I have seen the light - unfortunately

[A surfr uc]

My next door neighbor has a street light in his yard that is owned by Virginia Power, but he pays monthly on it (?). The operative word is SHINE - at night it is so bright, our whole cul de sac is illuminated; this is not an exaggeration. My wife called the power company (oh by the way it's on OUR property) and the company put a piece of cardboard on our side so as not to illuminate our house. Long story short - it came to a head BIG time last night. He said he was going to remove the cardboard and move it on to his land. Do we have ANY recourse since this light shines right in to our living room and is botheresome?

 

[HomeGuru]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by A surfr uc:
My next door neighbor has a street light in his yard that is owned by Virginia Power, but he pays monthly on it (?). The operative word is SHINE - at night it is so bright, our whole cul de sac is illuminated; this is not an exaggeration. My wife called the power company (oh by the way it's on OUR property) and the company put a piece of cardboard on our side so as not to illuminate our house. Long story short - it came to a head BIG time last night. He said he was going to remove the cardboard and move it on to his land. Do we have ANY recourse since this light shines right in to our living room and is botheresome? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

How can the neighbor have the light pole in his yard yet on your property? It can not be moved by anyone except the power company.

 

[A surfr uc]

We built the house on the lot - it had been mistakenly installed over the property line before we started building. We didn't even mind that as much as the light. We had to buy thick wood blinds -$100 a pop - to block out the light.

 

[A surfr uc]

I hope this doesn't result in a double post; my first doesn't seem to have gone through. We built the house; the light was on our property when we moved in. That didn't bother us as much as the incendiary light - suntans at night anyone? Sorry I forgot to mention this, but it just happened last night and it riles me when I think about it. So the result is this light will be on his property, but illuminating our house as well as a few Third World countries.

 

[Tracey]

Whether the power company moves the pole is up to them. However, the utility easement is ONLY for the power company. They own the pole even if he pays for it. If N crosses your land to get to the light pole, he's trespassing & you can have him arrested. What does he care about some stupid piece of cardboard? It's not even on his land.

Send N a letter telling him he may not enter your land or hire others to enter your land. Then write the power company & tell them you want the pole to stay so that the cardboard to block the light can't be removed.

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