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Originally Posted by John_W
You never included any info about the owner of the dog? Is he or she a neighbor, is the owner known, did anyone talk to the owner, was owner present and aware of the situation? There are leash laws which are not covenants but enforceable laws.
It appears you live in Piedmont, if a human was injured trying to defend their pet, then call the Marion County Sheriff. If there was just an aggressive dog attack against another dog, then call Marion County Animal Control. Get the dog's owner's name and information and present them with the vet bill. If they refuse to pay and the amount is more than $300 take them to small claims court. I would report them to the CDD and have it on record. That's what I would do, forget the covenants.
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Re: small claims court.
Someone corrected me. Where we used to live, small claims was perhaps as I think it should be a peoples court. The cost to file a suit was like $18. To do it right, to win and then to collect is a lot of work. I did it twice. That is in 70 years Both times I won and both times I collected. Here in Florida, it is far more expensive and the court take a significant percentage.