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Go to a pay phone and make an anonymous phone call.
Give them Al's tag number and tell them you saw a very elderly gentleman driving erratically and say you followed him to what you think is his home and give them his address.
As much as I agree something needs to be done, I don't think it's right to make up a lie like that. You shouldn't accuse someone of doing something they didn't do.
OP, if I were you I'd call the local health dept and tell them about the man, explain to them that he lives alone and that you're concerned about his well being. Hopefully they will perform a welfare check and ask him how he gets groceries, see how he cleans his house, etc...
Phone the DMV in your state and explain the situation stating that being anonymous is imperative. If he has a license they can call him in for a retest. If he doesn't the police can impound his car. Either way he is off the road.
What he really needs is family to look after him. It is possible he does not have anyone, or they may live in some remote location that he can not afford or tolerate.
If I'm not in the right place here, I'm sure someone will tell me.
'Al' is almost 92, on oxygen 24/7 and can't walk without his walker. He has current tags on his car, but he can't get a DL because he's had two incidences where he has passed out in a grocery parking lot, and the EMTs had to be called.
I think that if I turn him in, my name will be used, and Al will know who did it.
I've been told by my apartment manager, in pretty plain words, that I'll be evicted if I turn Al in. At this time, I'm not prepared to move because I am still healing up from knee surgery.
Does anyone have anything words to help me out here? I'm scared to death that he's going to kill himself or, worse, someone else.
Go to your state's DMV website and see if there is a way to anonymously report someone driving without a license.
This or make a telephone call to local LE (not from your own telephone), and tell them your observations. Let them take it from there, if nothing is done then that is really all you can do.
By all means do *NOT* get yourself visibly and actively involved. You have already been warned by your landlord of the consequences and repercussions of such actions.
If I'm not in the right place here, I'm sure someone will tell me.
'Al' is almost 92, on oxygen 24/7 and can't walk without his walker. He has current tags on his car, but he can't get a DL because he's had two incidences where he has passed out in a grocery parking lot, and the EMTs had to be called.
I think that if I turn him in, my name will be used, and Al will know who did it.
I've been told by my apartment manager, in pretty plain words, that I'll be evicted if I turn Al in. At this time, I'm not prepared to move because I am still healing up from knee surgery.
Does anyone have anything words to help me out here? I'm scared to death that he's going to kill himself or, worse, someone else.
Most license plates are tied to the owners Drivers License.....if he has no license the tags are invalid on the car.
If I'm not in the right place here, I'm sure someone will tell me.
'Al' is almost 92, on oxygen 24/7 and can't walk without his walker. He has current tags on his car, but he can't get a DL because he's had two incidences where he has passed out in a grocery parking lot, and the EMTs had to be called.
I think that if I turn him in, my name will be used, and Al will know who did it.
I've been told by my apartment manager, in pretty plain words, that I'll be evicted if I turn Al in. At this time, I'm not prepared to move because I am still healing up from knee surgery.
Does anyone have anything words to help me out here? I'm scared to death that he's going to kill himself or, worse, someone else.
How will you feel if said neighbor kills someone in a traffic accident? There's your answer.
If your property manager evicts you as a result, you'll be the proud new owner of the property in question. I'm not a fan of lawsuits, but you'd win this one.
Please remember absent Just Cause Eviction/Protected Class/Lease Term there is nothing preventing the property owner from asking you to leave and following through.
Private Property still means something in most of the country....
Please remember absent Just Cause Eviction/Protected Class/Lease Term there is nothing preventing the property owner from asking you to leave and following through.
Private Property still means something in most of the country....
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if the OP reports the elderly neighbor - who will very likely kill someone eventually - and is evicted by the landlord, the OP will win the resultant lawsuit. Being the owner of private property doesn't protect you from the consequences of making asinine decisions.
It sure does... the owner of a private property can even decide to go out of business and keep the rental empty... as asinine as that sounds but upheld by the court.
This is where the word "Owner" trumps...
Landlords choose all the time who lives in their rentals subject to existing laws.
People do not always behave rational and I have seen people sell a home simply because they didn't like the new neighbors or put through a large rent increase hoping the tenants will go elsewhere.
It sure does... the owner of a private property can even decide to go out of business and keep the rental empty... as asinine as that sounds but upheld by the court.
This is where the word "Owner" trumps...
Landlords choose all the time who lives in their rentals subject to existing laws.
People do not always behave rational and I have seen people sell a home simply because they didn't like the new neighbors or put through a large rent increase hoping the tenants will go elsewhere.
This is why it is called Private property.
Nope. Evicting someone simply because they reported someone who is breaking the law is not protected by ownership rights.
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