Neighbors won't stop petting and feeding horses?
If the horses are reaching over the property line onto the neighbor's property to be fed, and the neighbors are not trespassing on your land in order to feed them, then you may not have much recourse other than to fence farther inside of your property line so that the only way the neighbors could reach them would be by trespassing on your land. Trespass laws are enforceable by the local police or county sheriff's dept. So if the neighbors are trespassing, and you notify them to stay off of your property, it will be a criminal offence if they continue to come onto your property. In some cases, it's actually a felony offence. I double fenced around the border of my property so that the pasture fencelines are about ten feet inside of the fence at the property line, which eliminates this kind of public access to my horses. The path makes a nice riding path and I also can use it for grazing as in a "paddock paradise". It would be an expensive fix, but it does eliminate this kind of problem. ************************ ETA...................... The fact that the neighbors have no right to feed your horses becomes irrelevant when the neighbors don't cooperate and there are no enforceable laws in place to stop them. As a horse owner, you are held legally responsible for safely containing your animals in order to protect their safety and to protect the public safety. If the fence you provide allows public access to your horse (over the fence), then as the horse owner, you are responsible for any potential health hazard this poses to your horse, such as from being fed by neighbors as well as from the horse stretching over and eating whatever might be growing within reach. And if the horse bites a member of the public who is feeding him, the horse owner will often be held liable for the injury by virtue of not having prevented public access to the "dangerous" animal. Most states also have "attractive nuisance" laws that include horses as nuisances that pose a threat to public safety since they are attractive to children who are too immature to assess the danger and may climb fences, trespass and become injured attempting to pet them. In states with these laws, the horse owner is held to a higher standard of injury liability and required to take extra precautions to prevent children from gaining access to their horses.
How do I get my neighbor to stop feeding my dogs?
Retaliation isn't the way to go. Send the neighbor a written notice, so you have a paper trail. Explain it politely the health issues and the fact that these dogs belong to you and it is your prerogative how they should be cared for. Let him know that if he does not respect your boundaries (both verbal and physical since there's a fence) that you believe he will be putting you in the position of having to file charges, which you don't want to do but that he has already disregarded your previous instructions. Then, I strongly suggest no one leaves their animals outside when they aren't home to begin with, so leave them inside when you're at work (he can't feed them if they're not out) and watch them when you are home. If you feel the need to install a camera, fine...it's certainly evidence that can't be denied. You need to handle this respectfully to keep peace in the neighborhood. Your first responsibility is to keep your pets safe...you have no idea what this guy (or anyone else) is feeding your dogs, and there are too many who are grossly ignorant about what is safe and what is not to feed a dog...keeping them indoors in your absence is really the only way to insure their safety.
Neighbor puts screws thru my fence?
He is trying to keep his dogs out of your yard and away from your kids. Good deed on his part. The screws went though the fence, His bad. Perhaps he did not know this. I recommend you simply cut them off even on your side so no one gets a cut and call it even. Perhaps even place a little plastic goop on them so they do not rust.
How do I know if this is my fence or the neighbors?
I've heard rules about fences and the way they're facing to determine who's fence it is, but what's the rule? When we moved in the fences were already up. Over time, 2 pieces of the fence has broken away and the neighbor has a very large dog which they've now kept in by repairing the broken sections with an orange netting like thing. How do I know if this is my fence or theirs?
Is it normal for me to be bothered by my neighbors hanging there rugs over my fence?
hi I just bought my first brand new home and I'm new to my neighborhood of course, and my neighbors have a habit of hanging their rugs and laundry all over our shared fence - front yard and backyard. My husband is a grumpy person so I think he's already made enemies with them... but this is my first home and I feel like I should be able to enjoy my own personal space! Any advice? would saying anything make it worse?
Neighbor's throwing lit cigarettes in to my backyard.?
I live in Rancho Cordova, CA. I own my home & my neighbor own's their home as well. My neighbor throws their lit cigarettes into my backyard all the time. I'm worried that they will catch leaves or something on fire in my backyard & possibly my house. What legal recourse do I have in this situation? I'll also mention that my neighbors are real jerks, I'm not expecting that a polite conversation will inspire them to stop throwing their lit cigarettes into my back yard. They are horrible to each other & the police are over at their house at least once a month due to their fighting, etc. What legal advise can you give me that would be helpful in this situation?
A neighbor built a fence without a permit...?
Just the other day, a neighbor built a fence directly on the property line without a permit. I complained to the city about it, but I know he will intend to get a permit after the fact. So my first question is this: If someone builds without a permit, even if he can get a permit at a later time, will the city make him take it down until he actually has a permit issued? In a city where a fence may be built along the property line, but must be built totally within the property line, without defining how far within a property it must be, does that mean it can be built on the property line? If it is built on a hill in such a way that makes it impossible for him to keep it from leaning over the property line, do I have the right to make him remove it, since portions of it are on my property? How would I do that? In the off chance that, despite all this, the city gives him a permit, and I see a section of city code that says he cannot get a permit to build a fence like that, do I have the right to dispute the issued permit in any way?
A neighbor has a flag on their property, but it blows over our property line. Is there a legal recourse for the flag crossing my property line?
It’s almost certainly a building code violation.A pole capable of supporting a six foot flag would need to be permitted construction. Find out if it was permitted. If it wasn’t, they will have to get approval (which you can dispute, and win), or they will have to tear it down.Likely they will have to tear it down.This is an encroachment of your airspace.In Idaho, you are not entitled to a specific view.Alternately, take the other persons suggestion and get a permit for a large firepit, under the flag, and wholly on your side of the property line.Provide the neighbor with a copy of the permit “as a courtesy, since it will likely start their flag on fire”. You probably will not have to actually build the firepit, and pulling a permit like this is relatively cheap.Typically, property line disputes like this — and jackass moves like flying flags over the line — tend to arise when an adverse use easement enters into things. They get pissed that you get partial use of their property (usually a new owner), and so they make themselves a pain.By the way: if you are in rural Idaho, I’d say you’ve likely built your house annoying close to the property line, and they are merely demonstrating this annoyance by pointing this out to you, in an annoying way.If it’s a property line dispute, I’d ask them to go to arbitration to avoid a lawsuit.Then, in arbitration, I’d offer to pay the costs necessary to move the flag pole. The arbitrator would likely consider that a reasonable compromise, even though that would have been your intent going into the meeting in the first place.Otherwise: buy window blinds.