Q: I recently moved in with someone and decide to give them my dog as a housemate gift. However, my terms were to be house
..Mates for the duration of the lease. Problems happened so I decided to move out after 3 weeks. I then asked for compensation or I’ll reclaim my dog since terms weren’t met. Now she has blocked me and will not pay for insurance or my dog. The dog is under my name legally. Could I purse legal action to reclaim her?
A:
You could pursue action, but your chance of success is small. A gift is property given to another person without any compensation or "consideration" (legal word for value) therefore. There are no strings attached to a gift, you cannot pull it back. Once the transfer of the gift is complete, the property then belongs to the other person, whether you legally remove your name from title or not. (except in cases where you have to take a legal action, as in real property). It is not clear what insurance you are speaking about. You gave her the dog, and you moved away from the house with the dog. You do not have any further responsibility or rights to the dog. A dog is not like a car that you have to transfer the registration.
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