New Neighbors parking multiple cars in street! UGH (San Antonio, Anton: renting, new house)

[dvlpr]

Originally Posted by RGJ

Alamo Heights does not allow overnight parking of vehicles on almost all of their residential streets. Neither does Terrell Hills. Not sure about Olmos Park

Right. You've already said that.

[CD's Only Mrs. X]

I live in a cul de sac that juts out to two roads. I have three neighbors that use the road as a car lot, two of the neighbors are family members that live across the road from one another. Currently they have six cars each in the driveway (which by the way is a bloody miracle!) and the other has four cars in his driveway and them in total have four cars each in the road.

I found out that the family that lives in both of the houses run an automotive repair business which explains the collection and the guy that lives next door is starting his own car business but seems to get his own car repo'ed on a weekly basis.

To be honest, even though all these cars are on the road I really don't care. Here in America the roads are pretty wide and big, when you have lived in Europe where they have tiny tiny extremely tiny roads that you can touch a house as you drive by, you won't complain.

I am courteous and I wouldn't park on the road if I have a perfectly good driveway. And if I had a party I would give my neighbors a heads up that their will be more than the usual road traffic if I am expecting a lot. But in general, I thought thats what roads are for, to park and drive your car on if you don't have access or your driveway is full....now if we gone back to the day of horse and carriage I would be more worried about the amount of manure there would be in the front of my house especially if there is nothing you can do about it....

I wish you all the best of luck OP.

[wellguy]

Originally Posted by mrsb057

So the home across from us is 3100+sqft, my husband and I expected for them to have a car or two...which we would hope they would park in their drive way and not the street. Everyone on our street (culdesac) parks with their vehicles in the driveway. Very rarely will you find cars parked in the street unless its a Holiday...

These people moved in and i swear the guy was speeding down our street (which couldnt be more than the length of a football field) like a maniac..

Its annoying. I am trying to find a nice way to tell them that they should take a hint and park in the driveway thats what its there for like the rest of the neighbors.

FOrget going to the HOA apparently parking in the street is a city issue not the HOA.

Its just a shame when you have everyone else who likes to keep the subdivision uniform and neat and you get these jerks who have like 20 people under one roof and a parking lot of cars.

I'll have to read the other posts to see what folks have told you. I can say I honestly know how you feel. Hmmm a 2 car garage and a 2 car driveway. It is beyond me why folks do not use the space that they paid for. I have a neighbor who loves to park in the street. What makes it so bad is that his driveway is usually empty and he has a Ford Explorer that leaks oil on the street. That sure adds t the beautification of the neighborhood. We have an HOA and they will not touch this with a 10 foot pole. I'm watching his registration and license stickers closely and I will call the minute I see they are expired.

At this time I cannot tell you exactly where it states that a car is not to sit on a Public Road as a source of storage. There is a time limit in which the car can sit there without it being moved, either 24 or 48 hours and then it is considered storage. I'll have to reread the Texas Administative Code and the Texas Transportation Code to get you the correct verbage.

Please remember that it is a Violation of the Law to park upon a sidewalk or block a driveway.

Again I feel for you. This is an insult to the Clampett's but I feel like I'm living next door to their Hillbilly Relatives.

[mrsb057]

Originally Posted by wellguy

This is an insult to the Clampett's but I feel like I'm living next door to their Hillbilly Relatives.

I read this and all i could think of was the theme song. . I am still trying to get a pic of all the cars they have but this is what i found...sorry for the poor pic but it was dark and as much as i love my iphone it lacks a flash on it ;(
but one of their cars was completely blocking their driveway i thought that was illegal?

[stoneoak]

Originally Posted by wellguy

Please remember that it is a Violation of the Law to park upon a sidewalk or block a driveway.

I'll second that one. It's so hard when you are taking the little ones for a walk around the block and put all that energy into lecturing them about staying on the sidewalk, but then have to tell them to walk in the road because a car is blocking our path every two houses.

It's like a bad "who's on first" routine...but, you told me not to go in the road...but now you can...I can?...you can...will I get in trouble?...just walk around the car!...in the road?...yes! IN THE ROAD!...but you told me not to go in the road...

[elnina]

Not sure what I see... I assume that is the neighbor house, right?
One car in the carport and one car on the street standing by the street curb, in the front of the other car. Actually blocking his own driveway.
Two cars total: only one car on the street.
The car is parked on the opposite site of the street. Plenty space to drive by. The driveway from the house across the street (your house) is not blocked. The walkway ( if there is any ) is not blocked.
So, where are the other 3 cars?
The picture is pretty dark. Do I am missing something?

[mrsb057]

Originally Posted by mrsb057

. I am still trying to get a pic of all the cars they have

let me go ahead and quote myself as you only saw the photo and didn't read my post

[mrsb057]

He is blocking his own driveway but why there is a parking spot directly next to the expedition? And our street is narrow with one car in the street someone would seriously have to practically get into my driveway to pass. The genius across the street doesn't necessarily park as close to the curb as possible. Him being there also makes it difficult for me to back up again our street is narrow and he doesn't park close to the curb

[sapphire]

You think you have it bad? Imagine living at their house with all those people and cars.

"John-Boy! Can you move your car? I'm late for school!"

"Mary-Ellen!! You parked behind me again. Remember--Tuesdays and Thursdays I leave at 7, MWF it's at 11!! Gosh, Get It Right!!"

"Jim-Bob! Do you have some jumper cables? I think my water pump went out!" (LOL people who don't know how to fix cars always reach for the jumper cables first. )

So, see, you don't really have it so bad.

[majormadmax]

I can't believe this has gone on as long as it has....seriously, you are complaining about someone who is blocking his own driveway?!?

I seriously doubt your street is so narrow that one car parking on curbside inhibits other cars from passing. Don't you live in Alamo Ranch? I have yet to see any streets that narrow there, or in any other new development. We have cars parked on both sides of our street and there is still enough room for traffic to pass. I think you are exaggerating.

Secondly, there are numerous reasons why a car can be legally (and again, we must emphasize that word) parked in the street when there is room in the driveway. My situation is a good example, I keep my Jeep in the garage and move my car from the driveway to the street so I can get it out. If you think I am going to move it back into the driveway, the move it out again when I get home and need to put the Jeep back in to the garage, you are nuts!

This whole thing is ridiculous. You have been told by several people that as long it is legally parked (which it appears to be), there is nothing you can do about it. Don’t expect to generate much sympathy by posting out-of-focus pics on here, it isn’t going to help. And if you think calling the police about a car blocking someone else’s driveway will get a response, it will but it won’t be the one you expect. Most likely you will be told that unless it is your driveway being blocked, they won’t respond.

Just because you’ve made the transition from renter to homeowner, you don’t have any more authority to tell others how to live. As long as your neighbors aren’t violating the law or HOA restrictions, they are free to live and do whatever they please; and it is arrogant to believe you can impose your demands on someone else.

Actually, I sympathize more with your neighbors than I do you….