I will keep it as short as possible. I am completely outraged. I JUST moved into an apartment (15 days ago) with my 3.5-year old pit bull rescue. Intitially, I asked if there were any breed or weight restrictions (I asked the broker), and he said no (of course, now, he doesn't remember that). Everything was fine until this morning. I was walking my dog, and a lady (if you can call her that) from my apartment building walking her dog sees me. My dog doesn't bark. Nothing. I keep walking.
She starts yelling at me how a pit bull killed her other dog, how they are responsible for the most deaths in the U.S. by dog bites, etc. I try to reason with her. She won't even let me speak. When I get back in the building, I can hear her knocking on doors and telling other tenants how a pit bull killed her dog, and we have other ones in the building.
In less than TWO HOURS (I had to go to work - she, apparently, didn't) I get a call from the broker saying the building owner called him, saying they don't allow pit bulls in the buildings. What are my options if my conversation with the landlord doesn't go well. Do they have a right to evict it? How do I fight it? And how do I shut the woman up? Can I press charges for harassment? She is talking about signing petitions against me and my dog. I am in New York City, if it helps. I do not have a lot of money for legal representation. What are my options?
Again, I have had no problems with the dog. He would jump on people if left to his own devices (playfully), but I always keep him leashed and close to me. He does bark from time to time, but rarely and a lot less rarely than all the other dogs in the building that just bark and bark and bark.
Please help.
She starts yelling at me how a pit bull killed her other dog, how they are responsible for the most deaths in the U.S. by dog bites, etc. I try to reason with her. She won't even let me speak. When I get back in the building, I can hear her knocking on doors and telling other tenants how a pit bull killed her dog, and we have other ones in the building.
In less than TWO HOURS (I had to go to work - she, apparently, didn't) I get a call from the broker saying the building owner called him, saying they don't allow pit bulls in the buildings. What are my options if my conversation with the landlord doesn't go well. Do they have a right to evict it? How do I fight it? And how do I shut the woman up? Can I press charges for harassment? She is talking about signing petitions against me and my dog. I am in New York City, if it helps. I do not have a lot of money for legal representation. What are my options?
Again, I have had no problems with the dog. He would jump on people if left to his own devices (playfully), but I always keep him leashed and close to me. He does bark from time to time, but rarely and a lot less rarely than all the other dogs in the building that just bark and bark and bark.
Please help.