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Help! Neighbour taking advantage by parking too close to my property line.

Magpi3 said:
Hi GTAM folks,

OP here. Thank you for all your comments to my thread. Appreciate it.

This parking issue may well have been petty if it was a one-off, two-off instance. But we have noticed a continued pattern of total disregard by the neighbour, where they don’t respect our property boundaries. Case in point below…3 pics selected from a slew of their poor parking handiwork spread across 3 years.

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Year 1 – First year of move for both the neighbour and us. One fall afternoon, we find a random black SUV parked on our driveway blocking our car. Turned out it was the neighbour’s SUV! They never asked our permission to park on our driveway, just saw an open spot and plopped their SUV there. Their approach was park first, ask for forgiveness later if needed. In our effort to be a good neighbour, we let it slide. In hindsight, maybe that was a mistake, but we played nice.

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Year 2 – One spring afternoon, we see the neighbour’s black SUV parked well over the midline with the front wheel of their SUV is on our driveway. It was a miracle they didn’t park directly on our driveway seeing an empty runway available for their landing! As you can see in the picture, the manner in which the neighbour has parked their SUV, there is plenty of space on their side that can park another car right beside the SUV. Despite the available space on their own driveway, they continue to push towards and over the midline onto our driveway!

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Year 3 – One summer afternoon, we see the neighbour parking their upgraded SUV in this manner! Sure, they are parking well on their side of their driveway, but the question is how will their passengers get into the SUV? Hover/fly in midair to get into the SUV? Or, would they have to swing the door into our driveway and trespass on our driveway to get into the SUV?

As you can see every year, each season of our residence here as neighbours, they have sprung a poor parking surprise on us. Observing their parking behaviour, we could have done the tit-for-tat thing and parked as poorly as they do, but we didn’t because we truly believed that dialogue is the way to overcome this issue. But as noted in my original post, with their hostility, they let that ‘dialogue’ ship sail away. And, they continue to take advantage of our nicety.

GTAM folks, we are not here to troll, just seeking some answers, hoping to learn from more experienced folks who may have encountered similar issues. We are at our wits end here, so wanted to reach out on blogs/forums for opinions/guidance.

We realize that in the latest summer pic snapshot of their white SUV, the neighbour is parking on their side of the property, but why should their passengers be using our driveway every time to access their vehicle? We are paying our hard-earned money for our driveway for our use, not for it to be used by the neigbbour at their whim and wish.

So GTAM folks, we seek your opinion here on these two questions…

Question #1 - If the neighbour’s passengers are stepping on our driveway every time to access their vehicle, isn’t that considered as trespassing?

Question #2 - With video evidence, can the city issue a citation to the neighbour for trespassing on our property?

Our neighbour is welcome to park their vehicles on their driveway as they wish, but they shouldn’t trespass on our driveway and access it without our permission to get into their vehicles. We don’t trespass on their property and respect our boundaries, and as good neighbours we expect the same from them because we know it can be done. It is a respectable thing to do…is that much to ask?

After 3 years of being taken advantage of our nicety, we believe this is where we wish to draw the line.

Thank you in advance.
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Go talk to your neighbour.
I doubt you can go after them for "trespassing".. unless you have a sign posted or have specifically asked them to stay off your property.
 
no one, OP, that is free, is going to help you with this non-problem
the municipality, the cops, the province, none of them will be interested

you will be able to find an endless list of lawyers that will be interested
they can send letters to your neighbor at $500 a pop that will do nothing

they may talk you into a tort with promises of an award for damages
you have no damages, zilch

learn to get along with your neighbors, or move
 
Magpi3 said:
Hi GTAM folks,

OP here. Thank you for all your comments to my thread. Appreciate it.

This parking issue may well have been petty if it was a one-off, two-off instance. But we have noticed a continued pattern of total disregard by the neighbour, where they don’t respect our property boundaries. Case in point below…3 pics selected from a slew of their poor parking handiwork spread across 3 years.

View attachment 44718
Year 1 – First year of move for both the neighbour and us. One fall afternoon, we find a random black SUV parked on our driveway blocking our car. Turned out it was the neighbour’s SUV! They never asked our permission to park on our driveway, just saw an open spot and plopped their SUV there. Their approach was park first, ask for forgiveness later if needed. In our effort to be a good neighbour, we let it slide. In hindsight, maybe that was a mistake, but we played nice.

View attachment 44719
Year 2 – One spring afternoon, we see the neighbour’s black SUV parked well over the midline with the front wheel of their SUV is on our driveway. It was a miracle they didn’t park directly on our driveway seeing an empty runway available for their landing! As you can see in the picture, the manner in which the neighbour has parked their SUV, there is plenty of space on their side that can park another car right beside the SUV. Despite the available space on their own driveway, they continue to push towards and over the midline onto our driveway!

View attachment 44720
Year 3 – One summer afternoon, we see the neighbour parking their upgraded SUV in this manner! Sure, they are parking well on their side of their driveway, but the question is how will their passengers get into the SUV? Hover/fly in midair to get into the SUV? Or, would they have to swing the door into our driveway and trespass on our driveway to get into the SUV?

As you can see every year, each season of our residence here as neighbours, they have sprung a poor parking surprise on us. Observing their parking behaviour, we could have done the tit-for-tat thing and parked as poorly as they do, but we didn’t because we truly believed that dialogue is the way to overcome this issue. But as noted in my original post, with their hostility, they let that ‘dialogue’ ship sail away. And, they continue to take advantage of our nicety.

GTAM folks, we are not here to troll, just seeking some answers, hoping to learn from more experienced folks who may have encountered similar issues. We are at our wits end here, so wanted to reach out on blogs/forums for opinions/guidance.

We realize that in the latest summer pic snapshot of their white SUV, the neighbour is parking on their side of the property, but why should their passengers be using our driveway every time to access their vehicle? We are paying our hard-earned money for our driveway for our use, not for it to be used by the neigbbour at their whim and wish.

So GTAM folks, we seek your opinion here on these two questions…

Question #1 - If the neighbour’s passengers are stepping on our driveway every time to access their vehicle, isn’t that considered as trespassing?

Question #2 - With video evidence, can the city issue a citation to the neighbour for trespassing on our property?

Our neighbour is welcome to park their vehicles on their driveway as they wish, but they shouldn’t trespass on our driveway and access it without our permission to get into their vehicles. We don’t trespass on their property and respect our boundaries, and as good neighbours we expect the same from them because we know it can be done. It is a respectable thing to do…is that much to ask?

After 3 years of being taken advantage of our nicety, we believe this is where we wish to draw the line.

Thank you in advance.
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I know people who have had a similar issue. In most municipalities there is a division fence bylaw which allows you to construct a fence up to 1 metre on the property line and demand that your neighbour pay for half of it. I strongly suggest that you have that fence built. This problem is not going to go away. Initially your neighbour will be unhappy, but there's nothing he can legally do to stop it. That will end his parking on your property.
 
Pop down to Toronto Zoo and rent an elephant. Let your new friend do it’s business on your side of the driveway. Your neighbour won’t trespass again.

Cant really see a downside. Maybe not thinking this through enough though.
 
jc100 said:
Pop down to Toronto Zoo and rent an elephant. Let your new friend do it’s business on your side of the driveway. Your neighbour won’t trespass again.

Cant really see a downside. Maybe not thinking this through enough though.
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I was going to suggest some strategically placed dog poop...or about a dozen cheap bags of soil in two stacks near the garage so the neighbour can’t get out on the passenger side unless they park correctly.

Elephant poop sends a much bigger message though


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jc100 said:
Pop down to Toronto Zoo and rent an elephant. Let your new friend do it’s business on your side of the driveway. Your neighbour won’t trespass again.

Cant really see a downside. Maybe not thinking this through enough though.
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I see you've put a lot of thought into this.
... but ELEPHANT??? Do you have any idea what it costs to feed an elephant?

I was thinking lions and tigers and bears, OH MY. they feed them selves, perhaps on neighbours. Problem solved!
 
bitzz said:
I see you've put a lot of thought into this.
... but ELEPHANT??? Do you have any idea what it costs to feed an elephant?

I was thinking lions and tigers and bears, OH MY. they feed them selves, perhaps on neighbours. Problem solved!
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Doesn't it cost peanuts?
 
jc100 said:
Pop down to Toronto Zoo and rent an elephant. Let your new friend do it’s business on your side of the driveway. Your neighbour won’t trespass again.

Cant really see a downside. Maybe not thinking this through enough though.
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I see nothing that can go wrong with this plan. OP...please provide video once said elephant defiles the driveway. Ideally atop the MB.
 
install a driveway divider

you're welcome
 
mbroyda said:
install a driveway divider

you're welcome
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Thanks for the google search term.

I'm partial to this design.

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