Neighbours Dog

[Rustpail]

I'v name changed for this. But am at the end of my tether and need advice. I recently bought a flat, its lovely and I'm really happy with it, but my neighbour has an absolutely huge dog and I'm allergic. She insists on taking it out for a walk three times a day through the communal hallway and I find it quite intimidating and it is making me sneeze.

I wasnt told about the dog when I bought the flat, and it doesnt make any noise. Apparently she has permission for it and permission can only be removed if it is making a noise or fouling - but not for any other nuisance. What can I do?

You're comparing apples and oranges.

A workplace is not a private dwelling. Workplaces can set whatever rules they like so long as they're legal. That still does't mean you can tell people what food they're allowed to consume in their homes just because you happen to live next door and have an allergy.

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Obviously only one solution.

OP you are wrong This dog is a nuisance, just not in the ways listed. The dog is only a nuisance in your mind because you sneeze every time you walk down the hallway! No noise and no fouling is a very well-behaved dog.

Wear a mask whenever you go in and out of your building.

For some reason I thought Id get more practical help on mumsnet or some ideas

You've had plenty of practical suggestions - for managing and reducing your allergy, not for bullying your neighbour.

You were given the lease to look over before you signed anything, you saw that it said dogs were allowed with permission it’s your responsibility to ask if anyone has a dog if it was going to bother you as much as you say not for them to tell you.

you could move anywhere and a neighbour might have a dog no one needs to disclose that to you.

A new neighbour has just moved in next to me I haven’t met them yet they don’t know we have a dog. If it was such a problem because they had allergies I would expect them to do their homework and ask before they moved in not move in and cause problems for me cause of their allergies and lack of research.

Its your problem that you need to deal with, hopefully the lease company will tell you the same rather than tell a responsible dog owner that they need to get rid of their dog! surely you must come in to contact with people who have dogs or where dogs have passed through before?

Also you might want to think what route you take regarding this as surely you want to make friends with neighbours not enemies before you have even said hello.

Thanks for those who actually were helpful. Hoovering more is a good shout, the management company hoovers once a month, and I know my neighbour hoovers inbetween, but I am going to write her a note saying that she needs to hoover every day, she obviously knows its a problem because she is already doing it a bit but weekly is just not enough.

I'm going to get a mask and see what the GP says and then see where we can go from there.

I'm not going to check this anymore because some of the comments are a bit much

Oh dear god do not write her a note asking her to hoover more!!

Do it yourself.

You honestly sound like a nightmare neighbour

This has got to be a wind up. Right?!

You can't expect her to hoover every day. You can if you want. Dear God.

Do your neighbour a favour and move out. Hoover more... FFS. Are you going to pay for her increased energy bill?

I'm really intrigued by what you plan to do if your neighbor she does not acquiesce to your demand that she hoovers daily.

Why the heck should she hoover daily? If it's your problem (and it is) then you hoover every day or hire a cleaner to do so. You are beyond ridiculous. Get help.

It is not your neighbour's responsibility to manage your allergy just because you failed to do due diligence and check if there were any dogs in a shared living situation. If you want the communal hallway hoovered daily then do it yourself. You sound entitled, rude & just a nightmare.

I don’t know who sounds like more of a saint, your neighbours well behaved, quiet lab; or your neighbour who takes out her dog regularly and does extra vacuums of the communal area. You have to be joking or as thick as pig shit?
Please don’t post her a note saying to clean more.

OP all the meds that have been suggested are over the counter drugs - they don't need a gp to prescribe them. The strongest version of Telfast is still prescription only but your GP won't prescribe them without you trying others that you can buy yourself beforehand

Weekly is plenty. In fact, it's already more than she has to. Just how large is this area you're expecting your neighbour to hoover for you daily? Take some responsibility for yourself FGS.

some of the comments are a bit much

But telling your neighbour she needs to hoover the communal hallway daily isn’t?!

Is OP wanting her GP to write her a note, telling the neighbour they have to get rid of that nasty old doggy, because it makes her sneeze?!

Please don’t suggest that @mbosnz she might just do it

I'd love to see the GP's face!

^^ This. 100%.
Quite honestly you sound so unpleasant, I think you need to be careful you don’t get a reputation as a whinging troublemaker.
She was there before you Ffs! You have no right to start making totally unreasonable demands.

Christ on a bike! Just who on earth do you think you are!,,
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Tbh, if you asked me to hoover everyday, I would stop doing it weekly.

Struggling to believe this thread is for real.

if it is then OP you need to move. Flat living isn’t appropriate for you. And of course you can’t ask your neighbour to hoover daily.