QUESTION
What can my neighbors do if my dog bites their dog?
Asked on Oct 22nd, 2013 on Animal Law - Florida
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Two nights ago my neighbor was in their yard with their dogs who always bark at me and my dog and my dog barged past me out the front door and attacked one of my neighbors dogs. I got my dog in my house and apologized to my neighbor and told the, I'd pay any vet bills needed resulting from the accident. At first they were fine with that, now they are threatening to take further action and sayin all the neighbors want my dog gone out of the gated community. He has never been vicious or acted out before and is a Dalmatian/hound mix. They have been so rude and aggressive to me that I don't even want to see them. I live with my mom and all I own is a car, and I'm unemployed so if they sue what can they sue for or what can happen from this? I love my dog and as stated he isn't an aggressive dog, this is the first incident in the 2 years I've owned him.
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Well they may be able to sue you for damages or an injunction and if its a gated community, I assume a home owners association may also be able to take action against your mom, if there is an issue with the dog. This may force you to spend thousands of dollars fighting to keep the dog, removing the dog, or forcing you to move to keep the dog. You may want to hire a lawyer to help you sort this out and keep it from escalating.
Answered on Oct 24th, 2013 at 10:35 AM
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