when we signed our contract for the rental of this house we were told that we could not have a dog or cat which was fair enough (our dog was still in cyprus and will now live with relations when she gets here) my daughter was very upset at the time but understood that it was very hard to find a house and beggers can't be chosers. However our neighbours appear to have aquired a dog which howls whenever they are out, like right now. so should I be really mean and let the landlord know( he owns all 3 houses in the row) what would you do?
should I tell
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I'd report it to be honest but I'd politely mention something first.
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Is it definitely a dog or is it just one of the kids who can't watch Ballamoray as punishment for being naughty ?
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Tell.
wait wait wait. if you politely mention it to the neighbours thinking they will then go
"ohh we arent allowed to own a dog here?" "crikey we better get rid of little rover then, thanks for letting us know m8"
hehe thats not gonna happen. A dog is like a family member : any overt attempts to remove said member is likely to be met with violence and/or threats.
If you remind them and then tell the landlord. Landlord tells them. They will immediately realize it was you who told the landlord. Neighbourly relations will deteriorate at a rapid rate after that.
Be sneaky : anonymous call to landlord. The offer a sympathetic ear to the weeping neighbour when they send off rover to the dog home...."ayeee its such a shame that landlord is a heartless ******"
All the while you'll be giggling inside at your own deviousness.
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Commendable at times but some people don't always abide by the rules.
You could ask the landlord why you particularly are not allowed to own a pet, but your neighbours are. On his unavoidable "wtf?" question, provide details. Don't talk to neighbours (and they will probably not talk to you after that
) Alternatively, feed the dog some uber-spicy lakoumi/gyro for uber-evilness.ask the neighbours politely to keep the dog quiet, if this doesn't happen then tell the landlord. Everyone deserves a chance and this whole running off to the authorities as soon as anything happens attitude is what is making our country not so great anymore.
wait wait wait. if you politely mention it to the neighbours thinking they will then go
"ohh we arent allowed to own a dog here?" "crikey we better get rid of little rover then, thanks for letting us know m8"
hehe thats not gonna happen. A dog is like a family member : any overt attempts to remove said member is likely to be met with violence and/or threats.
If you remind them and then tell the landlord. Landlord tells them. They will immediately realize it was you who told the landlord. Neighbourly relations will deteriorate at a rapid rate after that.
Be sneaky : anonymous call to landlord. The offer a sympathetic ear to the weeping neighbour when they send off rover to the dog home...."ayeee its such a shame that landlord is a heartless b******"
All the while you'll be giggling inside at your own deviousness.
I think that's not bad idea but they'll soon work out who it was. If it were me I'd tell. Your neighbours know they shouldn't have a dog, it'll be in their contract. It's unfair for them to have one and you not.
In the last place I lived in my gf really really wanted a cat but I kept saying no because our tenancy agreement didn't allow it. If she had had her way we would have had one. She just thought no-one would notice when we moved out if we tidied everything up, which of course is rubbish.
For the record - it's one thing to light candles or something small like that if your tenancy agreement forbids it, you'll probably be let off - but pets are a BIG no no. If your agreement forbids pets you do NOT get one.
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On the contrary, it has the potential to make the country great as it would be a welcome reprieve if everyone stuck to the rules and to how how things ought to get done.
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You have four options really.
1) Do nothing while a neighbour seemingly takes the water with a blatant ignorance of the rules on pets.
2) Tell your landlord what the problem is, telling him who you are. There is a possiblilty though that this might not be held in confidence and cause problems.
3) Tell your landlord but do it anonymously by an appropriate medium be it a call box, number witheld, letter etc. If kept under wraps and not broadcasted by you then this will likely have the effect of being the most low key and less likely to bounce back.
4) Confront the neighbour albeit tactfully.
1) Do nothing while a neighbour seemingly takes the water with a blatant ignorance of the rules on pets.
2) Tell your landlord what the problem is, telling him who you are. There is a possiblilty though that this might not be held in confidence and cause problems.
3) Tell your landlord but do it anonymously by an appropriate medium be it a call box, number witheld, letter etc. If kept under wraps and not broadcasted by you then this will likely have the effect of being the most low key and less likely to bounce back.
4) Confront the neighbour albeit tactfully.
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Obviously Mrs sormicroft.