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My tenant is not cleaning after their dog goes to the bathroom.
It is a multi-family house and I am an owner-occupant.
I have spoken to them once about this and just changed the lease to include that they clean up
after their dog each time it goes to the bathroom.
They were on the old lease from the previous owner of the house, which didn't include the dog. The previous owner allowed them to sneak a dog in after the process started. I mow the lawn and have cleaned up the dog droppings on several occasions. After speaking to them and changing the lease, it got better, but then went back to the same thing, not cleaning up after the dog. When I mowed the lawn, I stepped in some and some got on the lawnmower.
I will go and talk with them again, but what other steps should I take or do?
My tenant is not cleaning after their dog goes to the bathroom.
It is a multi-family house and I am an owner-occupant.
I have spoken to them once about this and just changed the lease to include that they clean up
after their dog each time it goes to the bathroom.
They were on the old lease from the previous owner of the house, which didn't include the dog. The previous owner allowed them to sneak a dog in after the process started. I mow the lawn and have cleaned up the dog droppings on several occasions. After speaking to them and changing the lease, it got better, but then went back to the same thing, not cleaning up after the dog. When I mowed the lawn, I stepped in some and some got on the lawnmower.
I will go and talk with them again, but what other steps should I take or do?
I think all you can do is speak with them again. If they still don't comply, don't renew their lease when it ends. You will never get an eviction for dog poop in CT even if it's in the lease. Double so if they have kids. A judge won't throw kids into the street.
Now if they don't pay rent on time and/or don't pay rent at all you will have a much easier time getting an eviction. Even so, you are looking at 6 months minimum for an eviction for non payment.
I would chalk it up to one of life's lessons and no longer accept pets in your property.
How about this...'the dog goes w/in 72 hours or I start eviction proceedings'????? Why are you being so passive aggressive about this. It's a health hazard, but I suppose if you don't care, why should they, right?
Koale
Give them Notice IN WRITTING Next time you find poop in the yard you will evict! BUT IF the yard is Not fenced no way to prove its the tenants dog poo.
Written notice that they must clean up after the dog and if they don't keep the poop cleaned up, you will hire a poop scooping service and they will be charged for it. Include a note about what the charges will be for each cleaning.
Do not renew their lease.
I sure hope the inside of the house doesn't look like the back yard.
You might take a look at your state law. In Oregon, it is written into the law that I can charge $50 for cleaning up dog mess (after giving a written warning). Maybe your law has something similar.
In my city it's $100 per violation. In my community, the HOA charges another $100. That's $200 for a pile of crap.
Issue a notice, with proper notice, that starting on x date any and all poop piles left will incur a $50 fine. Since you live onsite, having proof (pics and/or video) wont' be that hard to obtain.
Make sure you actually enforce it if you're going to implement it.
Give them Notice IN WRITTING Next time you find poop in the yard you will evict! BUT IF the yard is Not fenced no way to prove its the tenants dog poo.
.......IF the yard is Not fenced no way to prove its the tenants dog poo.
If the yard is not fenced and it isn't their dog, too bad for them. They are responsible for the yard and their lease says that poop will be cleaned up. Landlord doesn't have to prove which dog did it. All the landlord has to prove is that there is poop in the yard and tenant isn't cleaning it up. (Obviously, this doesn't apply to apartments where multiple tenants have dogs that all use the same area)
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well...
hmmm...
