Just moved to our first home and my neighbor always park his car in
front of my house. He has his own driveway and front house space to
park but still inconsiderate. The house was a rental for 26 yrs so he
may have been accustomed in parking since previous renters tolerated
him. Besides brief negotiation skills eg. communication and mediation,
what have worked for anybody in the forum in their own experiences
especially for a first time homebuyer. Thanks and sorry for the rant.
(I just couldn't accept the fact that one pays 3/4 million dolllar house
just to tolerate the above situation.)

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 07:03:31 -0700, someone wrote:


(I just couldn't accept the fact that one pays 3/4 million dolllar house
just to tolerate the above situation.)

You own your own property, not the public street. Lemme know where
your house is so that I can park in front of it too.

You could go park in front of his house, then you'd be even.


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Did you talk to your neighbor ? If that proves fruitless, park in
front of his house.

Since you live in a ritzy neighbrhood, is there a covenant against
parking on the street ? Some are that strict, like you cannot even
park your car in your own driveway at night.

In article , (v)
wrote:


You own your own property, not the public street.

I know that.

Lemme know where
your house is so that I can park in front of it too.

Then move your car out in the front. You must be my neighbor. :=)

You could go park in front of his house, then you'd be even.

That would be undiplomatic. Not a good option.


Thanks for the advice and effort though.
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In article .com,
wrote:

Did you talk to your neighbor ? If that proves fruitless, park in
front of his house.

I made the first move to introduce myself and the appropriate manners
were executed. We've moved only few weeks ago so, it is still to early
to come to a decision. I don't want to park in front of his house.

Since you live in a ritzy neighbrhood, is there a covenant against
parking on the street ? Some are that strict, like you cannot even
park your car in your own driveway at night.

Anybody can park in the street according to HOA. The hood is not ritzy,
I just paid too much with huge ARM payments.

Thanks for the advice. I will check out a book Neighbors Law by Nolo
Press

In article , Jeffrey wrote:
Just moved to our first home and my neighbor always park his car in
front of my house. He has his own driveway and front house space to
park but still inconsiderate.

He can't leave it there forever; he must drive it sometime. So as soon as he
leaves, park your car there.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:


He can't leave it there forever; he must drive it sometime. So as soon as he
leaves, park your car there.


Thanks Doug. With all the buyers remorse I'm having, I decided to pass
on this one seriously. Not worth to be stressed out, I guess. I
actually channeled my energy into doing the yardwork and hopefully that
as time goes on and the remorse is over, I can deal with it better.

The moral of this thread is "Please be considerate to others, will ya."

End of discussion.

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:06:33 -0700, in misc.consumers.house Jeffrey
wrote:

In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:


He can't leave it there forever; he must drive it sometime. So as soon as he
leaves, park your car there.


Thanks Doug. With all the buyers remorse I'm having, I decided to pass
on this one seriously. Not worth to be stressed out, I guess. I
actually channeled my energy into doing the yardwork and hopefully that
as time goes on and the remorse is over, I can deal with it better.

The moral of this thread is "Please be considerate to others, will ya."

End of discussion.


I just bought a house and the neighbors did the same thing plus their cars are
noisy old beaters that wake us up. I solved the problem by parking my Van in
front of the house for about a week. That broke them of the habit.

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:43:48 -0700, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:06:33 -0700, in misc.consumers.house Jeffrey
wrote:

In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:


He can't leave it there forever; he must drive it sometime. So as soon as he
leaves, park your car there.


Thanks Doug. With all the buyers remorse I'm having, I decided to pass
on this one seriously. Not worth to be stressed out, I guess. I
actually channeled my energy into doing the yardwork and hopefully that
as time goes on and the remorse is over, I can deal with it better.

The moral of this thread is "Please be considerate to others, will ya."

End of discussion.


I just bought a house and the neighbors did the same thing plus their cars are
noisy old beaters that wake us up. I solved the problem by parking my Van in
front of the house for about a week. That broke them of the habit.

I have a friend who just bought a house.
I stopped by to see it and while looking at the back yard, I noticed
some huge Styrofoam blocks stacked against the neighbor's fence. I
then heard a thunk.....thunk.....thunk. I told my friend that if he
decided to sit in his back yard he should first make sure his next
door neighbor wasn't practicing his archery.

Park your car or cars in front of his house.

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:06:33 -0700, someone wrote:

The moral of this thread is "Please be considerate to others, will ya."

I'm glad you're now remaining calm.

But unless there was something in particular about the vehicle -
noisy, smoking, large commercial van that blocked your windows - I
don't see why it is per se "inconsiderate" to park in front of someone
else's property. Surely you and everyone here has parked in front of
someone else's property many times.

I had something of the opposite - I owned property in "the city" near
a large office complex. Suburban commuters several times parked in
front of my DRIVEWAY (blocking access to the garage). When
confronted, they would routinely say, "Oh I didn't know anybody was
going to be using the driveway". I could imagine what they'd say if
anyone parked in THEIR driveway, or even in front of their
PROPERTY....



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In article , GWB says...

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:43:48 -0700, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:06:33 -0700, in misc.consumers.house Jeffrey
wrote:

In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:


He can't leave it there forever; he must drive it sometime. So as soon as he
leaves, park your car there.


Thanks Doug. With all the buyers remorse I'm having, I decided to pass
on this one seriously. Not worth to be stressed out, I guess. I
actually channeled my energy into doing the yardwork and hopefully that
as time goes on and the remorse is over, I can deal with it better.

The moral of this thread is "Please be considerate to others, will ya."

End of discussion.


I just bought a house and the neighbors did the same thing plus their cars are
noisy old beaters that wake us up. I solved the problem by parking my Van in
front of the house for about a week. That broke them of the habit.

I have a friend who just bought a house.
I stopped by to see it and while looking at the back yard, I noticed
some huge Styrofoam blocks stacked against the neighbor's fence. I
then heard a thunk.....thunk.....thunk. I told my friend that if he
decided to sit in his back yard he should first make sure his next
door neighbor wasn't practicing his archery.



Aeiiee. What else can't that neighbor do? No plonk...plonk...plonk of a
basketball in his driveway? No horseshoes to be thrown when his relatives come
over? Is it the pointiness? Or the noise. Horseshoes OK but darts and arrows
a no-no? What what?

Is he pointing the arrows at your friend? Or do y'all object on a matter of
principle?

There's consideration for one's neighbors, but then there's paranoia and
control-phreakiness.

Banty

In article , Jeffrey
says...

In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:


He can't leave it there forever; he must drive it sometime. So as soon as he
leaves, park your car there.


Thanks Doug. With all the buyers remorse I'm having, I decided to pass
on this one seriously. Not worth to be stressed out, I guess. I
actually channeled my energy into doing the yardwork and hopefully that
as time goes on and the remorse is over, I can deal with it better.

The moral of this thread is "Please be considerate to others, will ya."

End of discussion.

??!?

So, what good was this thread - are you hoping your neighbor will read this?
Instead of your waving hello and/or walking over with a hand-to-shake
outstretched? Does your neighbor have the legs of a goat and the head of a
pit-bull?

Don't be so afraid - talk to your neihgbor - get to know him or her or them
first. You want to get to know your neighbor in a neighborly way anyway - right?
You can bring up the parking issue when the timing seems right - it's not an
urgent kind of thing, is it? Just the fact that they know you and you're no
longer faceless, may be enough to get them to change.

It works - really. It worked for me in ritzy Palo Alto, it worked for me in the
Bronx.

And it isn't such a bad idea to park your car in front of your house a time or
two to break their habit. Parking in front of *their* house, on the other hand,
is silly, stupid, and unecessarily confrontational.

Doesn't anyone have common sense anymore?

Banty

He can't leave it there forever; he must drive it sometime. So as
soon as he
leaves, park your car there.



Thanks Doug. With all the buyers remorse I'm having, I decided to pass

on this one seriously. Not worth to be stressed out, I guess. I
actually channeled my energy into doing the yardwork and hopefully that

as time goes on and the remorse is over, I can deal with it better.

The moral of this thread is "Please be considerate to others, will ya."



End of discussion. "


Geez, get some balls. I think parking your car in front of your house
when your neighbor leaves the spot open is an excellent idea, maybe
even better than talking to him. You certainly have the right to park
there.