Ok, where do I start? Well I just found out that there is a couple that lives a couple of houses down from my house that have complianed to the city about my hotrod and that the city is going to send me a letter. What are my rights and what can the city do to me about my car? I don't drive my car up and down my street like an ass!! I drive to car shows and back thats it. I don't wrap my pipes or do fucken crazy burn outs or shit like that. I don't do crazy shit like that for the reason that I don't want to piss off the people that live around me. Do I have any rights at all when it comes to shit like this?? Please let me know if anyone out there knows??
yup youve got tons of rights and if your not doing anything wrong they can fuck off. id wait and see what the "letter " says and then youll ahve more to go off. this sort of topic has been preety well covered here before so im sure youll find some solutions to your possible future problems
if it's insured and tagged, and you don't disturb their "peace", there ain't a fuckin thing they can do. Let me guess, they drive a Nissan Maxima or a VW Jetta right?
They have these pugs that bark all day and night, and I have not said one word to them about their dogs.
San Diego is pretty rough on any car people. They can't do much but harrass you... Welcome to the republic of CA
As long as you keep them in the garage and not on the front lawn or in the driveway (not running)... you should be ok. Behind the fence should be alright too... that is unless it's a town like Fresno where they don't want to see your "junk" from the air! I think these dicks that run the homeowners associations need to get a life... I had a guy bitch that my garage was open too much in the town homes we used to live in... thank god we have our own house and I can do what I want... They self impose their idea of "nice" on everyone... screw that. Sam.
Well, what is their complaint? It makes more noise than their Prius? See what the letter from the city says, let us know and we'll kick it around.
you can always go overthere and confront them about being the cowardly neighbor and remind them that you have not turned them in for the annoying little fagot dogs and you don't appreciate being snitched off OR!!! you can always try my approch to the situation have load bbq's with a buch of your buddie's and then load up to go taget shooting and make sure everyone see's you loading up lots of guns.. trust me it works... my neighbors are always nice to me regardless of how many rods are parked out front. or how late the parties are or how smoky the dirtbike burn outs in hallway are!!
Yep, there isn't jack shit they can do. If it was me, and I knew exactly what neighbor it was, I'd go to their house and tell them like it fuckin is. Fuck them dude. Walk over to their fuckin house and piss on their front fuckin door.
I would not worry they are just unhappy and do not have a Fucking life for what's left of it, oh hey Snorton this socialist state is going to hell be glad you are in Florida. (I think!)
There are no HOA fees where I live. My car is a running car and I park it in my drive way. Never had any compliants from anyone before. The shitty thing is this guy has told me in the past that I have a cool car. Thanks evryone for the advice.
Don't know...I had same kind of situation, city sent out inspector. I had the car in the backyard, behind the house where it could only be seen if you climbed over the fence...and it was covered. City said it had to go, something about being a health hazard, rat, mice, snakes that sort of thing not to mention some homeless person might spend the night in it....so I got rid of it, then the more I thought about it, the more I got pissed, then I had a huge auction, sold the house and moved to the country....where I can keep my vehicles and no one can say a word. Fellow car club member in the same town had his car in his garage, but not taged, it had to go too....but then what can you expect from a town that won't allow cruisin' of any kind. Johnny Angel
the day they do that to me is the day of the greasiest backyard party in st paul history, 6 kegs or more, free beer and no minors. sounds like fun, i should do it anyways............. luckily i haven't had many problems, had some hosebag call the cops on me, but i was tuning my carb figurin out stuff for like two days straight, so i probaly needed a chill pill, but they coulda least came over... pussies. .. spose thats why 4 or 5 houses went up for sale this spring on the other side of the alley?.. maybe they figured the neighborhood was going to hell when i started having tattoo'd greasers over...haha. i keep to myself, and dont care to socialize a lot when i am sneakin to the garage, but dang, i like to think i am a nice guy, i keep the noice down after 9 and dont drive like a nut, that much.. i need to move to the country still though. i dont have enough room for the 12 more projects i wanna start....haha
Send an equally stupid complaint...like you don't like the color of their flowers, or that you have a fear of golf clubs and they golf (do they?). Who was there 1st? Some people have a need to shit on whatever pleases someone else if it doesn't please them. It's a matter of them forcing their will on you and your lifestyle/pursuits. Handle it that way. You didn't by chance knock up their daughter did ya?
i read stories like this....our houses on our street are about 15 feet apart...with just a driveway between em'...im glad everyone, and i mean everyone on my street is supercool (knock on wood) and i live in a decent neighborhood. i dont think id move for just that reason. but....im not a dick either....i mean, i grind, weld, work on the cars/bikes all the time..but im not out there on a sunday morning at 10am just because the law says i can. if i see the neighbor 2 houses down who smokes doobies while relaxing and woodworking on his deck listening to classic rock...if i see he has company on his back deck or people over to swim in his pool....i wont grind or use air tools. neighbors dig when i pull the car out or when a friend/or my dad comes over with a cool bike/car. my neighbors RIGHT next door, are qiuet as hell, dont bother no body, dont even think they speak english, but...when mexico was playing the world cup game...MAN they had quiet the BBQ until pretty late. i dont mind. my girl got a little irritated until i explained that the street just "works" everyone is cool and its no biggie. when im mowing my lawn....i mow the other neighbors front..takes 2 sweeps...hes an older guy 70's...seems to bring home a different woman half his age from teh belarussian hall everynight....hes awesome. kind of street that everyone knows everyone and people have been here for years....when a house went up for sale next door, peoples sons, daughters bought them... althought...wait until i setup the 20x10 tent with plastic sheets and spray the sedan...DOH!!
I know a hot Honduran stripper out there. I need to go back soon. Let me know if you want her number. Oh yeah, sounds like your neighbor's wife needs a good [insert thrusting hand gesture here], if you know what I mean. I suggest you send them this book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573441449/ Better yet, drive the hot rod over there, right up the driveway, and deliver it in person. That's what I would do. In fact, aren't there more than a few HAMBers out that way? I think it's time for you to have a BBQ!
I had a neighbor complain about noise from my bikes, she had the police come out, guy was real nice and said a neighbor made a complaint about the noise, he asked me to start up one of them, I asked him if he had a warrant, he said no so I said goodbye and closed the door. Some of the other neighbors heard about this (the ones that like to borrow my tools, ask advice when they have car trouble or need my wife to help them with a sick kid) and the wifes had a talk with her, she doesnt bother me anymore, hahahaha Larry
I'm lucky to have understanding neighbors . . . one beside me has a '61 Ranchero, one behind me has a Mustang bracket racer, one in front of me has a slammed late model pickup . . . and I've got enough concrete driveway to park 10+ cars. (I think I've tried getting to that number too!) Some places are really coming up with bone headed laws . . . like using health code violations on cars and that. Technically the car is (where we are) is supposed to have legal tags, but like my father-in-law pointed out, "how many mice/rats/etc... read and go, nope, can't be here!" I know Jackson County, Missouri is trying to slide thru some shifty stuff on things . . . I can see certain needs, but historic preservation comes up on my mind for vintage old tin. Unfortunately people are abusing that claiming their 198x Ford rusting thru the fence is a collector peice - - someday.
Two short stories, I lived in a sub division 12 years ago, I had a car (a 81 Corvette) sitting next to the garage till spring , one tire kept going flat and it was winter time so it was covered in snow,.... so there I am in my drive way shoveling snow when I see the Charman of the "Home owners Assn." pull up and wind down his window, I walk over and say hi, He goes on to say I have always liked your vette (every word a lie ) , He goes on " it's to bad that one tire isn't like the rest of them",..... I look over my sholder at the car look back at hin and say does that really bother you ?, cause if it does I can flatten the rest of them ( with a smart allic smile),..... He didn't know what to say just mumbled noooo and drove off. Second story, A friend of mine is really into the Demolition Derby, He would keep his car in the back yard and covered up, kept his property really in nice shape, a really nice guy,.... 2 weeks after some new people moved in next door he gets a visit from the Ordanance Officer,....... says there was a complaint filed against him over the "BLIGHT" in in his yard, long story short the new folks next door kept peeking out the windows as Bill was being run through the ringer by the Ordanance Officer,... the car was not licenced or insured it had to go,............. Not so fast,..... His Trailor was licensed and legal to park anywhere, he loaded his car onto the trailor uncovered it and parked it right next to the fence for the new people to get a really good look at, they called the athorities on him again,..... nothing they could do , but there was plenty Bill could do, he is now storing not only his car on a trailor but two of his Demo Derby pals cars on licensed trailors in his yard,......... ya' got to love it when "Tree Huggers" move to Northern Mi !
http://clerkdoc.sannet.gov/RightSite/getcontent/local.pdf?DMW_OBJECTID=09001451800ac903 Barking Dogs??? Page 3 and like your car I'm sure they need "tags" too. Stu
Awesome! I'm coming to your house to work on hot rods, listen to latin music, smoke some ganga, and bang young Russian sluts! If I ever you hear you complain about anything, I mean, fucking anything, like if it's 102 degrees, and someone spills a large black dunkin donuts cinammon coffee on your balls -Don't even fucking think about telling me "Hey, it's hot"!
Yeah, I got pretty damned cool neighbors too. We all know each other by name and every evening we all come out and talk to each other for a bit. When I got the snowblower fired up I do the sidewalks on each side of the block. Takes 10 minutes but it's bought me a world of goodwill over the years. Never had one complaint to or against me for my cars and I've had quite the revolving door of cars over the years. Hell, the neighbor kid, Landon, across the street came over yesterday and asked if he could help me clean my garage!! Of course I said yes. He got as dirty and greasy as I did, loading a motor into Hellfish's buddies Suburban (Thanks again Joe!!), then hehelped me move the Packard out into the driveway and wash it. (7 years of dust - yuck) Helped me push it back into the garage. He asked all kids of questions about cars so I told hime as much as I could. I think I might have infected to poor kid with the Rust Fever. Wait and see what the complaint really is about, and deal with it then. Could be something real easy to clear up. If not then you know where you stand. Good luck and don't do anything stupid to make matters worse. That's my department!!
No I did not knock up his daughter I found out that he has also gave the kids next door some shit for playing drums and playing their music. The guy has lived here on this street for about 2 years I have lived for 15 years. My brother also keeps his car here at my house and this guy came up to me to tell me how cool our cars are.
first wait and see if there is a notice and what it is. where ever the info on you getting a notice came from could just be wrong and even if someone filed a complaint it usually takes multiple complaints from multiple sources before they send something out in most areas. if you do get one then here's a good trick if you know who caused it to be sent. get yourself a large bag of salt and a dixie cup. every night when everyone else is asleep take a little walk and toss a cupful of the salt onto the complainers lawn. after a very short wheile their lawn will start to look like total shit from the dieing grass spots. file a complaint that their poor upkeep of their property is bringing your and the rest of the neighbors property values down. if property values go down so do TAX values so this puts the city in motion real quick. Bleach will do teh job faster than salt if you want to really make it happen...ken....
i used to have a neighbour like that too..she calle the HOA about me and my brother starting up our bikes at 5am to go to work. i told the HOA to go F off. then i started my bike every morning with the exhaust pointed right at her house for almost 2 yrs.. HAHAHA
It's really easy tofeel paranoid and picked on when ya think you're bein' pretty cool and ya get hit with this kinds crap. I had my beautiful '46 Dodge pickup sittin' in my driveway for about five months. Front end up on jackstands, broken windshield, flat tires on the back and and 60 year old "Candy Apple Rust" paint. The city tagged it as a "public nuisance". Moved it to the backyard, behind 6 foot privacy fence - no problem. Call your city and ask them where the city codes for vehicle parking are and look 'em up. Otherwise, check for deed restrictions and neighborhood ASSociations. Mighty temptin' to just piss back at 'em but WORSE! Just remember nobody wins a pissin' match with a skunk! But DO report the fuckin' yappin' ankle biters!
Very simple. You live in Diego. Have a party and invite those boys that like to ride bikes from hell. Can never have too many friends. Call it a benefit ride for children and do something good for the community.
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