Residents refuse to allow neighbor to park under their front yard tree to enjoy the shade, demand neighbor park in his own driveway instead

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jun 15, 2026 10:30 AM EDT

Can these residents refuse their neighbor's request?

You often find yourself feeling entitled to something that is not completely yours. Like feeling ownership over your desk at work, or the street parking right in front of your house. The more you use it and the closer it gets to your personal property, the more you feel entitled to it. At some point, you don't even have to explain this pseudo-ownership to anyone else; they simply accept the rules and move on.

That is, until someone comes around and shakes up the equilibrium.

The residents in the story below feel a sense of ownership over the parking spaces in front of their houses. Even though these spaces are technically street parking and are not privately owned by anyone, it has become an unspoken rule that people should either park in their own driveways or as close as possible to their own homes and not in front of other people's driveways.

When one of the neighbors knocked on these residents' door and asked them if they could move their car so he could also park in front of their house, it took them by surprise. They could see that his driveway is empty, and while he explained that he'd rather park on the street, under the tree's shade, than in his own driveway, this still didn't sit right with the residents. They felt entitled to the street parking in front of their home, and didn't want to let anyone else park there alongside them.

Now, you can look at these from two perspectives. On one hand, the resident can park in his own driveway and even install something to ensure he has shade, which makes much more sense than parking on the street. On the other hand, the other residents don't have ownership of the street parking, and if someone else wants to park there, they don't really have the authority to say no.

So, which side are you on?

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  • A black car driving down a tree-lined street
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    A black car driving down a tree-lined street

  • AITA For Not Letting My Neighbor Park In Front Of My House

    Ok so my husband and I are trying to figure out if we are not lol. holes or We moved into our neighborhood about 9 months ago. We have two
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  • cars. One fits in the driveway and we park the other in front of our house. Our neighbor that lives diagonally from us has parked in front of our house on multiple occasions and we haven't said anything about it.
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  • We live on a tight street that allows one car, maybe two cars max to be parked in front of a house so you have to park strategically so cars can pass through.
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  • Today, he came up to us and asked if we could move our car so he can park his car behind ours because he wants to be in the shade. The thing that bothers us is
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  • that his driveway would be left vacant and he has space to park in front of his own home. We have a big tree that does provide shade and he doesn't.
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  • We understand wanting shade on hot days, but at the same time there are a few ways to go about preventing the hot sun like a simple sunshade. We are open to opinions and advice.
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  • Cars parked on public neighborhood road during daytime
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    Cars parked on public neighborhood road during daytime

  • Adorable Technology39 Street parking (in legal spaces) is first come first get. No one has any right to request someone move their parked car.
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  • donutfan420 YTA for parking in a way where your one car takes up curb space that could fit two cars. You don't own street parking
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  • CalamityClambake ΥΤΑ You don't own the street parking. Anyone is allowed to park in front of your house for any reason. It sounds like you are parking in a way that takes
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  • up 2 spots, and in a neighborhood with right parking, that makes you the a 'ole.
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  • Just-Context-4703 Neither of you own the street. Esh.
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  • Nick5761 ΝΤΑ He has a driveway he can use it.
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  • Uatlb Just remember when he parks his car that way in front of your house and leaves it there for days at a time
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  • GalacticCmdr Is the street not public parking in your area. If do, it's first come, first parked
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  • GentlemanlyMeadow It's unclear to me whether you are parking inconsiderately (taking up two spots in front of your house). If you are, then clearly, YTA. Pull your car up so two cars can fit in the space.
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  • However, no one owns street parking, so if you did park considerately and he's asking you to vacate your spot just so he can be in the shade, then NTA.
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  • ClockworkMeow NTA because your neighbour has an empty driveway he's choosing not to use. If he wants shade, he can build a carport or pop up a canopy.
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  • Adventurous_Way_2660 NTA You didn't have to move your car. But street parking is street parking and whether its in front of your house or theirs it belongs to nobody
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