I live on a narrow street just before the dead end. My neighbor Justin is getting married and is holding the wedding in the front yard of his house. Let me be clear on this: Justin has pissed off most of the neighbors with his behavior. Other than Tom, nobody likes Justin. My neighbor Terry hates Justin so much that he is ready to knock him into next week. As you can guess – Justin rubs most people the WRONG way.
In front of my house next to the street, the ground is very soft. Like soft enough if you drive off the pavement onto the ground, you WILL sink to the axles. Anytime someone parks there, the yard gets trashed with wheel ruts. I do NOT want my yard torn up.
I KNOW people will try to park in front of my house. I KNOW the yard WILL get torn up. I decided to put up a rope along with signs saying “NO PARKING” so the point is clear – do NOT park in my yard.
Tom thinks the man is getting married, and parking will be at a premium. He does not get why I’m not letting people park in front of my house.
Now my driveway – NO. I need to be able to come and go from my home without my driveway being blocked by cars of the guest. I’m coming and going all the time so I need my driveway. My wife will need to park as well. So, we need our driveway. I can also tell you most of the neighbors are putting their cars at the end of their driveways just to keep guest from blocking them in.
I get some may say I’m being difficult and it is just for one day for the man is getting married. I do not want my yard torn up nor my driveway blocked. Am I being a jerk here?
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Stop overthinking, this is obviously not your fault, if anything its incivic people that think that everything belongs to them, he could have offered you some money to rent the space or whatever
NTAH at all
Call your local gravel company, see if you can get several large rocks placed in your front yard along the property line. If you have a sprinkler system set the timer for around when the wedding starts. Get some fox urine or liquid fence. They cannot block your driveway in case of an emergency. Find your local tow company and put them on notice. Be a menace.
NTA. Even if you liked Justin, it would be reasonable to not want your lawn torn up or your cars blocked in by his wedding guests.
You could be attending his wedding even and still not want your lawn torn up or people blocking your driveway. Sure, if you were attending his wedding, you could maybe come to a compromise with Justin on the driveway part… if Justin himself approached you (and there was a realistic compromise possible). But there would still be no reason to do that just because Tom thinks you should.
Ultimately, Justin’s wedding day parking headaches aren’t Tom’s circus or Tom’s monkeys. If Tom keeps pushing things related to Justin like this, he might find that he’s become as unliked in the neighborhood as Justin himself.
Put flyers up for a local tow truck company
Be sure to tell that tow company it’s “free range collection day” on the day of the wedding
Sadly Justin and Tom will mysteriously not be informed of this
Set up some kind of painting rig in your yard.
So what if the neighbor is getting married? What‘s that got to do with anything?
NTA
No you’re not being difficult.you said all the neighbors are protecting their driveways, so you’re protecting your place.
NTA, and not your problem unless they park on your property. You’re right to protect it.
Call the police and tow trucks if they park on your property/
NTA, Tom is being entitled.
Op- You and your wife need to park your cars at the end of your driveway so nobody else can park in it on the day of the wedding
If he (or his guests) park in your driveway, have them towed. If they park in your yard, have them towed. They can park in the public street, but that’s it.
Can’t everyone just park in Tom’s yard already?
Your neighbor should find a parking area and then get drivers to drop them off. I remember when I was a kid, a neighbor had a big party. First thing they did was invite the neighbors and arrange for parking nearby.
Add to the “No Parking” sign ‘boggy, cars will get stuck”
Turns you from an evil neighbor, to a helpful warning.
Unless Tom is willing to resod your entire yard he doesn’t get a say. And if he claims he would do it, tell him to give you the cost upfront in cash and you’ll give it back to him if it isnt needed.
Nope. If Tom is such a fan, he can open up his ENTIRE YARD to vehicles and enjoy looking at the damage. He doesn’t get a say about YOUR PROPERTY.
NTA. Getting your lawn all ripped up or blocked in your driveway all day for the benefit of someone who’s nasty is a no go. You are totally within your rights to use your property the way you want to and not have it damaged. You owe no one any explanations otherwise.
NTA. It’s your yard, and ultimately it will be your responsibility to fix the ruts. I guarantee Justin and his guests will only care about themselves. You have every right to protect your property from damage. It’s also completely rude to park in anyone’s yard. I would suggest getting some rocks that are small enough you can easily move them, but big enough to deter people from running over them to park in front of your house. The threat of serious car damage is usually a better deterrent than signs or ropes.