[ddrhazy]

Originally Posted by KonaKat

What, so polite direct communication is passe' nowadays? I think that's the first thing I would do, too. Ask them to move things around a little; people that do this type of thing are usually oblivious to the fact that it may be bothering someone.

And if they don't do it and the next thing that happens is they get a ticket, who do you think they will suspect tattled?

[08grad]

Context: Renters across the street own 3 cars all with California license plates. They've been here for 2 years. Their car was parked in front of my house on the street for over a month. I reported an inoperable vehicle to the City of Henderson.

The city actually had someone come out in 48 hours. And the car moved 3 days later! Coincidentally, my windshield was broken the day after the car was moved.

In addition, the car was moved to their driveway, a HOA violation as our HOA does not allow you to use the garage for storage while parking the vehicles in the driveway.

When I submitted a photo with the car parked in the driveway and an open 2-car garage full of junk, the HOA did nothing.

Have fun with your situation. I handled mine by moving to a place where I didn't have neighbors.

[Croce]

I think part of the problem in today's society is that people just don't talk to one another anymore. Dropping a dime on someone prior to even approaching them in a friendly manner and trying to work things out is not the way to get things done and has never been the course of action followed in my family or by my ancestors. It seems today everyone is too busy on their cellphones or tablets to even make eye contact. People don't use common sense.

Once I had purchased a new home in a nice area on a small slope. My next door neighbor (on the uphill side) decided to turn their back yard into a concrete patio. This created a flood in my back yard every time it rained from their runoff. I spoke with them and they were oblivious to what was happening. They were apologetic but basically believed they could do what they wanted on their property. A real estate attorney told me I had a slam dunk winning case. I decided not to pursue it because these folks were my neighbors and I was going to have to live with them for a long time. So I built a planter, ran drainage lines and landscaped my back yard in such a manner that it resolved the problem - then I invited them over for the back yard picnic. Did it cost me some money? Yes. Was I a sap? Maybe. But I ended up with pretty nice neighbors in the long run and the whole issue was resolved.

My point being that you should try to work things out before going to some higher authority to intercede. That's never a good thing in my opinion and can lead to bigger issues down the road.

[ddrhazy]

That's a nice story Croce, maybe the OP can pay for them to build RV parking to their back yard to solve the problem.

[MAXIALE02]

Croce I'm happy you found a peaceful situation but another perspective is that is passive behavior in a different situation. In the two cases mentioned in this posts, the offending parties are not following the rules/law. I understand wanting to talk to them in a reasonable manner but in all likelihood they will thumb their nose up to you because nowadays everyone is self-centered and think they are rightly entitled to do whatever they choose. Which is half true if one does it within the confines of the rules/law.

My neighbors have thrown beer bottles in my hedges and cigarette butts in my rock. Who does that? They were Nasty slobs until the law passed last year allowing HOA's the ability to sell your property for unpaid fees. Now their yard looks just as good or better than mine. I also put up cameras due to crime concerns and my landscaping isn't littered like before.

[monstersizin]

Originally Posted by ddrhazy

That's a nice story Croce, maybe the OP can pay for them to build RV parking to their back yard to solve the problem.

Better yet... Let them park it on his property to help alleviate the situation.

[monstersizin]

Originally Posted by KonaKat

What, so polite direct communication is passe' nowadays? I think that's the first thing I would do, too. Ask them to move things around a little; people that do this type of thing are usually oblivious to the fact that it may be bothering someone.

If someone is oblivious to a common sense courtesy they are more than likely not going to care when you confront them about it.

Situations vary. However, things like this are as obvious as they get. They don't care now. They won't care when you ask them about it.

[C_A_Braun]

Invite your neighbors to a beer summit one afternoon in your driveway and hash it out.

That seems to work in my neighborhood when there is a disagreement between neighbors.

[Mindlessness]

I see nothing wrong with reporting it anonymously. Yes it would be nice and neighborly to have a face to face chat but unfortunately you never really know what you are getting yourself into here. I have had some pretty crazy psycho neighbors while living here. I was seriously afraid for my life after calling the police on our gangster, drug dealing neighbors a few times. And this is without having a friendly chat before. Luckily we only lived there a few months while building our home.

[Bps401]

Originally Posted by Croce

I think part of the problem in today's society is that people just don't talk to one another anymore. Dropping a dime on someone prior to even approaching them in a friendly manner and trying to work things out is not the way to get things done and has never been the course of action followed in my family or by my ancestors. It seems today everyone is too busy on their cellphones or tablets to even make eye contact. People don't use common sense.

Once I had purchased a new home in a nice area on a small slope. My next door neighbor (on the uphill side) decided to turn their back yard into a concrete patio. This created a flood in my back yard every time it rained from their runoff. I spoke with them and they were oblivious to what was happening. They were apologetic but basically believed they could do what they wanted on their property. A real estate attorney told me I had a slam dunk winning case. I decided not to pursue it because these folks were my neighbors and I was going to have to live with them for a long time. So I built a planter, ran drainage lines and landscaped my back yard in such a manner that it resolved the problem - then I invited them over for the back yard picnic. Did it cost me some money? Yes. Was I a sap? Maybe. But I ended up with pretty nice neighbors in the long run and the whole issue was resolved.

My point being that you should try to work things out before going to some higher authority to intercede. That's never a good thing in my opinion and can lead to bigger issues down the road.

And the other part of the problem in today's society is there is no accountability and people dont take responsibility for their actions. They know the rules. I shouldnt have to go over and ask them to move their junk from the road. And when they dont do it and I report them, they know who it was. And now there will be tension from that point forward. Because there is no solution on my side to get them to move their vehicle. I dont have room.