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I live in FL and rent from a lady who has a dog that is high strung. I have public transportation pick me up to get to work and the other day they came to the door because they were running early. I needed to run upstairs to collect a few things befor leaving. I ended up shutting the door but did not realize it had not closed all the way. My landlords wanted dog got out and bit the driver. The landlord has been issued a citation and summoned to court. She is expecting me to pay all the fees. Am I responsible?
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Legally - there is a strong argument the answer is yes as it was your negligence, at least in some part, in not closing the door allowing the dog to get out that caused the event.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2017 at 10:51 AM
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