I think my neighbor is a Rover sitter, is there anything I can do?

[Anonymous]

Call her insurance company

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fwiw, it depends on zoning. It may not be legal. We had a woman proving private personal training in her basement studio. She was shut down and fined. Residential means residential. That being said, you sound like a busy body neighbor.

It's impacting her day-to-day life. That's not being a busy body.

[Anonymous]

If you work from home and your neighbor is running a dog boarding house on the side in a residential neighborhood, it’s definitely going to affect your QOL at some point. The barking for one will drive you batty, especially if it’s some poor dog that has some abandonment issues/trauma.

I wouldn’t like it, OP.

[Anonymous]

Oh my god, people are parking legally on your street? How dare they.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you work from home and your neighbor is running a dog boarding house on the side in a residential neighborhood, it’s definitely going to affect your QOL at some point. The barking for one will drive you batty, especially if it’s some poor dog that has some abandonment issues/trauma.

I wouldn’t like it, OP.

It's 2 extra dogs, and OP has not mentioned hearing barking while she's inside her home, and has not mentioned other things like poo in the neighborhood. So the level of disturbance mustn't be that high, it's just that OP is a busybody.

[Anonymous]

MYOB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fwiw, it depends on zoning. It may not be legal. We had a woman proving private personal training in her basement studio. She was shut down and fined. Residential means residential. That being said, you sound like a busy body neighbor.

It's impacting her day-to-day life. That's not being a busy body.

How is it materially impacting her daily life? She doesn’t own public parking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’s nice, but she constantly has a stream of random dogs at her house, plus two of her own. Most of the time, she has two visitors, so four dogs total. We are in dc and have tiny yards. The dogs are outside multiple times per day, often barking at anyone who walks past. The dogs are all kinds of breeds, including pit bulls.

Is this legal to run a business like this in your home?

It can be legal, yes. Check into bylaws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you work from home and your neighbor is running a dog boarding house on the side in a residential neighborhood, it’s definitely going to affect your QOL at some point. The barking for one will drive you batty, especially if it’s some poor dog that has some abandonment issues/trauma.

I wouldn’t like it, OP.

Yup. We had someone doing this nearby. The dogs would be put outside to bark literally nonstop for hours, all day every day. Not sure why people think it's okay to do this? They ended up stopping after getting so many complaints, it took a couple of summers though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my township it’s not legal unless she is licensed. I don’t know DC’s rules but you might check into them.

+1 Need a license and there could be a limit to the number of dogs.

[Anonymous]

How would this be different from a piano teacher, teaching out of her home?

[Anonymous]

Figure out if it is legal, and if not complain to the relevant authorities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my township it’s not legal unless she is licensed. I don’t know DC’s rules but you might check into them.

+1 Need a license and there could be a limit to the number of dogs.

Some cities have a law that a residence is considered a "kennel," if 4 or more dogs have been "harbored" there for more than 14 days.

[Anonymous]

Here’s the law in DC:

ANIMAL HOBBY PERMIT (§ 8-1809, et.seq.)
No person shall owner of keep seven (7)
or more mammals larger than a guinea pig and over the age of four (4) months without obtaining an animal hobby permit.

PENALTY (§ 8-1811, et.seq.)
Each person who violates a provision of this chapter shall pay a fine not to exceed $33 for the first violation, $66 for the second viola- tion occurring within a 24-month period, and $99 for each subsequent violation within a 24- month period.

https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/service_content/attachments/ANIMAL%20CONTROL%20LAWS%202019.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would this be different from a piano teacher, teaching out of her home?

Animals. Feces. Noise.