Neighbor calls the cops because homeowner parked his truck and trailer on the street while building a retaining wall: ‘The truck had only been there 48 hours’

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Apr 15, 2025 6:00 PM EDT

We've probably been slightly annoyed at some point when a neighbor parks in front of our house, especially when it's a dodgy-looking vehicle that we've never seen before, and especially when we're awoken by a noisy exhaust and slamming doors at odd hours in the morning. I'll be honest: In this situation I've been known to do my best "Mrs. Kravitz" impression, craning my head through the gap in the curtains and straining to see who is parking outside my house at 2 AM.

The poster here seems to go back and forth as to what the issue is, he starts off mentioning that his wife was texted by the neighbor about the trailer, yet he seems to be focused on the truck being the issue. It would make much more sense if it was the trailer or the combined pairing of the two that was the issue. 

Whatever the issue, sounds like Jill needs to chill.

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    "AITA for not moving my truck?"

    Timeline posted below, but TLDR: Neighbor (Jill) called the cops twice about my legally parked truck & trailer. Cops said I just have to move it once every 72 hours. Now I want to drive it to the store and park in the same spot just out of spite. I'm renovating my backyard and using my family's truck and 15' black dump trailer to move materials. The truck is a clean, 3-year-old white Ford—not an eyesore. Our houses are close together, and the trailer blocks my driveway if parked in front of my h
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    "Our houses are close together, and the trailer blocks my driveway if parked in front of my house, so I park it in front of an open space a few houses down."

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  • While the neighbor's actions are extreme they're at least somewhat understandable—at least I think… or am I just aging into an entitled ornery neighbor myself?

    Parking an unsightly trailer on the street in front of your neighbor's house, while not the end of the world, isn't exactly neighborly. I've been in that exact situation and did everything in my power to back into my own driveway or block my own driveway when not in use in order to not be a nuisance. 

    Especially if his wife isn't even home I don't understand why he wouldn't just be doing this in the first place. Still, the neighbor is definitely overreacting and, at that point, all bets are off.

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    Timeline: • Wed 4PM: I park the trailer-legally. • Thurs: Work full-time + build retaining wall. • Thurs 7PM: Wife gets a text asking about the trailer. • That night: I'm exhausted, bathing kids, putting them to bed, and eating before crashing. Figured I'd move it Friday. • Fri 9:30AM: Missed voicemail from Jill saying she's "being a Karen" and asking me to move it. • Day: Slammed trying to finish retaining wall before concrete crew comes Monday. Forgot about moving the truck. • Fri 4PM: Jill te
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    By then, the truck had only been there 48 hours. I decided to wait till Saturday—I'd moved 4,000 lbs of wall block by hand and didn't want to load the kids into the truck just to drive it around. • Sat 9AM: Another neighbor texts me that cops showed up. He told them it was mine and I was doing yard work. Cop said it was a waste of time and never contacted me. • Sat 11AM: Jill texts, "You said you would move your trailer this morning. Move it." • I reply I'm solo with the kids and will move it wh
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    • Sun 9AM: Cop calls, says it just needs to be "moved" every 72 hours. No definition of "moved"-even 50 feet counts. So... am I the a h le if I move it 50 feet just to spite Jill? I was originally going to move it down the street to be nice, but after two calls to the cops, HOA involvement, ride texts/voicemails, I kinda want her to have to keep looking at it.
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    OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the ahle: Only moving my truck as much as required by law instead of moving it completely out of my neighbor way
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    Vast-Fortune-1583 NTA: These kinds of neighbors S k. Do the bare minimum to keep it legal. Chalk mark where you're moving from. That way, you have proof you moved it. I love being petty.
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    Wiseness1037 I'd be p ed she called the cops and would leave it there as much as possible. I had a neighbor like that. She would rake the leaves she thought were from my trees back onto my property. I'd come home after working a 12 hour day and spread the leaves out so they would blow back into her yard. I would have raked them up in the weekend but after that...nope.
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    Individual_Ad_9213 As long as you are legally parked, you are NTA.
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    Sea-Ad3724 If she contacts you again about the truck I would text her that the truck is parked legally and her frequent calls/ texts about it and attempt to weaponize the police is harassment.
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    AsparagusOverall 8454 If you're legally parked then I don't. see an issue. Time to block Jill. She needs to find a different hobby.
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    Equivalent_Skirt2933 Put a chalk mark from bottom of tire to the wheel. If chalk mark moves the truck has been moved!
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    Boo-Bo097 My dad lives in a city that requires vehicles be moved every 3 days but does not specify what constitutes "moved". I have no idea how, but people discovered that as little as 12 inches constituted moved and that's how much cars get moved.
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    The_Firedrake NTA, but I recommend not moving it back to the exact same spot because if she calls the cops again, they're going to think you didn't move it at all.
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    Sethicles2 What's the actual issue here? If it's legally parked, you're fine. If it's not violating HOA rules, you're fine. Just ignore her or block the number if you don't want to be bothered. Was this even worth posting?
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    Odd_Task8211 NTA. You are legally parked on a public street. Your neighbor doesn't get to make up her own rules for parking.
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