"I surrendered my dog a month ago to a local rescue..." At which point, it became the rescue's dog; not yours. You need the rescue's permission...

This has absolutely nothing to do with animal law, where Avvo - again - seems to have dumped it. Moving to Immigration, where it belongs. Why...

Termination of a lease is a landlord/tenant issue. The dog is the real problem, and that is an animal law issue. Why is AC not pursuing this...

Your clearly NOT "theoretical" situation could likely be cleared up by a call to the court. You want to speak to the criminal clerk's office.

This is a landlord/tenant matter - moving accordingly. You should have an attorney versed in tenant law handle this.

You can sue for breach of contract, to the extent you can prove both the breach and the resulting damages. This should be a small claims matter.

You could have notified Animal Control of the abandonment months ago, creating a paper trail to justify your claim of ownership now. You can still...

This is an assault - moving to lawsuits and disputes. Clearly the police did do something - they issued a citation. As Attorney Harkess...

There is neither a contract nor an agreement here - moving to lawsuits and disputes, where it belongs. " I have a lawyer" Then why are you...

This reeks of a yo-yo scam. Moving to consumer protection accordingly. A call to your AG's office might be very cost-effective.