MountainDew
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Oregon
I lease a commercial building for hobby use. It seems given the location and type of my building, and, the fact that there are other businesses around, nobody thinks there is such a thing as "trespassing".
Part of my outdoor parking area is attached to everyone else's parking lot. My end of the lot is mine and mine only, I have it written in the lease that this is to be considered private property. I find too many people wondering around in my space where they shouldn't, leaving garbage where they shouldn't, and worst of all, parking where they shouldn't.
I have attached "private property" and "no trespassing" signs to various places on my building. The problem is, there is no obvious border around my outdoor space where people are intruding. I would put up a fence, but then I couldn't drive through, and that would be very expensive on property I don't own.
My question is, what kind of "legal" border do I need to keep people out, or to be able to charge them with trespassing if need be? Since it's not marked now, I don't think there really is "trespassing", unless they try to come inside my building or I verbally explain my property lines.
Can I paint a simple line on the asphalt that defines my space? Obviously that can't keep anyone from crossing, but I wonder if that would be a "legal fence" in combination with the no trespassing signs?
I lease a commercial building for hobby use. It seems given the location and type of my building, and, the fact that there are other businesses around, nobody thinks there is such a thing as "trespassing".
Part of my outdoor parking area is attached to everyone else's parking lot. My end of the lot is mine and mine only, I have it written in the lease that this is to be considered private property. I find too many people wondering around in my space where they shouldn't, leaving garbage where they shouldn't, and worst of all, parking where they shouldn't.
I have attached "private property" and "no trespassing" signs to various places on my building. The problem is, there is no obvious border around my outdoor space where people are intruding. I would put up a fence, but then I couldn't drive through, and that would be very expensive on property I don't own.
My question is, what kind of "legal" border do I need to keep people out, or to be able to charge them with trespassing if need be? Since it's not marked now, I don't think there really is "trespassing", unless they try to come inside my building or I verbally explain my property lines.
Can I paint a simple line on the asphalt that defines my space? Obviously that can't keep anyone from crossing, but I wonder if that would be a "legal fence" in combination with the no trespassing signs?
