Can you be evicted for a barking dog if the dog is on your lease?

Question

I heard that if your apartments allow dogs then all tenants in the complex are subject to the consequences of a dog which includes barking and you cannot be evicted. Any one legal out their know if this is true?

Answer 1

You sure can be evicted if neighbors complain about a barking dog even if your allowed to have the dog there.  

Answer 2

Sure you can be evicted.   Generally dogs have to obey the noise rules and laws.    The law generally states no excessive noise between 9 pm and 7 am.   Do not allow the dog to bark at night.    A tenant could also complain that their rights to quiet enjoyment of their home is being denied by the dog during the day.

If you decided not to train your dog as to appropriate situations to bark then you should invest in a bark collar, that should quiet things down.

Answer 3

You can be. There are rules about Barking Dogs in the City ordinance, not necessarily your complex. The City can enforce it, which leaves the complex no choice. No one is ever "Subject to consequences" ...

Answer 4

check out www.dca.ca.gov you might find the exact info your looking for on there or be able to contact someone in your county if you feel your being violated.

Answer 5

All tenants are entitled to "quiet enjoyment" (That's the legal term, you can look it up in your lease)  If your dog is a constant disruption then you can be cited (fined) and your lease may be terminated.  It's no different than playing loud music at all hours of the day.  You are entitled to a dog but not at the expense of your neighbor's peace and quiet.

Oh, may also be under "Disurbing the peace"

Answer 6

You can be evicted if your dog barks. There is verbage in all rental agreements/leases that provides for the "peaceful habitation" of those living around you. Even if the dog is allowed per your lease.  

Answer 7

Dogs can't enter into contracts so if the dog is on your lease then your lease is probably void.

Answer 8

It's absolutely not true.  You can be evicted for creating a nuisance.

Answer 9

I am a lawyer in Garden Grove, California.  Your lease likely reserves the right of the landlord to evict you for repeatedly disturbing the peace or making excessive noise, and if these rights are not set forth expressly, they are likely to be implied by a court.  If your dog barks excessively and your neighbors complain enough, and if you are given warning and do not stop the barking, you are in danger of eviction.  Adam Fullman