I just got into a fight with my neighbor!! URGH!!!
We have a gate in our backyard that goes through the neighbor's yard... since we moved in i've noticed the kids from the other house come into my yard without permission to get a ball... i have asked them nicely to please not do that... (we have a pool and rocks and other dangerouse things back there and I dont want to get sued if they get hurt) and i have also noticed dog poop in my backyard... and no we dont have a dog!
So im in my back office room and i see these kids in my yard again... so i go out there and they go running... so i go into their yard to remind them that i have asked them to not go into my yard and to come to my door if they lose a ball...
so the father is there and starts screaming at me that he told them it was ok and what else are they supposed to do and that he dosnt want his kids to have to walk in the road to get to my door to get their ball back! ... I DONT CARE IF IT IS OK WITH HIM!! IT is MY yard and I SAID NO!!! URGH! I told him that I was going to have to nail the gate shut then and he said fine go ahead... Im just so aggravated how nasty he was!! am i being totally unreasonable???
URGH!!!
Blu-ize
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It's for his kids safety! How would he feel if G*D forbid something happened..he would have to live with it!
Nail the gate shut, then if the ball goes into your yard, they will have to come to your front door. This will also prevent the dog poop situation from happening again.
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Posted by craigshunny
I don't think you're unreasonable at all. Considering the fact you have a pool, if one of the kids fell in I'm sure they would hold you and your husband responsible, right? As I see it, you're not only looking out for your property but their kids as well...which is more than one can say for him. I love it when parents set crappy examples for theirs kids. Then you wonder why some kids turn out the way they do. It's your yard, your property and they're trespassing. Period!
exactly what i thought.
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not at all..it's your yard..and your just looking out for the safety of the children
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Posted by SoontobeMrsR72806
wow! he sounds like a A$$! You are totally 100% right by not wanting those kids in your yard!You should def put a lock on the gate so the kids can't get in!
I second that!! Lock the little brats OUT!
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You are completely right.
My uncle was having work done on his pool and a kid from his neighborhood was being chased by the cops (!) and jumped the fence into my uncle's yard and landed in the pool on a spike!
THE KID AND HIS FAMILY SUED MY UNCLE!!!! Now, I am a paralegal in a med mal firm, but seriously? He was trespassing AND running from the police???
And I know my uncle's homeowner's insurance paid the family something, but really!
So, keep on making them stay out of your yard!!!
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can you change the fence? i agree- you have potential for lawsuit there id be po'ed as well
ETA- can you make them sign a disclaimer that if the kids/dogs do get injured there will be no lawsuit? because that is the only way i can see a compromise
or just stick it in their mailbox
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Posted by Preshy7
can you change the fence? i agree- you have potential for lawsuit there id be po'ed as well
ETA- can you make them sign a disclaimer that if the kids/dogs do get injured there will be no lawsuit? because that is the only way i can see a compromise
or just stick it in their mailbox
Even if the parents signed a waiver, I doubt it would hold up in court. However, I'd do everything to cover your a$$ including putting locks on the fence, hanging up a no trespass sign on the fence, documenting when the kids trespass and when you speak to the parents about it, putting correspondence to the parents in writing, and if it's necessary filing a report with the police. At least then you'll have proof about the constant trespassing. It $ucks when parents ignore their children's bad behavior. I hope the situation is resolved soon.
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These people are out of their minds! It's not their property and you've repeatedly asked that they not help themselves to coming into your yard. That should be the end of the story!! They're trespassing! What nerve!
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Cortney I thought of you last night as my neighbor's 19-yr-old son played with his BB guns in his front yard and proceeded to - get ready for this - shoot out each window of his father's car in his own driveway! I understand this isn't illegal, but it is WEIRD. it's his own car!!! All four doors are now windowless and the back window looks frosted now!
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Posted by SwissMiss06
Cortney I thought of you last night as my neighbor's 19-yr-old son played with his BB guns in his front yard and proceeded to - get ready for this - shoot out each window of his father's car in his own driveway! I understand this isn't illegal, but it is WEIRD. it's his own car!!! All four doors are now windowless and the back window looks frosted now!
OMG!!! People are INSANE!!!
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YIKES some peopl are such a$$'s! I would stop that right away close that gate up, put a fence there or something big in front of it so they dont open it.....
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what?? it is your yard! he cant give them permission to go to YOUR yard when you politely said no. you should go over there and talk to him. i think you have very valid reasons to have them stay out. pools and such can be dangerous!
