I don't want "free" newspapers tossed on my property that I haven't subscribed to. I consider it littering. I'm gone for extended periods of time and don't appreciate this "Attention, burglars! Nobody is here now! Notice the accumulated papers?" I've made a good faith effort to contact the throwers, requesting that they stop, but they don't. Can I hire a neighborhood kid to pick them up, then take the offenders to small claims court to recover my costs for hiring the kid?
Anybody out there had a similar experience?
2007-07-22 07:15:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You can hire someone to clean them up.....
But your lawsuit for littering is going to be tricky. You would need to basically claim trespass (physical entry of an object onto your property) with the harm being the cost of cleanup.....
Hmmmm..... good luck. That would be an interesting case to try.
2007-07-22 07:20:32 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Father had this same problem.
He has an elderly man that lives next door to him. He told the neighbor that he will be gone and to watch his place for him and as a reward, he could keep and read the newspapers he picks up for my Father.
Everyone is a winner.
2007-07-22 14:22:54 · answer #2 · answered by Cow Girl 2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋