Hi forum,
I am brand new here and respectfully request some help.
I own a piece of property in Florida. I access the property through an "ingress/egress/public utilities easement" that is 40 feet wide. A road, approximately 12 foot wide runs down the middle of it. Part of this easement (next to the road - the easement is obviously wider that the actual road) is my neighbor's "property". They have placed some large logs in that part of the easement, apparently to keep people on the road "proper". I'm not sure why, nobody really ever drove there, anyway. The problem is that the logs make turning into my driveway a tight turn (my drive is at the very corner of my property - I hope this is making sense) AND it just plain looks crappy. I didn't really think much of it, until my husband moved the logs (a pain, they are rather big) to get our boat in one day a couple of months ago. The next day, the neighbors had "staked" these silly logs to the ground. We still just laughed it off, until today my children (who had heard our comments) removed the stakes and rolled one of the logs about a foot. Needless to say, within 24 hours the neighbors were back down there staking the things down again! When I called to ask what the deal was (politely), I was told that they would "kick my *mfing* arse if I moved the logs again. They seem to think that it is "their" property. I called the police but they don't want to get involved in a "civil" manner. Needless to say, I am now determined to remove the logs, but avoid getting beat up. What are my options besides just secretly removing the stupid things every night, when they can't see me, and hoping they get sick of putting them back? Is there a law I can show the cops so they will believe me? The road is not county maintained, or I could call code enforcement here.
Help!
I am brand new here and respectfully request some help.
I own a piece of property in Florida. I access the property through an "ingress/egress/public utilities easement" that is 40 feet wide. A road, approximately 12 foot wide runs down the middle of it. Part of this easement (next to the road - the easement is obviously wider that the actual road) is my neighbor's "property". They have placed some large logs in that part of the easement, apparently to keep people on the road "proper". I'm not sure why, nobody really ever drove there, anyway. The problem is that the logs make turning into my driveway a tight turn (my drive is at the very corner of my property - I hope this is making sense) AND it just plain looks crappy. I didn't really think much of it, until my husband moved the logs (a pain, they are rather big) to get our boat in one day a couple of months ago. The next day, the neighbors had "staked" these silly logs to the ground. We still just laughed it off, until today my children (who had heard our comments) removed the stakes and rolled one of the logs about a foot. Needless to say, within 24 hours the neighbors were back down there staking the things down again! When I called to ask what the deal was (politely), I was told that they would "kick my *mfing* arse if I moved the logs again. They seem to think that it is "their" property. I called the police but they don't want to get involved in a "civil" manner. Needless to say, I am now determined to remove the logs, but avoid getting beat up. What are my options besides just secretly removing the stupid things every night, when they can't see me, and hoping they get sick of putting them back? Is there a law I can show the cops so they will believe me? The road is not county maintained, or I could call code enforcement here.
Help!