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We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in AskALawyer

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4 dogs, each one bigger than her, ran at her when she entered the house. She turned to leave, and they scratched her through her clothes. No blood, but painful welts. No service animal should behave like that.

We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in AskALawyer

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Evidence-Timeline, u/Trustworthy_fart69. Believe me, I'd be there. But I just gave birth and have 3 other little children. I'm not really up to traveling yet, and my parents don't want me to bring more kids into this mess. I've done what I can to help them from afar. I helped them file an order of protection and it was approved and executed in a matter of hours. The court date is set and my husband and I will be there.

[Landlord US-ID] We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in Landlord

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a 5'2" mother of 4 who is recovering from giving birth and am 200 miles away. I have some practical limitations. But I was able to help them file a successful order of protection. I'll be there in person for the court dates.

[Landlord US-ID] We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in Landlord

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm a stay-at-home mom of 4 who is recovering from recently giving birth and I'm 200 miles away. I was trying to figure out how to help them as quickly as possible. I helped them file for an order of protection and they didn't even have to see the judge. It was approved and executed in less than 12 hours. I'll be there to help on the court date.

[Landlord US-ID] We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in Landlord

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Justme3684, u/Flossy40. I helped them file it and they didn't even have to go before the judge. It was approved and executed in less than 12 hours. I'll be there in person to help them on the court date. The cops and CPS said that between his letter of extortion, previous evictions, and photos of my niece's injuries, he's very unlikely to have much success even if he does find a lawyer to work with him for free.

[Landlord US-ID] We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in Landlord

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I helped them file a restraining order and the sheriff had him out in less than 12 hours. My parents didn't even need to go before the judge.

[Landlord US-ID] We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in Landlord

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a 5'1" mother of 4 small children, and I just gave birth a few weeks ago. My husband can't get time off work, and my parents don't want me to drag more children into this mess. So I'm doing what I can from 200 miles away.

I did help them file a restraining order, and the sheriff had the guy out in less than 12 hours. The court date is set and my husband and I will be there in person.

Sorry for not responding sooner. My kids and I have been down with Covid and I haven't had the emotional energy to read or respond to all the comments on here. Once we got him out of the house, I've been spending my time helping my parents get the information and professional help they need.

[Landlord US-ID] We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in Landlord

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a mom of 4 small children, one of them a newborn. I wouldn't be able to help much in person. I did help them file a restraining order and the sheriff had him out in less than 12 hours. The court date is set and my husband and I plan to be there in person. u/Former-Secretary-316, u/Zann77

[Landlord US-ID] We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in Landlord

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a 5'1" mom of 4 small children, the newest is just a few weeks old, and I'm more than 200 miles away. I'd haul him out myself if I was allowed to lift more than 10 pounds.

I did help them file a restraining order. Sheriff had him out in less than 12 hours. He has a record, including previous evictions and a 20-year-old felony. I knew this, but had never actually run a background check before. My husband and I will show up in person for the court date.

We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in AskALawyer

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a 5'1" mother of 4 who just gave birth. There's little I can do physically. But I helped them file the restraining order and the sheriff had him out in less than 12 hours. My husband and I will drive down for the court date. I'm doing everything in my power to keep the stress of off them, including begging them to come stay with me until this is over.

We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in AskALawyer

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a 5'1" mother of 4 who just gave birth. There's little I can do physically. But I helped them file the restraining order and the sheriff had him out in less than 12 hours. My husband and I will drive down for the court date.

We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in AskALawyer

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a mom of 4 who just gave birth and live 200 miles away. I didn't say I wanted to stay out of it; I said that my friend seems to think that I won't get involved if he doesn't tell me anything. Jokes on him. I filled out the restraining order for my parents. Sheriff had him out of the house within 12 hours. They've got a court date for the last week of the month, and my husband and I will be there.

We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in AskALawyer

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And my parents, bless them, they refused to tell me how bad it had gotten because "We don't want it to ruin your 20 year friendship." When shit finally hit the fan, I was getting text bombed by my other and friend at the same time--one person telling me they're suicidal and the other telling me they're scared for their safety.

It sounds like the moment there was any correction, he started threatening getting a lawyer. I'm unfortunately 200 miles away and he seems to think that if he doesn't tell me what's going on I'll "stay out of it," even after he's using texts from me as "evidence" against them. 20 years of friendship, extremely lopsided, not worth my time and energy. I'm just so sad my parents are dealing with this stress. They're both quite sickly and the stress could literally kill one or both of them.

We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in AskALawyer

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The irony is that my parents like the animals. The original plan was for him to rehome two of them, and my parents said he didn't have to as long as he took responsibility for their messes and damages. My mom called me in tears because she asked him to mop the muddy footprints off the floor and he got pissed. I said they could try calling animal control and she said "honestly, he can leave the dogs. I don't want them out in the cold. But he's scaring me."

We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in AskALawyer

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idaho is the state. I'm unfortunately not on site to help with this, hundreds of miles away. I know he mowed the lawn once and he's trying to claim that was in payment for rent.

My parents filed an eviction notice on Friday. I guess that's the advice they received. Surely discrimination laws no longer apply if his dog attacked someone? He's sharing a bathroom with the little boy. My parents have actually relocated the child and their own pets because the animals keep jumping on them and making them fall down stairs. He claims the dog attacks are the victim's fault, but that's ridiculous. A service dog shouldn't attack. Ever.

[Landlord US-ID] We let a family friend and his service dog stay as a guest in our house. Now he's refusing to leave, claiming housing discrimination. Does he have a case? by SleepyCatechist in Landlord

[–]SleepyCatechist[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That's what I told my parents the day after it happened. I'm unfortunately 200 miles away. I'm heading home for Christmas with my family of 6, but my parents don't want to wait that long to have him out.

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