Landlord is threatening me about my dogs?

The good news in what I found for you is that you have rights since he allowed you verbally to have your dogs. Since you are under a lease, he can't just change the rules in the middle of your lease. Now certaintly, if your lease ended in December 2012.....when he wrote up the renewal lease he could make changes since it is a new lease. However, if your lease ends August 2012......he has to follow his own agreement with you while under your lease.

I would encourage you to print out the information below to educate him on this. It could be that he really just doesn't know or perhaps he does know and is trying to pull the wool over your eyes. He can legally enforce a no pet clause in new tenants in his leases. However, he must essentially grandfather his current lease holders. Whether or not his agreement is verbal or not.....it is still considered a binding agreement. He cannot evict you in three days for this, and animal control are not pet clause enforcers and will not come and take your dogs by force. The landlord is grasping at straws trying to scare you.

This website I think will be of great assistance to you, and in fact uses examples for Indiana: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/...

"Even though landlords may refuse to rent to someone with a pet, it's harder for a landlord to change the rules if a tenant already has a pet. The landlord's legal right to change the terms of the tenancy usually depends on whether you signed a rental agreement or a lease.

•A lease lasts for a specified time. Neither the landlord nor tenant can unilaterally change its terms while it is in effect. When the lease comes up for renewal, generally a landlord is free to change its terms. (But, as discussed below, a landlord who hasn't objected to a dog for a long time may have lost the chance.)

•A rental agreement is open-ended. Commonly, it runs from month to month, and allows the landlord to change the terms of the rental agreement with 30 days' notice to the tenant. Local rent control ordinances, or the rental agreement itself, may limit the landlord's right to make such changes.

Some special local rules may apply, however. Some cities, recognizing that adding a no-pets provision is often just a way to get rid of a tenant for another reason, have restricted the practice. Check your local ordinances or call the city to find out." http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/...

Indiana Tenant Rights: http://www.ehow.com/about_6578648_indiana-code-lan...

Good luck!

The owner can't dispose of the dogs. I not too long ago had an obstacle of equivalent nature in that a neighbor continually referred to as the police on my dogs when you consider that she did not like the truth that i have them at all. She doesn't like dogs. I have a fenced in yard so they don't run the local and they don't seem to be disregarded barking in any respect. The laws in most states are that except an officer hears the barking for an elevated amount of time, or sees the violation they can not do anything. They don't seem to be even allowed to enter your property or speak to you about it, although most occasions they do anyway. I eventually had ample of the harassement and wrote to the mayor of the city. This stopped the continuous harassement by the police. Nevertheless, this is not going to stop the landlord from harassing you. Rince you're renting, i might consider the others and try to discover a new dwelling drawback although with 2 huge dogs, it usually is difficult.

he can certainly give you a 30 day written notice to move unless you are in a lease that has not expired...and since the dogs are not written into the lease i guess legally he can tell you to get rid of them. he can not just send animal control to kidnap your dogs though.

google your state's renter laws.

if u have lease, he can not change it in

middle of lease.

if u month to month , he can change it next month.

he can not change it this month.

he can not evict u either with out legal hassles.

as for animal control, they can not take your dogs

if in apartment or in yard enclosed and have legal tags.

landlord , opening doors to let dogs out is illegal.

google legal aid society in your area for free consultation.

suggest u get tags, shots up to date and find a kennel

for them till it is straightened out.

either way you will be working extra hours/jobs

so u can find places that take dogs as soon as lease

is up.

good knowledge is good luck.

both u need.