My neighbors are getting on my nerves!!!

[SDale]

Well, not all of them... Just ONE.

   I've had indirect "Dealings" with them in the past about things that I do. I've had police to my house trying to arrest me for carrying my rifles out to my jeep for a trip to the range, had the city called on me because I was working 2 jobs, 7 days a week and let my grass get to be about 4 inches long, and again had the police called on me for having my stereo too loud. When in fact I WASN'T EVEN HOME when the call about the stereo was made. Then the last time was when I came home at about 2:30 am from a fishing trip. I didn't even unpack my stuff from my jeep, I was just getting my jacket & thermos out and the police roll on me saying I was burgularizing MY OWN JEEP!!! They said the call came from "A Concerned Neighbor"

    Now TODAY as I'm arriving home from work, I see a tow truck pulling my racecar outta my driveway!!! The Tow Truck Driver said that he was told the car was abandoned and he was tasked with taking it away. I don't see HOW my car could've been considdered abandoned!!! It Runs, Drives, and most IMPORTANT of all, it's REGISTERED, INSURED & STREET LEGAL!!! I drive it to work at least 2 times a week and when it's at home, it sits in the driveway COVERED.

    I KNOW who the butt head is that's calling the city & cops all the time too. EVERY SINGLE TIME either the police have came or the city came knocking at my door, this old rummy across the street has been standing at the end of his driveway with a big crap eatin grin on his face. On the 2 occasions I've walked over to him to confront him about it, he goes high tailin it into his garage & shuts the door as fast as he can. This is starting to become an EXTREME annoyance to me!!! All he does all day is sit in his garage & listen to a police scanner or work on his front yard "Garden".

    All this started (I believe) when he told me about my grass (another reason I know it was him) and the tree at the curb I had cut down because it was cracking the sidewalk AND destroying my main sewer line. He told me (despite having permission from the city) "You had NO RIGHT to have that tree cut down!!! This neighborhood got along JUST FINE with it and the guy who lived in that house BEFORE YOU, and which happene to be MY FRIEND never complained about it!!!"


    Is there anything I can do about this clown or am I stuck with his attitude??? I can probably wait him out as I was told by another neighbor that the guy's in his mid 70's and EXTREMELY overweight LoL. I know, it's morbid and probably wrong, but it's getting to the point where I'm WISHING that's what would happen.




Sorry for the long rant, but I just had to vent....

[Big_Bill]

Hey Sam,

There are a few ways to deal with type of neighbor, but I'll stay with the legal method. You will need a lawyer, and sue him for harassment ! The lawyer can open the police records and confirm that it is him, then to court !

I usually walk over and talk to a problem neighbor, I stand very close to them, looking down at them, and tell them how much I appreciate good and friendly neighbors. And express how disappointed I would be if one of my neighbors became a problem, because I believe everyone has the right to have fun in and on their property,...within reason. Then I pat them on their back and tell them how happy I am that there good neighbors !

That might help

Best of luck, Bill

[SDale]

Thanks for the advice Bill. I've tried the Good Neighbor approach a coupla times. Didn't work. He's so much of a coward that he wouldn't even talk to me.


One thing I DID do when he griped about my grass was to make a sign with graduations on it. The first one was yellow & had "Trim" written above it, then next was Blue and said "Mow" third was orange and said "Bale" and the last was Red and said "Move!" I don't think he liked that one!

I found the sign pulled up & outta the ground on a couple occasions and left face down in my driveway. THe wife said she in't touch it. Again, I know it was him! LoL

THanks again!

[Black Mamba]

I definately think that the lawyer option is best if you have the time, money and will to after this a$$hat.  I would resort to "other" means myself but then...I'm evil.

I truly wish you luck with this character.   The harassment idea seems pretty clear cut in my mind.

[Gene_SC]

WOW Sam... Hard for me to imagine someone having your car towed when it was in your driveway on your property. Is that legal? Maybe if you lived in a private community. But not your own home in public community. Next time the cops come tell them he is been calling them every time you fart and have them check. Those cops will learn he is a jerk and not take those calls seriously. But the best idea is like Bill said. Get a lawyer if you have the resources and take him to court. Gene

[yel01z06]

I would put some more signs in my yard then put a video camera on them wait for him to come and move them then call the police and tell them he was trespassing on your property

[Big_Bill]

Hay Sam,

You may be able to contact the local District Attorney, and charge him with harassment. Let him do the work, and save your money !

Or......just play the same games on him,...call a mortuary to have them pick up a dead body at his address,...Wish I lived near you, I could help....

[Gene_SC]

LOL Bill, your gonna get him in trouble.. Buy a pound of limburger cheese and stick it up on his car muffler..  That will make him suffer... hehe

Gene

[brokenarrowjbe]

put super glue on a toothpick and shove it in his door locks, ALL OF THEM, car, house, shed, etc then call 911 and report a fire at his house the next week, after that>>>> the name of the book is the anarchist...... cook    something. Try the District attorney first though, Iwould have shot him over the car though. John

[SDale]

LoL, thanks for all the "Helpful Hints" guys. But I used to do some baaaaaaad stuff , I mean go to jail bad (never got caught though! ) when I was younger. I guess it's the Good 'ol Okie Boy in me. But all for the same reason. Just to get back at some dipstick that rubbed me the wrong way. For the longest time I've been straightening out ('specially now that I'm married & have 2 kids) and tryin to keep outta trouble. SO, I think my only course of action is the Legal Route...

On another note, I called the city and asked why they were towing my car. They said they have no citations on file for that vehicle and to call the tow company. Well, when I called the tow company it turns out that someone called and pretended to be me saying that someone abandoned a car in my driveway... Yeaaaaaah. I see, and now the tow truck company is tryin to wrangle me for a $100 "Call Out Fee" because the vehicle was on my property. Even though it wasn't towed. Now ain't THAT some $**t!!!

This is the car by the way... It's a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT. I've COMPELTELY done up the suspension & brakes as well as upped the Horse Power & Engine Response. It's my weekend Autocross and open track day road race car.

[DanoInTx]

I guess I'm just lucky.  Outside of my neighbors kids being slobs, and the neighbor on the other side of me who owns "Barkbark" I have been very fortunate to have good neighbors....even Barkbarks owner is a pretty nice old guy.  Heck when I was going out of the country a bunch last year the older couple that live across the street came over to let me know that they had been keeping an eye on the place and watching over my kids while I was gone.  They even gave me their phone number so if my wife got scared in the middle of the night they would come over to comfort her.  Very very fortunate I guess.

When I was in the military I had some neighbors that lived above me in my apartment.  I could hear them fighting and going at it all night long.  The husband was a huge guy, and his wife was little little tiny woman.  I always worried that he was hitting her, so I had to call a couple times....I mean, the guy was 6' 4" and  350+ pounds at least and his wife was maybe 120.  I finally talked with him one night, and we went out for a beer.  The subject came up he he mentioned the police and such, but he claimed SHE was hitting him and he was such a big guy he didn't even fight back for fear of really hurting her.  Did I believe him, maybe, but I was still happy the police broke it up on a couple of occasssions.  Just goes to show you never know what's going on inside a house.  Maybe your neighbor has a wife that just sits on the couch nagging him all day in and day out,"Herman, where's my Oprah magazine?", "Herman, where's my dinner?", "Herman, come rub my feet!"....hehe, maybe the only relaxation the poor old guy gets is watching the police tow your car....hehe...well at least he's transferring his aggression:)

There is some public legal councel, I would suggest going that route, although a bag of dog$#!t on fire on the mans porch always sounds good too.  Not worth going to jail for though, be safe!

fill out a bunch of magazine subscriptions for the guy - every magazine you can find (in his name of course).  let him pay the bills.

[3n00n]

Impersonation in orderto "defraud a tow truck company" is also a crime in most states. Check with the DA about pulling the phone records of "Mr good neighbor" for immediate prosecution for phone fraud and wasting taxpayer funds with false reports. See if prosecution curbs hisdesire to call in false reports on you.

[longislandhunter]

In NY it's called "Falsely Reporting an Incident" and it's a crime.  I would imagine other states have similar laws.....     "J" is correct,,, you have nothing to lose by calling the local district attorneys office regarding the matter..  

Jeff

In the UK we have laws on harrassment and I'm surprised the Police haven't followed up on who has been making these false reports, his feet wouldn't have touched the ground here.  Try making a formal complaint to lie on the file.   I would also try the legal route from a lawyer by saying that you believe he is responsible for the harrassment and should it continue you will take out a private action against him  The fact that it may well cost him some money may just deter him from carrying on with his actions.  At the end of the day the guy has to be one sad, sicko individual  :emoticon: