Purposeless unnoticed entry into my backyard.
A fixed camera records the landlord.
Exclusive-use patio record
UNLAWFUL ENTRY.
Animal waste in my exclusive-use patio.
These recordings and photographs document repeated entry into the patio attached to the unit without invitation or advance notice, and repeated dog waste in the same exclusive-use space. The written notice sent the following day is preserved directly beneath the first recording.
Written notice the following day.
The direct redacted message record preserves the written notice and the exchange that followed the September 26 recording.
Open written noticeBut he would not stop. I submitted more than 40 videos to the City documenting him entering my patio, directly or by proxy through his dogs.
Entry into the patio again.
Known, Willfully Unremediated Animal Waste and Contamination in the Sole Access Pathway
My landlord has an alternate means of entry and exit; I do not.
Dog is off leash, unsupervised, and is seen defecating on the sole access pathway to my unit.
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Approximately one hour after his dog defecated in the access pathway serving my unit, my landlord approached the precise location of the waste and returned inside without removing it. The same waste remained present for multiple days thereafter, establishing direct observation and a willful failure to remediate.
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Despite visual confirmation of the nuisance, the dog is permitted to run in and around his feces unleashed and unsupervised, spreading potential pathogens throughout the property.
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Dog waste outlined for visibility.
Fresh dog feces.
Still present five days later.
Pieces of dog waste in varying states of decay are stuck to the exterior tile of my unit. Over the last seven months, it has exponentially escalated, and I no longer leave my house, even to do laundry. The rain has helped superficially, while increasing the spread of pathogens.
Same behavior in the patio
November 25, 2025
The dog defecates in the private patio.
The landlord approaches moments after the dog defecates, calls the dog, and leaves without removing the waste.
November 28, 2025
At my front door
At my front door...
Still present the next day.
Multiple examples - my private patio and front door
West Hollywood's adopted animal-control rules
THE RULE WAS NOT OBSCURE. WEST HOLLYWOOD WROTE IT INTO ITS OWN CODE.
Los Angeles County's public Animal Regulations page tells pet owners to keep their animals from becoming a nuisance, regularly remove and dispose of pet waste, and restrain dogs on a substantial leash no longer than six feet on public property or common areas of private property.
West Hollywood did not merely rely on that general County guidance. Its adopted Animal Control Ordinance requires a dog to be restrained on a substantial leash no longer than six feet in common areas of private property. It also requires the animal's custodian to remove feces immediately from private property not owned or possessed by that person and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
For purposes of enforcement, West Hollywood defines “Department” to include the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, the City's own Code Compliance Division, or the West Hollywood Sheriff's Department. The City's own enforcement division is written into the law.
Common areasSubstantial leash, six feet maximum.
Animal wasteImmediate removal from private property not owned or possessed by the custodian.
City responsibilityWest Hollywood Code Compliance is one of the departments named in the ordinance.
The evidence above is not a dispute over etiquette. It records off-leash dogs in the sole access path and feces left at a tenant's front door and in an exclusive-use patio.
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AIR BLOWER
Gas powered leaf blower
After the tenant harassment filing, a gas powered leaf blower was used in the narrow passage beside the unit.
Fixed-camera record
LOITERING.
Two recordings preserve prolonged presence immediately outside the unit.
Three minutes staring at my window.
The fixed camera records him remaining immediately outside the window for the full three-minute clip.
Open video fileLoitering and taking pictures inside.
The fixed camera records him remaining beside the unit and using his phone toward the interior.
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