What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida:
our neighbor has for the past several years been trying to control my families behavior. 1st- we had purchased a trampoline, she did not approve. told us she did not want her daughter, my daughters age and friend to play on it. We said no problem, they can play in front. It wasn't enough, she sent emails to my wife about ins. regualtions etc and demanded we get rid of it. We did not and it all started from there. since, she would call and conplain we were "taunting" her daughter when ever we played on it then we were "taunting" her dog to the point that he started to destroy my "old " wooden fence. (I have not turned them in as I put a fence in on my siade and didn't need the aggravation)Fast forward to 6 months ago, my son and his friends as well as myself, play catch out front (baseball and football) and she has asked us to stop at least 6 times in that time frame for fear we may hit one of her car's. We have played at least for the last 3 years as my son is now 12, NEVER hit any of the cars though the ball admittedly has rolled across the driveway a few times.
I refused to stop, I told her if we damage it I'll pay for it. Well about 2 months ago she video tapped the boys playing football, they ran inside and told me as well as called their mom. We asked her about it and she denied even owning a video camera or reg. camera said the boys were lying. things went down hill from there. She asked me why I never talk to her only her husband, I explained I can actually talk to and reach a mutual agreement with husband, adult like. She then told me her husband would just come in and tell her what an ... jerk I was and they would have a good laugh. I said fine, I don't need to talk to him either, but b4 that happened we came to a mutual agreement, we would stop playing baseball if they would stop racing down the street when they saw us outside playing basketball or football. She said, they would try. things were quiet until 2 weeks ago, when the husband saw us playing basketball and raced his mustang by, to which I told him I thought we had an agreement? He told me I worry too much and then said he was done talking, said ok fine guess were back to playing baseball, and he flipped. wanted to stomp me in the street and started cursing me and pushed me. Apparently, they had put up a vidoe camera to "watch us" but all the threat and name caliing came from just out of view of the camera, i feel they are trying to bait us into something. Cops were called out and things cooled down. that monday the wife frm her garage started name calling to my wife, so tuesday we purchased cameras and placed them in view of my property BUT they do also catch those places here they hide and verbally abuse. Well EVERYTHING from them stopped, threats, speeding and name calling. But then today they called the cops to complain about my camera watching them, I explained to the deputy what happened with them as well as that i was robbed a year ago and I have another cmaera pointing the other way. Also pointed out their camera on my yard. He was amazed at her stupidity and walked right up to the camera shaking his head. He told me mine were fine but I know it is far from over.
MY question is (sorry about the details) can I file a suit against them for harrasment or is there anything i can do to legally to squash this? The husband had threatened sever physical harm and promised I would get mine on one of my job sites. I told the cops and they said there was nothing they can really do. I am ove 40 and do not need the aggravation of either jail or the hospital. Any suggestions ?
ps- they have also put a fence up between properties that is from one inch to 6"'s on MY side, again, I didn't want any headaches but unfortunatley, they forced my hand
our neighbor has for the past several years been trying to control my families behavior. 1st- we had purchased a trampoline, she did not approve. told us she did not want her daughter, my daughters age and friend to play on it. We said no problem, they can play in front. It wasn't enough, she sent emails to my wife about ins. regualtions etc and demanded we get rid of it. We did not and it all started from there. since, she would call and conplain we were "taunting" her daughter when ever we played on it then we were "taunting" her dog to the point that he started to destroy my "old " wooden fence. (I have not turned them in as I put a fence in on my siade and didn't need the aggravation)Fast forward to 6 months ago, my son and his friends as well as myself, play catch out front (baseball and football) and she has asked us to stop at least 6 times in that time frame for fear we may hit one of her car's. We have played at least for the last 3 years as my son is now 12, NEVER hit any of the cars though the ball admittedly has rolled across the driveway a few times.
I refused to stop, I told her if we damage it I'll pay for it. Well about 2 months ago she video tapped the boys playing football, they ran inside and told me as well as called their mom. We asked her about it and she denied even owning a video camera or reg. camera said the boys were lying. things went down hill from there. She asked me why I never talk to her only her husband, I explained I can actually talk to and reach a mutual agreement with husband, adult like. She then told me her husband would just come in and tell her what an ... jerk I was and they would have a good laugh. I said fine, I don't need to talk to him either, but b4 that happened we came to a mutual agreement, we would stop playing baseball if they would stop racing down the street when they saw us outside playing basketball or football. She said, they would try. things were quiet until 2 weeks ago, when the husband saw us playing basketball and raced his mustang by, to which I told him I thought we had an agreement? He told me I worry too much and then said he was done talking, said ok fine guess were back to playing baseball, and he flipped. wanted to stomp me in the street and started cursing me and pushed me. Apparently, they had put up a vidoe camera to "watch us" but all the threat and name caliing came from just out of view of the camera, i feel they are trying to bait us into something. Cops were called out and things cooled down. that monday the wife frm her garage started name calling to my wife, so tuesday we purchased cameras and placed them in view of my property BUT they do also catch those places here they hide and verbally abuse. Well EVERYTHING from them stopped, threats, speeding and name calling. But then today they called the cops to complain about my camera watching them, I explained to the deputy what happened with them as well as that i was robbed a year ago and I have another cmaera pointing the other way. Also pointed out their camera on my yard. He was amazed at her stupidity and walked right up to the camera shaking his head. He told me mine were fine but I know it is far from over.
MY question is (sorry about the details) can I file a suit against them for harrasment or is there anything i can do to legally to squash this? The husband had threatened sever physical harm and promised I would get mine on one of my job sites. I told the cops and they said there was nothing they can really do. I am ove 40 and do not need the aggravation of either jail or the hospital. Any suggestions ?
ps- they have also put a fence up between properties that is from one inch to 6"'s on MY side, again, I didn't want any headaches but unfortunatley, they forced my hand