Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

dog on neighbors grass

Is it illegal for my leashed dog to walk across someone's yard?


Asked on 9/03/07, 5:14 pm

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Kenneth J. Ashman Ashman Law Offices, LLC

Re: dog on neighbors grass

Walking on another's private property -- whether with a leashed dog, an unleashed dog or no dog at all -- is a trespass. Absent permission from the owner, you have no entitlement to do so.

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Answered on 9/03/07, 5:30 pm


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