

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Thesharkradar · 26/04/2023 13:59

I remember watching a Netflix series about hoarders in the USA, the workers who were tasked with dealing with the hoards said they used to find what they referred to as 'flat kitties'.... These were cats who lived in the premises who had died unnoticed and they found them flattened and sandwiched between the various items in the hoard

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MissJD · 26/04/2023 13:57

Thesharkradar · 26/04/2023 13:53

Is it actually legal to keep 10 dogs in a limited space?
I think some parts of the USA have laws governing the numbers of animals/pets that can be kept per residential premises, sadly we don't have that here.

landlords im renting from allow maximum 2 pets and you need license or permission, so no she can't have 10 dogs

i got really good advice, i didn't think MP will even acknowledge me as all my previous complaints were brushed off .

actually i believe landlords are trying to evict that woman but they said there is backlog after Coronavirus or smth like that .

i will contact my local MP and write email to RSPCA

advice here was so quick and brilliant!

xx

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GreenFingersWouldBeHandy · 26/04/2023 13:57

The RSPCA are a bunch of c-words. Don't bother with them.

Contact the local dog warden instead? Make a recording of the barking?

Poor dogs.

Crepyenvalois · 26/04/2023 13:56

When’s the case coming to court? Hopefully she will be found guilty, end up in prison then the dogs can be rehomed.

Is she renting from the same HA? Surely she can’t have 10 dogs in there, and the property will be in a terrible state because of them. Can you keep badgering the HA?

ReadersD1gest · 26/04/2023 13:54

Thesharkradar · 26/04/2023 13:53

Is it actually legal to keep 10 dogs in a limited space?
I think some parts of the USA have laws governing the numbers of animals/pets that can be kept per residential premises, sadly we don't have that here.

Ah... Shame.

Thesharkradar · 26/04/2023 13:53

Is it actually legal to keep 10 dogs in a limited space?
I think some parts of the USA have laws governing the numbers of animals/pets that can be kept per residential premises, sadly we don't have that here.