Question: Neighbours ...Difficult situation please help!?


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Answer #1:

It sounds as if you should take them to court, as long as you get sufficient evidence of these actions. If they've put a fence on your land it's your rights to break it and take it down. If you tell them to take it down and it's on your property take it to court. These sound like antisocial people. I feel very sorry for you. They are probably trying to show domination in your neighbourhood to make themselves seem bigger. These little arguments and fights are there way of showing dominance over you. Dint let them. I hope I have helped,

Dillyn Featherstone

Answer #2:

Let's take a look at the fence situation first - in my community (U.S.) the fence cannot be on the property line. It has to be a distance (I am not certain how far off) inside the property line. People have had to take their fences down and moved to be legal. Again, I am not certain, but I would think that your local law enforcement agency could, at least, see that this goes to mediation. You may not be able to prove that it is these neighbors who are damaging your property, but it is a safe assumption. If you trust an impartial neighbor, perhaps this could be discussed between the neighbors and you and your partner. There is no doubt that there is animosity and jealousy exhibited here. It is unfortunate that people will not just "live and let live," but your neighbors are just sad and envious people. In some of the situations, as I understand it, they are within the law, so you will have to find some ways to work around those situations. You did not say if you lived in houses or flats with community parking (for your cars). The police or landlord should be able to intervene in that dispute. I hope that you have a neighbor that is sympathetic to your problems with these neighbors and can keep an eye on your home and property because it is obvious that these people have no respect for you or your property. Begin keeping a journal of what has transpired... on a day to day basis and when necessary - take pictures. Start interviewing any witnesses that may have seen the neighbors do any damage to your property. I am just afraid that this could get a lot worse before it gets better. Please be careful as you do not know what it may take to push these people too far and the damage won't be just to your motor home. There are many cases in the States where the anger has escalated to threats and the threats lead to bodily harm. Have as little to do with them as possible and do not confront them...allow the police to handle that. I wish you all the luck in getting this resolved...life is just too short to have to live like this.

Edit: I understood you had a problem with the fence..who owned the fence?

Answer #3:

Your question is a little unclear.. It suggest the issue is a motor home and then suggest that it is an actual home. I guess it would depend on the laws where you live and the zoning laws there. Where we live there are laws concerning zoning, so people have to file plans with the local town before they can just build a house or a motor home. The purpose of such plans is for issues like this. Where we live you have property lines, but you also have to have easements so that utility vehicles and emergency vehicles can move about properly. It would appear that the doors to these properties do not only provide conflict between you all and your neighbor, but also might provide some concern if an ambulance or other emergency vehicle had to get people in and out of these houses. Where we live there are also zoning issues concerning the number of doors or windows to a property, mostly for fire safety, so it may be that your home is also in violation of zoning issues there too. If there is only one door for an exit, that could be a safety issue if there was a fire and you all had to escape. It might benefit you to put up security cameras, or set a video camera on slow play when you are leaving your house and it appears they might cause harm to your property. Videos are always a great help to police, it shows you are not just picking on your nasty neighbor. I think you are right in using caution with these people, narcissistic people do not often comprehend what normal people say or do to them. I think you need to talk to your council and make them aware of the problem, and then see what zoning issues you have and what solution the city can work out, not just to make living there in peace, but clearly for the safety of you all. Peace be with you.





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