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Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Landlord James discovered his tenant Kara was secretly living with a dog despite strict no-pet rule - but what happened next left him fuming
A landlord has sparked a heated feud after discovering his tenant was secretly living with her pet dog - despite a strict no-pet rule. Property owner James confronted his tenant Kara via email after noticing signs of a dog in her home - including fur on the sofa and 'fresh claw marks' on the door. The subject line of the email read: 'Dog?' 'Hi Kara, popped by this morning to look at the boiler. Found dog fur on the sofa, a bowl in the kitchen and fresh claw marks on the back door,' James said in the email. 'You signed a no-pet agreement. Can you confirm if there's a dog living in the property? James.' However, Kara denied that a dog was hiding in her home but suggested the fur may have come from a friend who brought her puppy over during a recent visit. 'Hi. No dog here. Maybe it's from my friend's coat? She visited last week and brought her pup around for like five minutes,' she claimed. However, the landlord suspected she wasn't telling the truth after a nearby neighbour informed him they had been hearing barking for the past fortnight. Property owner James emailed his tenant Kara after noticing signs of a dog in her home 'Neighbour says it's been barking every morning for two weeks. My plumber nearly tripped over a dog gate. And you posted a video on Instagram of 'our first walkies'. Don't insult my intelligence,' James replied. It didn't take long before Kara came clean, confessing: 'Alright, fine, yes, I've got a dog. But he's small, doesn't damage anything. 'I was gonna tell you once he settled in. I even put rugs down to protect the floor. It's not that deep. And for the record, my last landlord loved him,' she added. However, James was furious, taking particular issue with her for quietly moving in with a dog after signing a no pets agreement. 'You don't get to decide what's 'deep'. You broke the terms. I've already documented everything... I suggest you start treating this property and this agreement with more respect,' the landlord fired back. 'I'll be keeping a closer eye on things moving forward. If he's not gone by Friday, expect formal notice. And if I hear barking this weekend, I'll be letting myself in with my spare key to confirm.' It's unclear what happened next but the email exchange between the landlord and tenant was re-shared by British property strategist Jack Rooke on social media. 'Okay a couple of things to digest there,' Jack said as he weighed in on the situation. The landlord suspected she wasn't telling the truth after a nearby neighbour informed him they had been hearing barking for the past fortnight Read the email exchange between the landlord and tenant LANDLORD JAMES: Hi Kara, popped by this morning to look at the boiler. Found dog fur on the sofa, a bowl in the kitchen and fresh claw marks on the back door. You signed a no-pet agreement. Can you confirm if there's a dog living in the property? TENANT KARA: Hi, no dog here. Maybe it's from my friend's coat? She visited last week and brought her pup round for like five mins. LANDLORD JAMES: Kara, Neighbour says it's been barking every morning for two weeks. My plumber nearly tripped over a dog gate. And you posted a video on Instagram of 'our first walkies.' Don't insult my intelligence. TENANT KARA: Alright, fine, yes, I've got a dog. But he's small, doesn't damage anything, and I was gonna tell you once he settled in. I even put rugs down to protect the floor. It's not that deep. And for the record, my last landlord loved him. LANDLORD JAMES: Kara, You don't get to decide what's 'deep'. You broke the terms. I've already documented everything and sent it to the deposit protection scheme. I suggest you start treating this property and this agreement with more respect. I'll be keeping a closer eye on things moving forward. If he's not gone by Friday, expect formal notice. And if I hear barking this weekend, I'll be letting myself in with my spare key to confirm. 'James can't just let himself in, even if he feels there's a breach of contract, he has to give notice. 'But she shouldn't have got a dog if she signed the agreement. If there's a specific clause stating that then I can't say if she's done anything right there.' Jack added: 'Landlord catches tenant hiding a dog, she breaks the rules, he threatens to break in… who's actually in the wrong?' Many were torn over the dilemma - but a majority of people sided with the landlord. 'No pets is no pets,' one said. 'Never thought I'd agree with a landlord,' another suggested. 'New dog, but the last landlord loved him... Me thinks Kara lies too much,' one added, laughing.
South China Morning Post
20-05-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Resident in Thailand releases 2 snakes in hissy fit over neighbour's noisy dog
An annoyed resident living in a condominium block in Thailand with a no-pets policy has come up with a twisted solution to counter a dog's incessant barking in a neighbour's unit: releasing two snakes along a corridor. Sharing a video of the two snakes – one black and another brown – slithering at the corridor in a group chat with other neighbours, the resident said it was his way of protesting against the violation of the policy. The other residents living in the building the Ratchada area of Bangkok have in turned posted the video on their social media channels. Addressing his neighbours, the snake owner said he loved animals and was responding to his neighbour's claim of also being an animal-lover, according to The Bangkok Post newspaper. 'Today I brought two. Tomorrow I'll bring more. I could not carry the bigger one today,' he said. He did not identify the breed of his snakes but online users who saw his video said they were an expensive breed of pet snakes, the Thaiger news website reported. Play Some residents at the building were quoted by local media as saying many people secretly kept dogs, cats, birds and other animals in their units despite the no-pets policy. The neighbour with the dog had been keeping it for two years, and the building management had ignored multiple noise complaints over the dog, according to the residents.
