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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Boy OP you're a real curtain twitcher.

I love that term!

Ha +2!

[Anonymous]

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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.

She doesn’t own the street parking and she’ll just have to cope with the “trauma” of seeing dogs.

+1 you can’t live in DC and complain about street parking or hearing your neighbors. OP should move to the burbs. Then she’ll end up next to someone like me - with 3 kids who are outside yelling and screaming all weekend, and yes. Our dog barks.

I’d take barking dogs over an army of landscapers with leaf blowers any day.

x10000

Thank you. THIS.

[Anonymous]

How is on street parking your concern? If she is indeed small scale rovering, a pickup & a drop off is what-5-10 minutes, max, each time?

[Anonymous]

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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?

Whats wrong with having pitbulls?

They are dangerous and require special home insurance

[Anonymous]

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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.

She doesn’t own the street parking and she’ll just have to cope with the “trauma” of seeing dogs.

+1 you can’t live in DC and complain about street parking or hearing your neighbors. OP should move to the burbs. Then she’ll end up next to someone like me - with 3 kids who are outside yelling and screaming all weekend, and yes. Our dog barks.

I’d take barking dogs over an army of landscapers with leaf blowers any day.

I know people think this is a huge gotcha to post, but it really isn't. The landscaping/leaf blowers (which really aren't that loud) are at least accomplishing something, by improving the neighborhood/area. A bunch of idiot dogs standing outside barking at the air, on the other hand....

And to fend off the reply, nope you didn't "find the leaf blower neighbor". We don't have landscapers or do a lot of yard work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Whats wrong with having pitbulls?

They are dangerous and require special home insurance

The breed itself is often no more dangerous than any other athletic, large dog when properly trained. Despite being considered an ideal family dog decades ago, pitbulls now have a very bad reputation that attracts bad and irresponsible owners who like the idea of having a “dangerous” dog. Just look at the tragic situation with the 7-year-old killed by a pitbull with clear issues…and was allowed to wander around outside, unsupervised by its owner.

While some individual dogs (of any breed) may have aggressive traits that can’t be trained out, humans are almost always to blame for a dog’s poor/dangerous behavior.

[Anonymous]

Call the po po

[Anonymous]

How is this any different than if you owned 4 dogs by herself? People are allowed to have pets. Noise and traffic are what you get when you live in the city.

[Anonymous]

you can mind your business

[Anonymous]

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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.

She doesn’t own the street parking and she’ll just have to cope with the “trauma” of seeing dogs.

+1 you can’t live in DC and complain about street parking or hearing your neighbors. OP should move to the burbs. Then she’ll end up next to someone like me - with 3 kids who are outside yelling and screaming all weekend, and yes. Our dog barks.

I’d take barking dogs over an army of landscapers with leaf blowers any day.

I know people think this is a huge gotcha to post, but it really isn't. The landscaping/leaf blowers (which really aren't that loud) are at least accomplishing something, by improving the neighborhood/area. A bunch of idiot dogs standing outside barking at the air, on the other hand....

And to fend off the reply, nope you didn't "find the leaf blower neighbor". We don't have landscapers or do a lot of yard work.

I don't think you have leaf blowers in your neighborhood. Or if you do, you aren't home when the assault begins. They are LOUD and continue for a LONG TIME.

[Anonymous]

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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?

Whats wrong with having pitbulls?

They are dangerous and require special home insurance

The breed itself is often no more dangerous than any other athletic, large dog when properly trained. Despite being considered an ideal family dog decades ago, pitbulls now have a very bad reputation that attracts bad and irresponsible owners who like the idea of having a “dangerous” dog. Just look at the tragic situation with the 7-year-old killed by a pitbull with clear issues…and was allowed to wander around outside, unsupervised by its owner.

While some individual dogs (of any breed) may have aggressive traits that can’t be trained out, humans are almost always to blame for a dog’s poor/dangerous behavior.

Yeah. No. https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1104199.page

[Anonymous]

I think you’re entitled to do research into boarding laws, and I’d call whatever line exists to confirm a business license exists. But if they are following the laws, you’re sort of out of luck. If people are parking legally on a public street that wouldn’t bother me, but dogs parking all day sounds annoying. Also I’d be nervous not knowing the temperament of any of these dogs, have you seen a crazed pit Bull jump a fence before?

If the person is a renter, maybe you can find a way to contact the land lord (look up the home’s owner and find their contact info online). I can’t imagine any lease would permit this.

And I’m sure people will say MYOB, but the fact is if the neighbor is not violating any lease provision or local laws, then they are fine and have nothing to worry about. I think OP is at least reasonably allowed to explore that this is all above board and if it isn’t, the neighbor shouldn’t be allowed to just violate terms because they’re trying to earn money. There are plenty of other legal ways to make income.

[Anonymous]

It’s legal so who cares? If you have a problem with it, move
To the country. Not a crowded rowhouse.

[Anonymous]

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

I think you'll find the law treats humans and dogs differently in all sorts of ways.

/sarcasm.

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Anonymous wrote:Mind your own business you absolute horror of a human being. Your neighbor is trying to earn a living. Unless you plan to support her financially in perpetuity, butt out!

So you wouldn't mind a hair salon, nail salon, bakery, personal gym in a home next door to you?

If I’m living in a city and it was zoned for it, no. You should check your surrounding before moving somewhere.