My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: California
Not sure where this topic goes.
I am in my 2nd month of a one year lease. We moved into the house from a condo based on the fact that my dog would have a yard to play in for short periods of time.
My landlord lives upstairs twice a month for a couple of days.
2 weeks into moving in, my dog ran around the yard. One side of the yard was damp and damaged the grass due to sliding. I immediately acknowledge the problem and took responsibility in fixing it. The landlord complained about the issue 5-6 times that same day. I advised that I had already laid out some grass seed to fix the problem.
The landlord advised us that the dog was not allowed on lawn anymore. Even though we agreed before moving in that it was ok to have the dog on the lawn and that we would responsible for the damages. Even gave them a hefty pet deposit which she stated that only pertained to the inside of the house.
It is now our 2nd month into our contract. The dog has not been on the lawn but we received a complaint that she didn't like the grass seed that I put out and that I had missed a broken stem on the plant. I adivsed her that I missed the plant and would fix the plant and the grass again. Again she kept going on about it and even left several rude texts after we advised her to stop. They once again told me that the dog was not allowed on the yard.
My question is, do I have a leg to stand on to break the lease with thier verbal change of the lease and harassing texts. Defeats the point of me renting a house that I can't use the lawn for my dog to play in.

