dannywyant
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? VA
I own a parcel of land that has three homes on it that I rent out. This property does not have any road frontage, but I have a deeded 30 ft. wide non-exclusive right-of-way easement through an adjoining landowner's property for the purpose of ingress and egress. This is just a gravel driveway that my three tenants use for access to their homes.
The person who owns the property that my driveway goes through has recently had an argument with one of my tenants about how fast my tenant goes in and out of the driveway. I talked to my tenant and he agreed to slow down, and I thought the matter was resolved. However, this weekend they had another argument.
The landowner put about 20 football sized rocks in some potholes that are in my driveway and said that they were “speed bumps”. My tenant moved the rocks and put some gravel in the potholes. The landowner went out and shoveled the gravel out of the potholes and put the rocks back in.
I tried to talk to him to resolve this matter, but he refuses to talk to me other than to tell me that he also plans to put a gate across the driveway so the tenants will have to stop and open and close the gate every time they go in or out. I called the police and they said that it was a civil matter, and would not even come out.
Does the landowner have the right to do what he has done, and is threatening to do, and what can I do about this matter?
I own a parcel of land that has three homes on it that I rent out. This property does not have any road frontage, but I have a deeded 30 ft. wide non-exclusive right-of-way easement through an adjoining landowner's property for the purpose of ingress and egress. This is just a gravel driveway that my three tenants use for access to their homes.
The person who owns the property that my driveway goes through has recently had an argument with one of my tenants about how fast my tenant goes in and out of the driveway. I talked to my tenant and he agreed to slow down, and I thought the matter was resolved. However, this weekend they had another argument.
The landowner put about 20 football sized rocks in some potholes that are in my driveway and said that they were “speed bumps”. My tenant moved the rocks and put some gravel in the potholes. The landowner went out and shoveled the gravel out of the potholes and put the rocks back in.
I tried to talk to him to resolve this matter, but he refuses to talk to me other than to tell me that he also plans to put a gate across the driveway so the tenants will have to stop and open and close the gate every time they go in or out. I called the police and they said that it was a civil matter, and would not even come out.
Does the landowner have the right to do what he has done, and is threatening to do, and what can I do about this matter?
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