harborheart
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CT
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CT
Hi!! I live in an area which the houses were built in the early 1950s, so the houses are very close together, many of them have driveways that are side by side. When we first moved in, we liked our neighbors and did not take issue with them using our driveway to get in and out of theirs. In the past couple of years, a number of conflicts have taken place and I have asked time and time again for them to stop using the driveway. I have even gone as far as to put rebar poles up in the middle of the driveway to prevent this problem.
Mutual best friends lived across the street and they begged us to take them down for the sake of peace in the neighborhood. They forclosed on their home just over a month ago, so I no longer need to "people-please." I also would not like to put the rebar up because our driveway is a bit more narrow than our neighbors. I have asked so very many times for them to stop using our driveway and they will not. They have no respect and no common courtesy. They are over 16 years younger than us! They own motorcycles that are very loud; one of their autos has an alarm system and is constantly and purposefully setting it off the alarms because they know our bedroom is located right next to the driveway and most recently have started parking in front of the house to tear up the front yard with mud.
We have spoken with the wife on several occations, and to be quite frank, she is a spoiled brat and believes that everyone should cater to her and that rules do not apply to her.
I recently spoke with the husband who wants to chalk all this up to favors, and he quickly realized that I have done many more favors for him than he has done for me. He is also an alcoholic who has abused my now deceased dog, both physically, verbally and terrorized him with both the motorcycle and lawnmower.
They have a pit bull who has used our property for play time and they do not clean up after the dog; the poop is one thing, the urine is wrecking my yard!
I called the local police last week and they informed me that is is NOT tresspassing because they are not "parked" on my property, just using it. There is nothing that can be done from their aspect.
I commented to the mutual friend that used to live across the street and her comment back was, "you are being selfish!" Huh? I pay the property taxes on this and this is MY home! Isn't this supposed to be my sancuary? Don't I get a say in all this? I can't even sleep anymore because my brain is programed to when I will hear the car alarms, the door slams, the high-pitched whinny voice of the wife.... I could go on and on.
If I could move in this economy, I would. If I could afford a fence, I would. If I could afford to move rooms around in my home, I would... but I cannot. I am disabled and if nothing else, my sleep patterns are unpredictable.
Should I contact a lawyer? Is a lawyer going to tell me anything I do not know from the police? Do I have a leg to stand on? Am I just being selfish? I just want some common courtesy and respect for the boundaries I have stated. Hindsight is 20/20, but we cannot turn back the hands of time. Any and all comments are appreciated.
Please tell me I am not crazy and hopefully, I have some sort of case here....
Thank you!!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CT
Hi!! I live in an area which the houses were built in the early 1950s, so the houses are very close together, many of them have driveways that are side by side. When we first moved in, we liked our neighbors and did not take issue with them using our driveway to get in and out of theirs. In the past couple of years, a number of conflicts have taken place and I have asked time and time again for them to stop using the driveway. I have even gone as far as to put rebar poles up in the middle of the driveway to prevent this problem.
Mutual best friends lived across the street and they begged us to take them down for the sake of peace in the neighborhood. They forclosed on their home just over a month ago, so I no longer need to "people-please." I also would not like to put the rebar up because our driveway is a bit more narrow than our neighbors. I have asked so very many times for them to stop using our driveway and they will not. They have no respect and no common courtesy. They are over 16 years younger than us! They own motorcycles that are very loud; one of their autos has an alarm system and is constantly and purposefully setting it off the alarms because they know our bedroom is located right next to the driveway and most recently have started parking in front of the house to tear up the front yard with mud.
We have spoken with the wife on several occations, and to be quite frank, she is a spoiled brat and believes that everyone should cater to her and that rules do not apply to her.
I recently spoke with the husband who wants to chalk all this up to favors, and he quickly realized that I have done many more favors for him than he has done for me. He is also an alcoholic who has abused my now deceased dog, both physically, verbally and terrorized him with both the motorcycle and lawnmower.
They have a pit bull who has used our property for play time and they do not clean up after the dog; the poop is one thing, the urine is wrecking my yard!
I called the local police last week and they informed me that is is NOT tresspassing because they are not "parked" on my property, just using it. There is nothing that can be done from their aspect.
I commented to the mutual friend that used to live across the street and her comment back was, "you are being selfish!" Huh? I pay the property taxes on this and this is MY home! Isn't this supposed to be my sancuary? Don't I get a say in all this? I can't even sleep anymore because my brain is programed to when I will hear the car alarms, the door slams, the high-pitched whinny voice of the wife.... I could go on and on.
If I could move in this economy, I would. If I could afford a fence, I would. If I could afford to move rooms around in my home, I would... but I cannot. I am disabled and if nothing else, my sleep patterns are unpredictable.
Should I contact a lawyer? Is a lawyer going to tell me anything I do not know from the police? Do I have a leg to stand on? Am I just being selfish? I just want some common courtesy and respect for the boundaries I have stated. Hindsight is 20/20, but we cannot turn back the hands of time. Any and all comments are appreciated.
Please tell me I am not crazy and hopefully, I have some sort of case here....
Thank you!!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?