Q: Can you help me? I have video footage of a resident bringing his dog into my yard, walking along my house to pee/poop.
The resident has entered my property on multiple occassions and my Ring camera captured the incidents. The residents (a female, young male and older male), come to my property at different times. The footage I have shows the dog walking along the side of my house (almost on the bricks) from my garage to my backyard (almost under the deck), then walking around in my backyard. There are dog elimination stations within our community, but they bypass them and bring the dog straight to my house. I should not be picking up poop or smelling pee near my garage, air conditioner or under/near my deck. I want the resident to stop and have notified my HOA of the issue and they deferred me to Anne Arundel County Animal Control. I am filing out an affidavit of complaint and will have it notorized soon for submission next week. I do not know this resident, have never communicated with them, but I want this behavior to stop and I want them to never be allowed near my property.
A: Serve them a written notice not to come onto your property or you will have them charged with trespassing. You do not need a lawyer for this.
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