We rent a house from a couple, but we have noisy neighbors across the road. Dogs that live outside year round and bark night and day. We have tried talking to them, resorted to lists of days/times of disturbances, talked to local animal control and the police, but we are very rural - unless a second household complains, they won't even contact the owner, so we're stuck whereas we're the only affected neighbor. I work from home and my office is less than 250 feet from the dog - he's barking as I type this and it woke me from a dead sleep at 4;44 am this morning. My bedroom is right next to my office. Can someone review my lease and see if we can leave? Our landlord just had a child so he wanted a two year lease to not worry about this house, so it's pretty strick - cannot be broken if I'm sick, injured, lose a job, etc. Animal control and local police say we're on our own. We don't know what else to do but move. Thank you.
The barking dogs will not likely create an avenue which will allow you to break the lease without penalty. However, this is dependant upon the language of the lease and their or likely other causes which will allow you to break your lease.
You may want to consult and attorney or attempt to negotiate a lease recision with your landlord. I offer a free consultation to get to the bottom of the facts, this could result in a demand letter or a warranty of habitability defense.
Good luck,
Don Eby
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