I clean up after MY dog daily. Am I being unreasonable to myself?
......of course a lot of it ends up under some of the shrubbery. I have the greenest hedges on the street, hehehe.
No sh!t
hire a neighborhood kid to pick up poop and send her a bill
Add a “fee” to her rent for picking up after her own dog. Either she pays or she’ll pick up after him.
Call the cops. They’ll be happy to shoot your problem.
Being a father and a landlord, I’ve found that you have to treat tenants as children. You have to be firm. They will try to get away with as much as you will let them get away with.
Just mow over it - spreading free fertiliser in the yard, eh?
That way you've provided her with the option, and she agrees to a legally binding arrangement. Nothing personal...just business.
At the end of the week, collect all the doggybombs you find, put them in a paper bag, and set it on her front step. Light it on fire ONLY if it is Halloween.
I’ve had tenants and my father had tenants for oh, 50 years or so. If she pays the rent, takes reasonable care of her apartment, watches the house when you’re gone, etc., pick up the poop. While it’s annoying, it’s such a small thing compared to chasing rent.
A renter who pays on time and is pleasant to have around is gold. You’ll find out if she leaves and someone else moves in with no dog, but who doesn’t pay on time and isn’t pleasant to have around.
Don’t make a big deal. Let the lawn mower do the work of picking up the stuff. Thats why lawnmowers have grass catchers. And if it doesn’t have a grass catcher, there won’t be much there to worry about after you mow anyway.
Buy her a pie from a pie house and apologize for making a big deal out of nothing.
You’re not being unreasonable but you’re mixing business with pleasure. You are the landlord and she’s the tenant. There are lots of pet cleanup services out there. Find out the price of a service and tell her that if it continues you’ll have the service clean up and tack it on her bill. You can be polite about it and diplomatic, but you need to be firm. You should not be cleaning up after her pet.
I see this as a case of passive aggression on her part - dog = her; lawn=you. I am mystified as to why you put up with this for one minute. Are you male? If so, it would seem to me that you have a crush on her. Get over it. I dislike this woman, because people like her make it harder for the rest of us who have pets.
‘It’s my home’ really cuts to the chase. You don’t have to explain, it doesn’t have to be reasonable; you are just setting an appropriate boundary, politely. Think of a good alternative - if she doesn’t pick up daily, you will raise the rent. Or she’ll have to mow the lawn. Or something that will be a simple choice for her. “The other choice will be xx.” I have used this quite effectively.
It’s like you would do for any 20 year old. Perhaps ‘making her feel like it is her home’ invites her to bring her pig-pen ways into your home. Perhaps a little more formality and a little less ‘let’s all be friends’ would help. Perhaps the informality makes you her parent in this situation, to her.
Too much pressure and betcha she’ll put the dog down and move. Once again I fear for the animal. Sorry.
Some people need continuous management. you ingratiated yourself to her and the little baby.
Just gonna have manage it.
Yuh did a good thing
You say you play with her dog, and you allow her to bring other dogs on your property to play.
You seem to have set the expectation of “dog poop clean up” every 2-3 days, and suddenly decided to change the rules.
Again, just based on what you have shared.
As a lifelong renter (always got my security deposit back) while I would much prefer to live in a single family home, duplex, or small complex, I have learned my lesson about dealing with small and private landlords.
Don't give them an inch, or they will take a mile!
They never get around to minor repairs in the lease stipulated timeframe, and always ask for extended forbearance on major repairs, no matter the magnitude of the inconvenience to the tenant.
Tell her the day(s) you intend to mow,and leave it at that.
Bill her for picking it up.
If you have a small yard and use a walk behind mower, I’d tell her I am a little ticked at stepping on her dogs poo. If you use a garden tractor, just mow over it...My biggest problem is that in spring, here in Michigan and the snow melts, I have a 5 gallon bucket to pick up all the winter stuff. Not bad if you get it when its still slightly frozen...but since its not your dog, I understand your being a bit ticked with it...
I have been a landlord for over thirty years. This isn’t going to work out for you. Do not renew her lease.