I live in a townhouse and my garage is separate from the house, in a back alley. It is one of three in the back (mine is the middle one). My one neighbor keeps parking his car there. Today I called him twice to move it and he has not done it yet. I told him I don't want anyone parking in front of it (I own it). I don't park in there but I store things in there and can't access it. He doesn't even own any of the other garages - he just doesn't want to park on the street. I had posted a "No Parking" sign on my garage but someone ripped it down. I am not sure what else to do. I had called the parking authority in the past to deal with another neighbor parking there, but they never showed up.
2007-12-28 11:56:22 · 6 answers · asked by pumpkin 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
are you part of a home owners association?
what does your deed state as far as description of property?
do you own the property in front of the garage or is it common ground?
if you have exclusive access to this space then call and ask them to move the car or it will be towed and then call a tow company if they don't move. if you don't have exclusive access then follow up with HOA and file a complaint with them. you can also check with the local police department concerning parking regulations and jurisdiction.
2007-12-28 12:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by michr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start off with a slip of paper on his windshield "If this car is parked here again, I will tow it away."
The ultimate answer to this question depends entirely on the laws of the state you live in, of course. If the car is on private property, the parking authority may not respond. The legal owner of the alleyway (or of an easement on the alley, as in your case, since it leads to your garage) should be able to tow the vehicle, but there may be a procedure you must follow such as notifying the local police dept. to inform them that you are removing an illegally parked car from your property, and notifying them where you are moving it to (the procedure in my state).
Check the laws of your state to see what you must do before towing a car, and then proceed to call a towing service and have the car moved. If you could somehow convince the local police dept to tow it for you, so much the better (but again, if it is on private property, they may not). At least try to get them to come and write a report so that you can recover towing expenses more easily.
After your neighbor has had to pay the towing expenses several times, he'll probably think twice before parking there again.
2007-12-28 12:35:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jason W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the police and report that an illegally parked car is blocking your access. Getting towed a few times will slow him down.
Richard
2007-12-28 12:04:24 · answer #3 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would call the police again and file a complaint. Perhaps you can have the vehicle towed, with the vehicle's owner responsible for the fee.
Do you have a 'owner's board' or someone that is in charge of enforcing the rules? Perhaps a call to them would help.
2007-12-28 12:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answer is the correct way to handle it. The baseball bat option will make you feel better for a moment but it will cost you much more in the end.
2007-12-28 12:08:54 · answer #5 · answered by sparky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would take a bat and smash his windshieldthen he will never park there again
2007-12-28 12:06:21 · answer #6 · answered by kristinabby 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋