'My neighbor parks in the middle of our double-driveway': Guy claims authorities 'won't come out' to solve issue with neighbor

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    Font - My neighbor parks in the middle of our double- driveway. She is trying to force me to build a fence so she doesn't have to pay for one. The Sheriff Dept says it is a civil matter and they won't come out.
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    Rectangle - Invisibread +3. & 2 More Land surveyor here, get a survey done and the line marked if you can afford it, pull a string line and paint the driveway marking the property line, if they're ever caught parked across it, call a tow truck. 7.1k Reply Share
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    Product - FarDepartment8246 +2. I'm a tad confused. Where exactly does she want the fence to go? Literally down the middle of the driveway?
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    Font - anselld OP +2. Thats right, down the middle. She had a survey done and she knows she is parking over the line. Her name rhymes with Sharon.
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    Font - jlaf27 +2. Did the surveyor mark the property line? I've seen this... People order a survey because they want to be a s to the neighbor, they don't like where the actual property line is, and they continue to trespass anyway.
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    Font - If they DO know where the property line is and they are continuing to knowingly trespass, that is definitely illegal.
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    Font - redditckulous It's also how you adversely possess land, so definitely start mitigating it
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    Font - FarDepartment8246 +2. In a normal universe, would anyone divide the driveway or she just being a big pain about it? Does she say anything if you park like this but on your half?
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    Font - anselld OP +2 When she moved there, the moving truck came in at night and was getting caught on the wires on my house so I asked them to stop, and the moving company had to cart everything down the driveway. She has been a big pain ever since.
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    Font - Before her there were no problems parking/sharin g the driveway.
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    Font - Whiskeypants17 +2. If the easement and driveway permit say the driveway is shared between the properties, and the minimum width for firetruck access is 20ft wide, then you are not allowed to put a fence down the middle of it. You also can't block legal access to your neighbors property while trying to make them put up an illegal fence.
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    Font - They seem crazy, so be careful and get up to speed on all your legal deed/easement stuff. For old properties sometimes these were a handshake deals and not recorded so now you have fun issues like this. A painted line might be the best option in some cases.
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    Rectangle - NorthNebula4976 +2. & 8 More Don't call the Sheriff Dept, call the surveyor who did the survey for your neighbor and the county / city permitting office where you live, possibly the fire marshal office.
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    Font - Depending on where you live, there might be all kinds of laws about how far a fence has to be from a property line, let alone one that is going to go down a shared driveway. Just because your property line is going straight down the middle, doesn't mean that's how a potential egress/ingress easement looks in the property records.
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    Font - I can't quite tell from the photo but that looks like a closed turnaround of some kind, maybe a hammerhead driveway. Again depending on local laws, and the width of that driveway, that might end up being an emergency vehicle egress problem if a fence is slapped down the middle of it. thus, fire Marshal recommendation above.
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    Rectangle - She might very well be trying to force you into paying for something her surveyor told her she d well couldn't do. get the facts 18.9k Reply Share
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    Font - xternal7 +4. Just put up some metal poles and forget about the fence between them. Drive them into the ground, keep them just far apart she can't put her car between them.
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    Font - C Clamps55555 +2 Make it a small fence. Just tall enough to catch the bottom of her car door when opening it.

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