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Residential parking question (legal and ethical)

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49erinnc

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I live on the left side, at the base of a cul-de-sac. Recently, a neighbor across the cul-de-sac from me has been parking cars directly in front of my house. It's usually the girlfriend of their teenage son but he has parked his crappy truck there as well. They are usually parked there from mid-afternoon to mid morning the next day. While I understand they are limited on parking space at their house, I am completely bugged that I constantly have one of their cars directly in front of my house. If I were to have several guests over, I would not be able to allow them to park in front of my house because of this neighbor blocking the whole area with one car. Because of where they park, if a car parked in front of it or behind it, it would block either my mailbox or my next door neighbor's mailbox.

So, what do you do here? These are one of the few neighbors that I haven't met so I don't know them on a level to approach them, comfortably. I don't want to create any riffs but yet, I am tired of seeing cars on the cusp of my yard. And the boy's truck is a complete POS. It's falling apart and a total eyesore. Do you leave a polite note on the windshield? Do you contact someone beyond the neighbor to file some sort of complaint? Do they have the right to park there since the street is technically city property? It just seems rude and invasive to me to park your car along my curb.

Not really sure how to handle this. Any thoughts or similar experiences?
 
It's a public/city street and there are no parking laws that sya no one can park on that street, they can park anywhere they'd like. I'd jsut go ask them nicely if they could not park in front of your house if there are other spaces available. But if they've alreayd parked in front of their own house, then they have to park somewhere.
 
Can't you park your car there instead. At least that way you see your car instead of his brokendown truck.
 
Originally posted by: Jeraden
Can't you park your car there instead. At least that way you see your car instead of his brokendown truck.
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Well, considering I bought a house with a two-car garage, I find it foolish to park out on the street in front of my house. Why should I have to walk further and park in bad weather just to keep them from parking there? Though, I have considered parking there when I get home from work in hopes of it just sending a message.
 
Originally posted by: 49erinnc
Originally posted by: Jeraden
Can't you park your car there instead. At least that way you see your car instead of his brokendown truck.
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Well, considering I bought a house with a two-car garage, I find it foolish to park out on the street in front of my house. Why should I have to walk further and park in bad weather just to keep them from parking there? Though, I have considered parking there when I get home from work in hopes of it just sending a message.
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But just do that for about a week and hopefully they'll get the hint.
 
I have a two car garage and my car has never seen the inside of it. 🙂

Do they have the right to park there...yes.

Is there room there for 2 cars, if they pulled all the way forward or back? If so, then a note might suffice asking them to please pull all the way up or back so more than one car can park there.

I think trying to stop them from parking there alltogether would just cause more problems than it's worth.

However, if you're like my neighbor just call the city and complain. She seemingly has nothing better to do than call the city about everything.... heaven forbid someone can see my trashcans from the street. :roll:
 
I had the same issue at my girl's house. I used to park in front of her neighbor's house all the time since they had 3 cars (2 in the driveway and 1 in the street) so I had no choice. Eventually, my car got vandalized (brake fluid on the passenger side so it ate thru the paint). I hate people like you.
 
Originally posted by: Asharus
I had the same issue at my girl's house. I used to park in front of her neighbor's house all the time since they had 3 cars (2 in the driveway and 1 in the street) so I had no choice. Eventually, my car got vandalized (brake fluid on the passenger side so it ate thru the paint). I hate people like you.
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Nasty.
 
I don't see what the big deal is. As long as they're not blocking your driveway or your mailbox it shouldn't be a problem. All my relatives seem to have that one neighbor who would always complain and come out to tell you to move your car away from the front of their house. Most of them are a-holes about it so it's hard for me to have sympathy for you.
 
Originally posted by: jtvang125
I don't see what the big deal is. As long as they're not blocking your driveway or your mailbox it shouldn't be a problem. All my relatives seem to have that one neighbor who would always complain and come out to tell you to move your car away from the front of their house. Most of them are a-holes about it so it's hard for me to have sympathy for you.
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Do you own a house?
 
Originally posted by: 49erinnc
I live on the left side, at the base of a cul-de-sac. Recently, a neighbor across the cul-de-sac from me has been parking cars directly in front of my house. It's usually the girlfriend of their teenage son but he has parked his crappy truck there as well. They are usually parked there from mid-afternoon to mid morning the next day. While I understand they are limited on parking space at their house, I am completely bugged that I constantly have one of their cars directly in front of my house. If I were to have several guests over, I would not be able to allow them to park in front of my house because of this neighbor blocking the whole area with one car. Because of where they park, if a car parked in front of it or behind it, it would block either my mailbox or my next door neighbor's mailbox.

So, what do you do here? These are one of the few neighbors that I haven't met so I don't know them on a level to approach them, comfortably. I don't want to create any riffs but yet, I am tired of seeing cars on the cusp of my yard. And the boy's truck is a complete POS. It's falling apart and a total eyesore. Do you leave a polite note on the windshield? Do you contact someone beyond the neighbor to file some sort of complaint? Do they have the right to park there since the street is technically city property? It just seems rude and invasive to me to park your car along my curb.

Not really sure how to handle this. Any thoughts or similar experiences?
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You need to lighten up. They can park whatever (as long as it runs), wherever (as long as it isn't on your property) they want.

You stand to upset them and if their teenagers are anything like most, they will go out of their way to park here from now on. Let someone else upset them.
 
First of all, those who seem to think they know exact time of person I am, need to learn how to judge people better or do it less often. I'm far from "one of those neighbors" who bitch and complain about the little stuff. I have lived there for over 2 years and NEVER been bothered by anything. I've let dogs roam my yard, fireworks blast away until 4am, kids shoot on my driveway basketball goal, etc. So I'm far from the a-hole neighbor some of you seem to think I am.

The parking is a problem for me simply because of three reasons. 1 is that if I have a get-together then that one car is keeping me from having two of my guests' cars from parking there. And yes, I have people over frequently but they only park in my driveway or directly in front of my house. 2. Unless this neighbor parks DIRECTLY in the middle of this area, my mailbox or my neighbor's mailbox becomes inaccesible by the mailman unless they get out of their vehicle. I have seen them completly bypass my mailbox before simply because they couldn't access it. 3. The car that my neighbor tends to park there is a complete piece of crap. It has parts falling off of it, has been wrecked numerous times and I'm surprised it's even street legal. I'm sorry but I paid a lot of money for my home, I go out of my way to keep my surroundings nice and I don't want an eyesore sitting out front. If that makes me an a-hole, then so be it. If they don't have enough room to park at their house then they should consider widening their driveway or owning less cars.
 
Originally posted by: 49erinnc
First of all, those who seem to think they know exact time of person I am, need to learn how to judge people better or do it less often. I'm far from "one of those neighbors" who bitch and complain about the little stuff. I have lived there for over 2 years and NEVER been bothered by anything. I've let dogs roam my yard, fireworks blast away until 4am, kids shoot on my driveway basketball goal, etc. So I'm far from the a-hole neighbor some of you seem to think I am.

The parking is a problem for me simply because of three reasons. 1 is that if I have a get-together then that one car is keeping me from having two of my guests' cars from parking there. And yes, I have people over frequently but they only park in my driveway or directly in front of my house. 2. Unless this neighbor parks DIRECTLY in the middle of this area, my mailbox or my neighbor's mailbox becomes inaccesible by the mailman unless they get out of their vehicle. I have seen them completly bypass my mailbox before simply because they couldn't access it. 3. The car that my neighbor tends to park there is a complete piece of crap. It has parts falling off of it, has been wrecked numerous times and I'm surprised it's even street legal. I'm sorry but I paid a lot of money for my home, I go out of my way to keep my surroundings nice and I don't want an eyesore sitting out front. If that makes me an a-hole, then so be it. If they don't have enough room to park at their house then they should consider widening their driveway or owning less cars.
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The only issue you legally have is the fact that the Postal Service cannot reach your box.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Why do you keep bringing up the quality of the vehicle that's parked there? 😕
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Because one third of the reason he's pissed off is that the car being parked there is an eyesore. Maybe if it wasn't a piece of sh!t car he'd be less mad about it.
 
1) Legally they have the right to park there. It doesn't matter if it is a beater or not.

2) You can, if you wish, kindly ask them to try not to park there. Maybe it'll help. Maybe it'll backfire and make your life miserable. That depends on how you handle it and how your neighbors handle it.

3) Of all the things in life to worry about, this is pretty minor. Keep that in mind. Don't let these minor things bother you. Yes, you have rude neighbors. You'll get that no matter where you live. Its just part of life.

4) The solution is to move to a place with a homeowners association where you lose your rights and you pay thousands of dollars a year. But these annoyances are gone. If these minor things really bother you, that is your only real solution.

5) Your guests don't have to park in front of your house. They can park legally in front of any other house. In many cities, that is your only choice. It is rare to have plenty of street parking right in front of your home. Basically, this isn't even a minor problem - it's not a problem at all. Your guests are smart enough to know how to park a house or two down the street.
 
get some orange cones for when you have company over and want to reserve some spots. Home owner association might help, they might look at street parking as temporary parking and if neigbor is using street parking regularly you might be able to complain
 
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