Abandoned vehicle (Mint Hill: insurance, house, neighborhood) - City-Data Forum

oneperson123 · 10-19-2010, 07:22 AM

We live in a 'nice' suburb in Mint Hill. There is an abandoned vehicle with expired tags and hasn't moved in two years parked on street. Can't call 311 out here (EVEN THOUGH WE PAY CITY/COUNTY TAXES). Who would I call to get this vehicle removed? The MH police? MH code enforcement?

anifani821 · 10-19-2010, 07:23 AM

Is it owned by one of your neighbors? That is what you need to first determine.

oneperson123 · 10-19-2010, 07:26 AM

I have no idea. Its parked on a stretch of street btn homes.

anifani821 · 10-19-2010, 07:43 AM

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I have no idea. Its parked on a stretch of street btn homes.

Not sure I understand - street between homes? Could it be one of the nearby homeowner's car? Have you asked the nearby homeowners if it is theirs or if they know whose it is? Looks like one of them would have reported the vehicle if it isn't theirs.

But maybe I am not envisioning this right . . . and the car is off to itself with empty lots around it and is truly a junker that someone just walked off from (or stole and abandoned).

RoadTraveler · 10-19-2010, 09:53 AM

I don't think it really matters.

If it is on a public street and the tags are expired it needs to be removed.

I would call the police for that jurisdiction and let them determine who the owner is and how it is to be removed.

Simple enough.

Barkingowl · 10-19-2010, 09:57 AM

Is it parked in front of your house?

anifani821 · 10-19-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RoadTraveler

I don't think it really matters.

If it is on a public street and the tags are expired it needs to be removed.

I would call the police for that jurisdiction and let them determine who the owner is and how it is to be removed.

Simple enough.

If it is a neighbor's car and parked near their home, I would hope someone would discuss that with the owner rather than having it hauled off, especially if it is parked at the neighbors property. From the description of where it is located, we really don't know that this isn't the situation.

RoadTraveler · 10-19-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by anifani821

If it is a neighbor's car and parked near their home, I would hope someone would discuss that with the owner rather than having it hauled off, especially if it is parked at the neighbors property. From the description of where it is located, we really don't know that this isn't the situation.

As well as the poster never stated that it was. And it is not their job to go out and canvass the neighborhood to find out if they don't wish to do so.

By all means, if you know the owner, ask them about it. You may or may not get a correct answer from them and you might even get treated as someone that can't mind their own business. We don't all have neighbors that are understand about our concerns.

There is nothing wrong in calling the police. A car that has a expired registration sitting on the street has no insurance on it and should not be there.

Calling the police does not bring a stigma upon the owner. The police will determine who owns the vehicle and ask that it be removed from the public street. They just don't haul it off without at least contacting the owner especially if it is a neighbor. I don't see the difficulty in doing this nor do I understand why getting the police involved would bring negative reactions against the caller. This is just one of the many services provided by law enforcement.

anifani821 · 10-19-2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RoadTraveler

As well as the poster never stated that it was. And it is not their job to go out and canvass the neighborhood to find out if they don't wish to do so.

By all means, if you know the owner, ask them about it. You may or may not get a correct answer from them and you might even get treated as someone that can't mind their own business. We don't all have neighbors that are understand about our concerns.

There is nothing wrong in calling the police. A car that has a expired registration sitting on the street has no insurance on it and should not be there.

Calling the police does not bring a stigma upon the owner. The police will determine who owns the vehicle and ask that it be removed from the public street. They just don't haul it off without at least contacting the owner especially if it is a neighbor. I don't see the difficulty in doing this nor do I understand why getting the police involved would bring negative reactions against the caller. This is just one of the many services provided by law enforcement.

Well, I guess you set me straight, lol!

If the car isn't bothering the people whose property it is parked next to - then I would say the interferring person is the one who makes the big deal about it.

I know of a situation where a car is parked on the side of someone's house (at the road) - residential neighborhood. It is their son's car. He is serving in Afghanistan and the license tag is expired.

Chromekitty · 10-19-2010, 03:25 PM

Local law enforcement should not waste their time and resources trying to find out who a car belongs to that has been sitting there for TWO years. They have better things to do. If it has been there this long, why the concern now, that is what doesn't make sense?

Do they have a HOA? If so, have them step up and have it taken care of.