Because, by posting your Q on this board, you invited ALL
responses -- even ones you may not like.
fyi: One uncorroborated eye witness may be all the evidence that
management needs. Many a convicted felon sits in jail for life
on one uncorroborated eye witness' testimony. Furthermore, it
is highly probable that your friend and/or her son will be found
culpable for this poopy problem.
What you believe about the son's honor is irrelevant.
What you think the penalty should be is, likewise, irrelevant.
Your friend apparently signed a lease and well knew the rules
for pet-owing tenants. If your friend doesn't want to move,
your friend should seriously consider paying the fine instead of
looking for legal recourse against her landlord. And, if you
really want to know if your friend has any legal recourse, you
should read your friend's lease very, very carefully -- at least
two times.
On 7/28/08, Alan wrote:
> Maybe a picture, maybe more than one tenant saying this. It
> seems to me that this uncorroborated reporting would at most be
> worthy of a warning notice rather than a fine for the first
> offense, given that the son, who I believe to be an honorable
> person, says he did not do it. My question was if there was
any
> legal recourse she could take without a lot of expense (i.e.
> less than the $100), so obviously hiring a lawyer would not be
> warranted.
>
> If you don't want to help, why respond?
>
> On 7/28/08, Curmudgeon wrote:
>> And what kind of proof would satisfy you? Do they need to
>> collect the waste and have it DNA tested? Perhaps your
>> friend would be happier if they hired security guards with
>> videocameras to follow everyone. How about, instead of
>> fining the tenants, they collected the waste and deposited
>> it on the hood of the tenant's car?
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