Is it legal for neighbor to have 2 car driveway & he parks 2 other cars on the grass in 4 cars & they end?

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Is it legal for neighbor to have 2 car driveway & he parks 2 other cars on the grass in  all he has 4 cars & they end parking on my grass and to fit all 4 cars.He severely
damage my  yard area and cause the surface to be marred by deep ruts, their is small puddles of mud holes, grass has been replaced with  single tire mud trail that is on my property.
when it comes to parking on the grass ,must not all vehicles be parked on a hard surface.Their lack of space they end walking around on my property to get to theirs.They drop off people and pickup people from my driveway, cut across my yard, isn't illegal to be on my  property, unless they are coming to my door ?I have told him to stay off my property,the housing association  warned him if he keeps parking on grass, he will be towed only a week later, he is back again parking on grass, and no tow and the housing association  is doing nothing.What can I do aside from putting up a parking meter, to make them not park on my grass and wonder around on my property.

going_for_baroque · Accepted Answer

Legal or not, hey? Well, your mention of the housing association changes things. Legal or illegal things involve the police. Since the housing association is in charge, that's where you have to go for resolution.  

Here's what the situation looks like- You're entitled to keep your lawn area as lawn area, not as parking for your neighbor. But it's up to the housing association to enforce this. Go back to them and complain one more time. Begin taking pictures. Document your communication to the housing association. 

Here's my objective take on what's going on- the housing association is reluctant to call a tow truck to enforce the parking policy. Why? Because the neighbor is a source of income. The tow truck is a liability to them. (The neighbor could claim damages to his car, yadda yadda.) The safest thing for the association is to do nothing for you. You keep paying them money, and you aren't a liability. You need to let them know that they are, indeed, liable for not enforcing the parking policy. What to do? Well, you could sue the housing association for some unspecified damages. Assume you can get a nominal sum- say $100 - from them for failing to call the tow truck, you'll have them on your case forever. 

With that, it's still the most sensible thing to do- show your pictures of the car parked on your lawn, the muddy ruts, and follow up with written letter(s) summarizing your conversations. It's always good to have something like- "As agreed, you will enforce parking policy, to include summoning a tow truck for any further parking violations." That "As agreed" phrase will be hard to overlook. They can't say later on, "Oh we never agreed to tow anyone. We just said that might be something we'd maybe consider ..." 

Hope you get things resolved. ... Good luck!!

T · Answer

Why wait for the association?  It's your property.  You can call the police.  He is trespassing.  I'm sure that worth at least a fine.  It's terrible though when you have to fight with the neighbors.  Good luck.

Anonymous · Answer

Tell him to stop, if he does it again tell him one more time and after that you're going to call the cops for trespassing. If he doesn't get the picture then I'd go to a hardware store and buy a box of nails and put it in the rut. If it's in your yard he can't really do anything about it.

Sippa · Answer

Unless there is a specific ordinance in your area, people can do what they want on private property.  They are NOT allowed to do it on someone else's property, however.  I agree with the fence idea.

Mister Cool · Answer

It's not legal according to the city ordinance in my town,,

siamvelvet72 · Answer

What about putting up a fence?  You know what they say about good fences making good neighbors.

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