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Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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Originally Posted by Yellow Jacket
First and foremost, I don't own the street and it's legal to park anywhere you like but this is just an annoyance if anything. My neighbor directly across the street from me parks his farm truck and trailer in front of my house. It doesn't block my driveway (barely) but it's an ugly hunk of junk and I hate it ruining the look of my property as it looks like it belongs to me by it being parked in front of my house. He always parks it there. It's never in front of his house. Now he may or may not park his personal vehicle in front of his house but he doesn't park his truck anywhere else. I've been living here for a while and he didn't have the truck but it came back I assume to his possession and he move it in front of my house where it has been ever since. It's usually gone every weekend and it comes back during the week.
I put one of my cars in front of my house and just let it sit for a month. He came to my door saying that he will call the police because it never moves at all. He called the police and the officer advised me to drive it every once in a while or at least move it to another spot. Just to confirm the car's mobility and to keep the tags up to date (they already were but he just wanted me to know). I moved it from the spot to the driveway and then he parks his truck. It has gotten quite silly. I don't want that god-awful thing in front of my house. I plan on buying another car on the cheap solely to switch with my other car to claim the spot.
This issue probably stems from the fact I never got along with them. When we moved in, his wife came over and offered some pie as a welcome gift which I did not eat. My girlfriend who accepted it thanked her but then they wanted to meet me but she thankfully told them I was busy. Over time, they have invited us over to the house and we never took them up on the offer. This guy who also rides sportbikes wanted to invite me to ride with his buddies (yet he asked me while I was sitting under a car preoccupied so I gave him a short answer).
My girlfriend says hello if they are out of the house as well as I'm the polar opposite. I don't say anything and I go to my house or to wherever with a purpose. They have never formerly met me as I was never around or was unavailable so I bet they have a negative opinion of me. They are very "friendly" and try to reach out to everyone which isn't my style as I'm a reserved person so I avoid them. Which probably has given more reason for him to do this. I can conveniently park my car on the driveway and I don't need to use that spot (unlike his truck which can only be parked on the street).
Am I wrong for claiming it by parking a car there at all times? I'm sick of him and I don't like him (I bet the feeling is mutual).
As long as your plates and stuff are current and you drive it around the block once in a while, you aint doing anything wrong in my or my county's opinion. You also have no obligation to have ANY relationship with your neighbor.
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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Originally Posted by seain dublin
I agree it would be annoying and I think he is a jerk for doing that.
However, you caused some of this. Would it have killed you to come to the door and introduce yourself?
Or wave if you're outside? You see, you can be friendly without being friends.
I totally understand not wanting to socialize and get chummy, what I don't get is not taking a few minutes to just introduce yourself and say hello or wave when you're both outside.
I really think if you handled this differently from the start you wouldn't be having this issue now.
Would it kill the neighbor to take a damn hint and realize the OP is NOT interested in socializing with him? This ignorant idea that you have to socialize with people just because they live next to you is dazzling.
Would it kill the neighbor to take a damn hint and realize the OP is NOT interested in socializing with him? This ignorant idea that you have to socialize with people just because they live next to you is dazzling.
Can you not read? Where did I say socialize? I said I understand NOT WANTING to socialize.
I said how difficult would it have been for the OP to come to the door the one time they introduced themselves? Or wave across the street when you're outside?
It is quite possible this could have been avoided. Again you can be cordial without socializing.
Try reading before you comment, because you look ignorant when you don't.
Depending on a neighborhood and the number of cars parked on the street different measures need to be taken.
If the person was obnoxious and continually parking for long periods of time in front of my home I would conspicuously drop a few OLD small nails in front of or in rear of a tire next to the curb. After a couple of flats the message would come across.
Where I'm presently living they are doing construction across the street and I'm always out there looking for nails.
Depending on a neighborhood and the number of cars parked on the street different measures need to be taken.
If the person was obnoxious and continually parking for long periods of time in front of my home I would conspicuously drop a few OLD small nails in front of or in rear of a tire next to the curb. After a couple of flats the message would come across.
Where I'm presently living they are doing construction across the street and I'm always out there looking for nails.
Oh, please, grow up. And no, vandalism is not the way to go. Be an adult and call city hall to see if there is an ordinance for this.
I’d specifically call and ask the city (or county) if your neighbor can legally park his trailered work equipment overnight where he’s parking it. In some places that isn’t allowed. If it is allowed, I’d just talk to your neighbor in a respectful way and explain where you’re coming from. Sometimes that actually works. If that doesn’t work, then just get a cheap SMART, MG, or Miata with current tags and roll it back and forth enough to follow the letter of the law while still staying in the space needed.
I totally would park my car in that farm vehicles space when its available.. Authorities said you need to move your car often, but how often is often?
If I were you, I would start making calls to the county, city or whatever jurisdiction your house falls under so that you find out the actual guidelines for parkng in front of a residence on a public street. Because honestly, that parking rule sounds so ridculous. Also inquire about urban vehicles , farm vehicles and equipmnt parked outside as well.
Lets face it, we may not all like our neighbors.
Its a shame but its a fact.
Just because you didnt introduce yourself or eat their pie doesnt give them any rite to purposely get on your nerves and call the cops over you having your own vehicle parked in the front of your own house.
I would totally advise against deflating their tires, although it probably will feel really good, lol, its just not worth the aggravating consequences later. (them assuming you did it, then doing something to you and then the back and forth until it escalates into something worse)
If you were thinking of getting another car, just to keep it in that space. Why not? if you can afford it, having an extra car would be quite useful in the event you have problems with your main car, etc.
Now if and when that happens, and you have to move your 2nd car to show mobility like authorities told you to do, then take pictures of where it was and just move it up a few feet or back..
..And if you have to take car#2 out, just do a quick switcheroo with car#1, meaning always make sure one of your cars is parked in front . how wide is your front area? Can neighbor park his farm vehicle along with your car being parked too?
Document everything because it seems to be that you have a neighbor from hell who will call the cops over you parking your car in front of your own house. this is what your dealing with.
Do you have a curb or is just grass and then actual street cause if the latter is the case, maybe you can plant some sort of shrubs or hedges or any type of greenery to the front area that would be in the way of him or anyone parking there.
just a thought!
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I said I understand NOT WANTING to socialize.
