Just read another thread about people complaining about vehicles and property rights and it got me thinking.

We had a problem last year with my sons 77 F250 rebuild project. He had a few trucks in the yard for parts and someone complained. To make a long story short The city inspectors would not tell us who complained. All they would say was it was annonymous..

I feel that if you are going to complain then I should have the right to know who is complaining. We have the right to know who is accusing us in a court of law, why not in this case?

I know everyone is going to say "it is so you don't retalliate or take matters into your own hands", but Now I am suspicious of every neighbor and it may not be any of them. As the inspector said "it could be someone driving by that made the complaint".

Also if I knew who it was I would make sure that they followed every law also. I have seen people complain about one person and they have violated laws themselves.

I think if people had to file a written complaint then there would be no complaining for minor infractions.

Also most complaints probably come from outside your immediate neighbors. I have spoken to a few of my neighbors and they had no problems. If you have a problem then why not talk to your neighbor first, then if nothing is done go to the authorities.

From the other threads I see it is a common problem and everyone feels they should be allowed to do things on their own property.

What do you think?
Should there be a required written complaint?
Should someone other than your abutting neighbors be able to complain?

 

If your local ordinances do not allow inoperable vehicles etc then comply with the ordinances. -then nobody has a problem to complain about. Unsightly messes like that affect the entire community so yes, anyone can complain. The one unfortunate problem with "community standards" is that they change, so even if they were OK when you moved into a neighborhood they can become restrictive over time. The solution is to move but then the cycle begins again as soon as anyone owns any property within sight. Also it is unfortunate that the rules and regulations ALWAYS become more restrictive, they are never ever repealed.

 

Most of the time I'd agree with you. Right down the road from my dads house though, lived a judge, and in his back yard, the biggest pile of junk I've ever seen in my life. Someone complained to the judge about it, and then they had cops looking for them around town. So then they had a written complaint, up went a fence. One, maybe two cars, that can be moved, I don't have a problem with, and if its in your back yard, I really don't have a problem with, but cars on blocks in the front yard, that are just being used as junk, come on, I don't want to live in a junk yard, well, unless I can pull parts to.

 

Without anonymous complaints, they're would be definitely be a lot of cases of confrontations leading to verbal harassment, violent physical damage, and/or property damage. Not saying that you would do this. If I lived in a decent part of town, I wouldn't want folks to park in their yard much less part out vehicles in it.

 

just get tags for all cars, then turn ur lawn into a parking lot

Matt

 

I had a similar problem many years ago, a friend and myself pulled an engine and sent it to a local highschool for a rebuild. Pulled on a Saturday, had a card in my front door on Monday. I called the county guy, he said he recieved a complaint of a junk car and had to check it out. I asked who, he said he couldn't tell me. It was obvious to me who it was. He couldn't do anything because the car had valid plates and inspection sticker. If you give it some thought you can probably figure out who it was. Here for county regs. car\truck cover, valid license plates, privacy fence or in a garage and you are in compliance.

The guilty neighbor who called on me now has a junk car in his/her yard. I just have a problem being like him/her.

Stay within the scope of the laws (and don't do anything stupid if you find out who) and you will be better for it.