Kids from outside come in with other kids to play ball, in the cul da sac. Sometimes the balls hit garage doors and cars, the police say the kids can play there. As a home owner do I have the rights to keep them off my properity?
2006-06-12 08:45:19 · 7 answers · asked by Cornpone 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Contact some of their parents if possible.
If you get no satisfaction from them, keep calling the police until they get tired of you and approach the kids and scare them off.
Don't keep their ball unless it has damaged your property and you are holding it as evidence when you report to the police. Withholding property which you knowingly belong to another is criminal. It's called conversion.
2006-06-12 09:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by ½«gumwrapper 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can. Your question does not give enough helpful facts, though. Is the cul-de-sac on a publicly-owned street or does the homeowner association own it? If it's public, you can't keep them off the street; but if it's private the HOA could warn the parents or put up a sign. Is the only violation of your property the fact that a baseball gets hit into it? You could try keeping the baseballs that land on your property or use them as ransoms to get the kids to play elsewhere.
2006-06-12 09:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by AnOrdinaryGuy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, you have that right. How to go about enforcing it may be another matter. There may be rules against putting up a fence, etc. Check with your contractor. If there isn't, put one up. The old trick of keeping the balls, etc, won't make you any friends, but it will get the message across. One neat device is a motion activated sprinkler. It was designed to repel deer, but ....
2006-06-12 08:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
off YOUR property - yes
off streets/sidewalks owned by the City - no
when you call the police you have to give them a specific problem. calling to complain about kids in the vicinty will get you no where. are they noisy ? disturbing the peace....did their ball hit your vehicle ? vandalism .....
2006-06-12 08:51:09 · answer #4 · answered by bbq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 word: Rotweiller
2006-06-12 08:51:58 · answer #5 · answered by scott j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have all the rights to protect your property and you also have a right to easement!!!!!!!!
2006-06-19 07:43:02 · answer #6 · answered by King of the Net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRY CLEARLY SETTING OUT BOWNDRYS IF THERE IS A FENCE THEN IOF THEY PASS OF YOUR PROPERTY HAVE A GOOD SHOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!AT THEM -GO ONE REALY SHOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT THEM :-)))))))))))))
2006-06-12 08:49:47 · answer #7 · answered by england_all_the_way93 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋