My neighbour has permanently parked their car on a shared drive which they legally own. Can they do this.?

Question

The drive is owned by my neighbour, but is shared & I have access rights over it to get to my house. They have permanently parked a car on part of it , which is not obstructing access, but is left there to annoy. They say because they own it, they can do as they like. Can I ask them to move it?

Answer 1

if you want but if its not causing obstruction or blocking access theres not a lot you can do unless you fancy offering the local chavs a 6-pack of beer to vandalize it

Answer 2

A parking space is not made for long time parking this would be called storage space.If this is a shared space I'm assuming you get to occupy the space 50% of the time.If this is the case write your neighbour a polite letter on your conserns and try to come to a aggrement this way. If this cannot be resolved in a friendly or neighbourly mannor use other means. If this is a shared spot you pay taxes on that spot and they are taking advantage of you.

Answer 3

You could report them to the police or authorities. In San Antonio we can dial 333 and get the authorities and turn in people who are breaking housing codes. It is great because it is also anonymous. Though in your case, it sounds like they could figure out who called real easy unless it is an eyesore that can easily be seen from the street. Permanently parked cars and such bring down the neighborhoo and property values. I put a lot of effort into my house and want others to keep up our property values. It is nice to live a nice looking neighborhood-this is one without a lot of dead cars parked around the house.

This is going to depend on where you live and what kind of laws they have as to whether you can do this. It does sound like you have already asked them to move it. If you keep asking you might just be breaking off any kind of friendship with your neighbors and that can lead to uncomfortable living conditions so you have to be careful. If they refused before, they are likely to refuse again.

Answer 4

Actually you might. They may own the driveway but they can not block your access. Your access is not just personal but it is all reasonable access to your house. What if you needed to get a moving truck up to your door? The truth is a court will have to decide if you really want a number on how much space you are legally entitled to. You are entitled to challenge their diminuation of your space even if you are not ultimately entitled to more than what they have already given you.

Answer 5

Excuse me, they've parked a car on their drive and left you the access you have rights to? What's the problem? Do you think they need to ask you for permission to park on their own property?

Answer 6

As long as you still have access to your house, there probably isn't much that you can do about it. They're just upset that they have to let you use the drive and are annoying you on purpose like you said. You can ask them to move it and they will know it bothers you or you can ignore it and eventually they will get tired of playing their games.

Answer 7

You can always ask! Subject to the deeds I do not think you can force the issue unless your right to access is blocked

Answer 8

The deeds to your property should show your rights to a legally shared driveway, who ever actually owns it. if not check with the local authority planning dept they should have the relevant original details and records if this is not shown on your deeds have them amended

Answer 9

Yes they can park it where they like on a shared drive as long as they are not blocking your right of way to it or to park your vehicle.

Answer 10

As long as you still have the degree of access you require, then no, you cannot - as they rightly point out, it is their drive, and as long as they are not blocking the legal access you are entitled to, they can indeed do as they like...