Hi all,
I posted before regarding my neighbour's barking dog.
I reported it to the housing association as the woman is a tenant.
I'm a leaseholder which meant that all queries had to go to the homeowners team, who then spoke to the housing officer and then back to me.
On no occasion did anyone ever call back within the promised time and I kept having to chase.
Eventually the reply was that she's moving anyway and no one else had complained! I had already said that it was only just me opposite her on the ground floor and the dog was constantly barking by the door as if it was desperate to go out, so it was only affecting me but they seemed to insinuate that because it was only me complaining that I had made it up!
There's no enclosed garden so it can only go out on a lead and usually just gets a quick walk round a small part of the communal grass at the front.
It's a Labrador so probably could do with a good run!
Anyway, after realising I'd get no support, I decided to grit my teeth and wait for her to move.
As I understood it from another gossipy neighbour is it was a swap with an older lady who was desperate to downsize whereas the current tenant has two children and the dog in a smallish flat.
However, 3 months on and she hasn't moved! The dog's still barking but now, obviously bored with training it, she just yells at it, so now it worse with barking and yelling.
I've tried to get in touch with the HA again but as always they are way past their promised response time.
I will make a formal complaint now as it shouldn't be this hard to just get a call back.
I feel they've fobbed me off completely and possibly lied too.
AIBU to think the noisy dog has more rights than a service charge paying resident?!