Most cities have ordinances about junked cars sitting on the streets. If there was one in front of my house I'd be calling the city to report it and keep hassling them until they did something about it. Funny story about someone calling the authorities about something like this, and the gal on the other end of the phone didn't think it was a big deal until asked for her address so someone could come by and drop off a junked car in front of her house. People have one-way glassed on until it happens to them.
Can my neighbor DO THIS ???
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some people will use junk cars as storage containers.
Originally Posted By: SumpChump
Can my neighbor DO THIS ???
Yes.
Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp
This is why in my neighborhood, we have high fences, and mind our own business.
High fences? I bet that feels like a nice cozy prison yard.
Can my neighbor DO THIS ???
Yes.
Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp
This is why in my neighborhood, we have high fences, and mind our own business.
High fences? I bet that feels like a nice cozy prison yard.
Yes they put a video camera on your yard or snap away. Did the car get towed if so they are annoyed with you rightfully.
Do you not want the car on street visually or is it a valuable space? Lastly is registered legally? One persons junk is another's treasure....
Do you not want the car on street visually or is it a valuable space? Lastly is registered legally? One persons junk is another's treasure....
Come the first snow most vehicles have to be off the street or moved so that the streets can be cleaned. I see a very ugly spray painted black car leaking probably everything and not being moved not far from my Mothers. Rest of the area is very nice except for this piece of $#%^. Snow can't come soon enough.
I think you overstepped your bounds. There is a good chance they will retaliate when you dont expect it. Your town may have laws but it's not your place to enforce them unless the junk car is causing you a problem.
Now you must watch your back.
Now you must watch your back.
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Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
I suggest you still try to talk to them, apologies for phoning the authorities, take a conciliatory approach.
What? No way. Apologize? These people flaunt the law letting a junk car sit on the street for weeks. They'll no doubt see a conciliatory approach as a sign of weakness.
Let's not make the OP the bad guy for dealing with the situation. He might not have done it perfectly but he didn't cower in his house doing nothing. Interesting he took action without asking for the collective wisdom of BITOG but now the situation didn't end with the car moving ...
I suggest you still try to talk to them, apologies for phoning the authorities, take a conciliatory approach.
What? No way. Apologize? These people flaunt the law letting a junk car sit on the street for weeks. They'll no doubt see a conciliatory approach as a sign of weakness.
Let's not make the OP the bad guy for dealing with the situation. He might not have done it perfectly but he didn't cower in his house doing nothing. Interesting he took action without asking for the collective wisdom of BITOG but now the situation didn't end with the car moving ...
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Originally Posted By: SumpChump
I see from your input that you live in a state which has likely legalized recreational marijuana.
Marijuana is harmless; it's the cigarettes that should be illegal.
Originally Posted By: SumpChump
I see from your input that you live in a state which has likely legalized recreational marijuana.
Marijuana is harmless; it's the cigarettes that should be illegal.
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Your co-worker is correct.
Just in general, anything visible either from public property or from private property to which you have legal access is free game to photograph without any consent of the person or the owner of the items being photographed(provided that the photographs are for non-commercial purposes). The only exception that comes in is in places where you have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" which usually means bathrooms and medical facilities.
Originally Posted By: old1
In our town, a vehicle must be moved every 24 hours. Of course, unless someone reports it, they don't enforce it. If reported, the cops will come and mark the tires, and put a warning on it to move. If not moved in 24 hours then they will have it towed.
I'm just curious-does this apply only to vehicles parked on city streets or does it also include vehicles parked outside? In either case, it seems pretty over-reaching, especially in residential areas. Because I have multiple vehicles, I may well go a week or two without driving one particular one of them(although granted all are parked on private property). It's not that I CAN'T drive them, just that I don't. Even going a step further, I look at my dad, who sometimes won't drive his car for 3 weeks or more, although admittedly it's garaged. It's rare that he goes somewhere without my mom going with him, and they almost always drive her car.
Originally Posted By: old1
In our town, a vehicle must be moved every 24 hours. Of course, unless someone reports it, they don't enforce it. If reported, the cops will come and mark the tires, and put a warning on it to move. If not moved in 24 hours then they will have it towed.
I'm just curious-does this apply only to vehicles parked on city streets or does it also include vehicles parked outside? In either case, it seems pretty over-reaching, especially in residential areas. Because I have multiple vehicles, I may well go a week or two without driving one particular one of them(although granted all are parked on private property). It's not that I CAN'T drive them, just that I don't. Even going a step further, I look at my dad, who sometimes won't drive his car for 3 weeks or more, although admittedly it's garaged. It's rare that he goes somewhere without my mom going with him, and they almost always drive her car.
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Here in NJ, pretty sure that all cars need to be registered and insured to prevent people keeping junkers for storage or whatever reasons people have.
There is a house a few blocks from mine that had a junker car on their lawn parked under a tree. It got covered in sap or whatever you call it. It never moves. Finally, one day about 5 years ago it was gone. A week goes by and another car is parked in the same spot. Think it's a Ford Contour. It's been there the last 5 years. It's covered in sap. It never moves. No idea why they like to have a car parked under their tree on their lawn.
There is a house a few blocks from mine that had a junker car on their lawn parked under a tree. It got covered in sap or whatever you call it. It never moves. Finally, one day about 5 years ago it was gone. A week goes by and another car is parked in the same spot. Think it's a Ford Contour. It's been there the last 5 years. It's covered in sap. It never moves. No idea why they like to have a car parked under their tree on their lawn.
I value being on cordial terms with my neighbors. A car on a public road will eventually be gone.
Originally Posted By: 02SE
So... what ever happened to the member that had floodlights shining on his neighbors house.
Then the neighbor retaliated by ringing the doorbell and running away.
Then it escalated with vandalizing the lights, then trees planted, then security cameras, and that's where I stopped following the saga.
LOL..sounds like a move to rural West Virginia is on order for SumpChump
So... what ever happened to the member that had floodlights shining on his neighbors house.
Then the neighbor retaliated by ringing the doorbell and running away.
Then it escalated with vandalizing the lights, then trees planted, then security cameras, and that's where I stopped following the saga.
LOL..sounds like a move to rural West Virginia is on order for SumpChump
How about posting a picture, you know, the one you took so we can judge for ourselves.
My neighbors who drive mini vans think my clasic cars are junk cars. Opinions run the gamut.
My neighbors who drive mini vans think my clasic cars are junk cars. Opinions run the gamut.
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
How about posting a picture, you know, the one you took so we can judge for ourselves.
My neighbors who drive mini vans think my clasic cars are junk cars. Opinions run the gamut.
I think that is one big point that can be a bit divisive.
My MG is parked in an assigned car port spot at my condo complex. It has lots of nice, shiny chrome, a well done and lustrous paint job, an interior that looks better than a lot of 5 year old cars, and a brand new top(that may or may not be up). It's of course completely driveable and is driven frequently. The exhaust is a bit noisy for someone used to a whisper-quiet modern car, but is a brand new(less than one year old) reproduction of the factory exhaust system and is on par in terms of noise with older Miatas and the like. It does have a little bit of rust on the chrome and occasionally leaks a little bit of oil, but aside from is just a car of outdated styling(and construction).
Apparently one person has complained about it, but the HOA refused to even hear the complaint. My next door neighbor is president, and fortunately she realizes that the car is in fact lovingly looked after.
How about posting a picture, you know, the one you took so we can judge for ourselves.
My neighbors who drive mini vans think my clasic cars are junk cars. Opinions run the gamut.
I think that is one big point that can be a bit divisive.
My MG is parked in an assigned car port spot at my condo complex. It has lots of nice, shiny chrome, a well done and lustrous paint job, an interior that looks better than a lot of 5 year old cars, and a brand new top(that may or may not be up). It's of course completely driveable and is driven frequently. The exhaust is a bit noisy for someone used to a whisper-quiet modern car, but is a brand new(less than one year old) reproduction of the factory exhaust system and is on par in terms of noise with older Miatas and the like. It does have a little bit of rust on the chrome and occasionally leaks a little bit of oil, but aside from is just a car of outdated styling(and construction).
Apparently one person has complained about it, but the HOA refused to even hear the complaint. My next door neighbor is president, and fortunately she realizes that the car is in fact lovingly looked after.
Originally Posted By: rshaw125
I value being on cordial terms with my neighbors. A car on a public road will eventually be gone.
Agree! I live in a neighborhood that is a melting pot of different cultures. So everyone basically has a different way of living. I like it that way. I have also lived out in the country pretty much isolated from everyone. Liked that too.
I value being on cordial terms with my neighbors. A car on a public road will eventually be gone.
Agree! I live in a neighborhood that is a melting pot of different cultures. So everyone basically has a different way of living. I like it that way. I have also lived out in the country pretty much isolated from everyone. Liked that too.
Originally Posted By: SumpChump
My neighbors are real jerks. They had a junk car parked on the public street for like 2 weeks unmoved. Called cops no result. So I walked out discretely, perhaps not discretely enough, took a pic of the sitting car with my cell and the ring of dirt around it from weeks of sitting. Sent it to our nuisance report link on the city website. Got results.
Well, one must have seen me. I was mowing my lawn in the back yard, with no fence, and one was out smoking,they started popping shots of me on their phone from their yard.
So, is it legal to take pics of "anything at all in plain sight" from one's own property? Thats what my coworker says. They say that if a person can stand in their yard and see something ....they can thus take a picture of it in "plain sight". That included me, my lawnmower, my trees....whatever at all.
I'm sure states differ but this is pretty generic. My state is Wisconsin.
Sadly, I'm starting to think that this is "legal". Heck, they might even be perfectly legal sitting there all day snapping away. I suppose security cameras on homes capture segments of other folks yards 24 hours a day simply by coincidence.
As long as you are not trying to sneek up to house and take photos of person(s) in the shower or bedroom it is legal.
My neighbors are real jerks. They had a junk car parked on the public street for like 2 weeks unmoved. Called cops no result. So I walked out discretely, perhaps not discretely enough, took a pic of the sitting car with my cell and the ring of dirt around it from weeks of sitting. Sent it to our nuisance report link on the city website. Got results.
Well, one must have seen me. I was mowing my lawn in the back yard, with no fence, and one was out smoking,they started popping shots of me on their phone from their yard.
So, is it legal to take pics of "anything at all in plain sight" from one's own property? Thats what my coworker says. They say that if a person can stand in their yard and see something ....they can thus take a picture of it in "plain sight". That included me, my lawnmower, my trees....whatever at all.
I'm sure states differ but this is pretty generic. My state is Wisconsin.
Sadly, I'm starting to think that this is "legal". Heck, they might even be perfectly legal sitting there all day snapping away. I suppose security cameras on homes capture segments of other folks yards 24 hours a day simply by coincidence.
As long as you are not trying to sneek up to house and take photos of person(s) in the shower or bedroom it is legal.
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