text: my landlord threatened to enter my rental unit while i was at work and throw my dog out on the street. can he? i had an adendum to my rental agreement allowing me to have this dog in the unit.  my landlord has called sceaming obscenities at me on my answering machine.  i was afraid to answer his call or the door when he pounded on it.  this all started when the water heater broke and then within 2 weeks the furnace broke.   he is upset because he had to replace them and because i wouldn't lie to the guy from the gas company.  he called them and told them that i smelled gas--i didn't, the unit just wasn't putting out hot air.  the gas company red-tagged the unit and all hell broke lose.  he started to blame my dog for the failure of both the water heater and the funace.  this was when he began threatening my dog and my belongings.  i had always paid rent on time and been a good tennant. i made improvements to the property and never asked for reimbursement.  i was seriosly frightened and i called the police,  they said they couldn't do anything to help.  is this true?  if so, why? you can take him to civil court, or you can just move out. if he is screaming obscenities at you and you keep the tapes and they still won't talk to him for threatening you. talk to an attorney. i can't believe that you have to put up with living in fear.  he can't just stomp on in and throw your dog out in the street. you have an addendum that he already agreed to. so long as you have that, you can sue him cross eyed. it isn't legal to harass you constantly either. unforatunately, it means you may have to take him to civil court or get a protection order against him. me? i would move, and if i couldn't move, i would sue. i've done it before and mr loudmouth became pretty timid after that.  keep a journal of what he does with dates and times and don't erase his recordings on your answering machine. start calling civil attorney's and ask them if they charge for initial consultation. find one that doesn't and tell him what is going on. good luck to you. let me know if i can look something up for you.