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I agree to see if he's legally allowed to park his truck and trailer.
We had a neighbor once park his broke down and wrecked Mustang in front of our house. It was OBVIOUS the car could not be driven, and first we though okay, he'll move it... A month later the car had spiderwebs on the tires! I didn't even bother talking to him, I just called the cops or whoever (this was years ago) and they came by and put a line on the tires, sure enough, the car was moved the next day.
I agree to park there and move the car up a few feet and back a few feet every few days, why doesn't he park his junk in front of HIS house?
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.
Hey now ....
Spouse and I affectionately call our abode The Hermitage because that's what we are - hermits. Didn't stop us from at least acknowledging that we aren't the only people on the block. You don't have to socialize, but cutting people off who simply tried to be amenable is rude.
I think at this point that Mr Ugly Truck is probably committing the actions out of a passive-aggressive snit to show that he doesn't like being snubbed. He's way in the wrong for doing that.
I don't know how to tell the OP to get past this point. My thought is that MUT would see any legal actions as an escalation and invitation to get really nasty.
I'm kind of curious as to what the women are doing in the midst of this. It might take each of them to grab their menfolk by an ear and say "this is getting ridiculous and has to stop."
Grow Up? I'm older then 99.9% of the people posting on here and I'm from the old school where a person never lets anyone trod over them. Wars have been fought over being stepped upon or trod upon.
Just keep your car parked in front. What if you were to go away on vacation for a few weeks or recovering from surgery and couldn't drive for two months? Where I am, there is no law saying that a car that has current tags has to be moved every so often from in front of the owner's house. All the police have to do is run the tags to see that it's yours and not abandoned. Let your neighbor keep calling the police. They'll get sick of it and write him a citation for wasting their time. What a bag of douche. Really.
Grow Up? I'm older then 99.9% of the people posting on here and I'm from the old school where a person never lets anyone trod over them. Wars have been fought over being stepped upon or trod upon.
Does 9/11 ring a bell?
Crashing a plane into the neighbor's house seems a little extreme.
If he's moving the truck often enough that he's not in trouble with the police over it, AND you've already tried explaining to him you consider it an eyesore, then I would simply start parking my own car there. Once every day or so (or however often cars have to be moved), move it forward or backwards a few feet.
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.
I can't imagine why.
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Originally Posted by Houston3
Ever time he parks there let the air out of his tires....At least two of them at a time...And to honest if it was me I'd do more the tires!
I believe vandalism is illegal.
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Originally Posted by twoincomes
It's a public street. There is no reason for expectation that you get to decide who parks in front of your house.
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).
You sound like you should live where ever it is your neighbor takes the farm truck. With that being said it sounds like the space in front of your house is large enough to allow you to occasionally move your car back and forth, giving the appearance of driving it, without actually leaving.
Farm truck and trailer indicate rural environment. Is your location urban, suburban or farming country?
It is suburban.
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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!
The space is not big enough for two cars. I can definitely afford another car easily. I already have two up to date cars at my house not counting my GF's but they are nice cars and I don't like parking them on the street hence the beater idea.
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You don't have to socialize, but cutting people off who simply tried to be amenable is rude.
It isn't rude. I never cut people off to begin with. You have to establish something before you cut them off. I mind my own business. They should appreciate that.
So is putting your vehicle on my driveway. He doesn't always do it but he has before. I don't need to vandalize that junk. It isn't worth my time but the first time he had it. It wasn't vandalize but he ran over glass and popped his tire apparently.
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