Bontchimuz
Junior Member
This is in New Hampshire.
We live on the 2nd smallest lot in our town and we have 3 parking spaces. A single driveway that fits 2 cars and then I dug out and filled rock in front of our house to fit another car.
Often we have more than 3 cars at our house and need to have people park in front of neighbors houses.
We have no street parking laws, at the same time it is a double yellow road with no sidewalks or space on the road to park.
We often have our family/friends park in front of neighbors house 75% on their land and 25% sticking out in street.
My question is, doesn't every town in NH (or the US) have a certain amount of "right of way" that is considered public easement and the public can always utilize to park?
I always thought the towns right of way was around 4-5 feet and supercedes a private property line.
I have had my neighbor call the police numerous times on me or friends/family parking half on their property and half over the white line of the road. The police say there is no parking ban and it is up to each policemans discretion whether to enforce a car being over the white line or not.
This is the only neighbor who cares, and he also has a massive house set so far back I am often shocked he can even see a single car parked in front of his property. He has recently found his exact property line and posted plastic poles in a line between his boundary markers. His lot must be unorthodox because theres only about 2 feet between his line and the street.
I still was under the impression that town right of way supercedes a private property line and the police should ask him to remove the plastic poles so people can safely park.
Any advice or thoughts or information would be greatly appreciated.
We live on the 2nd smallest lot in our town and we have 3 parking spaces. A single driveway that fits 2 cars and then I dug out and filled rock in front of our house to fit another car.
Often we have more than 3 cars at our house and need to have people park in front of neighbors houses.
We have no street parking laws, at the same time it is a double yellow road with no sidewalks or space on the road to park.
We often have our family/friends park in front of neighbors house 75% on their land and 25% sticking out in street.
My question is, doesn't every town in NH (or the US) have a certain amount of "right of way" that is considered public easement and the public can always utilize to park?
I always thought the towns right of way was around 4-5 feet and supercedes a private property line.
I have had my neighbor call the police numerous times on me or friends/family parking half on their property and half over the white line of the road. The police say there is no parking ban and it is up to each policemans discretion whether to enforce a car being over the white line or not.
This is the only neighbor who cares, and he also has a massive house set so far back I am often shocked he can even see a single car parked in front of his property. He has recently found his exact property line and posted plastic poles in a line between his boundary markers. His lot must be unorthodox because theres only about 2 feet between his line and the street.
I still was under the impression that town right of way supercedes a private property line and the police should ask him to remove the plastic poles so people can safely park.
Any advice or thoughts or information would be greatly appreciated.
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