my neighbor complains about parking in front of her house?

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i live in a house with my girlfriend and her sister. altogether we have 3 cars and the driveway only fits 2. when i work i'm on my feet all day from 3 in the afternoon til sometimes 2, 3, even 4 in the morning. when i get home im exhausted from work, the driveway is filled, so i park in front of her house simply because thats the direction i am facing and with how tired i am i really dont want to deal with making the u turn to go in front of my house. im exhausted, my job is exhausting, i just want to park it and go in the house. its not there long either, its only there from like 3 am til 10 am cuz my girlfriend takes the car to either school or work. the neighbor even made my girlfriend late for school one morning too. she was taking our son to her grandma's because she babysits and so the neighbor was yelling at her while she was trying to deal with a baby, the diaper bag, and her books. i told my girlfriend next time she does that tell her that she will call the cops for harrassment. i was wondering what you guys think?
just so you know she never has any guests or anything like that. its just her and her husband. she even gives dirty looks when people have a yard sale and there are other people parked there. so again i see no reason why she should make such a big deal about it.
 
Unless your neighbor owns the dirt in front of her house, which I'm assuming is a paved city road that she doesn't own, she can complain all she wants but you are legally entitled to park there. If she threatens to call the police, whip out your cell phone and say, "Oh, let me call them."
 
You know, I can agree with the others that she really doesn't have the right to tell you not to park there. And, you are being smart since you are parking legally (on the right side of the street in the direction that you are facing) and are not crossing over to park what would be illegal in most cities.

However, you are ultimately going to spend much more energy and emotions trying to fight this out than you ever would by just making that simple u-turn. It is about fighting the battles that are worth fighting, and this one is a loser.

Some might think that this is giving in and would never want any part of that and would be concerned that the person would eventually demand other concessions. Fine, deal with that if another situation ever comes up.
 
Street parking is usually considered Public, so your neighbor has no claim to the curb space in front of her house. In some circumstances, the city can limit who parks where, but in residential neighborhoods you generally won't see that.

Of course, there is a case to be made for harmony between neighbors and courtesy, but legally the homeowner has no claim and you and your guests are free to park where you wish.
 
The women doesn't own the street and, unless there is a handicap sign their she has no grounds. I Use too live in the city and, had the same problem with a neighbor.
 
You should be considerate of her feelings instead of imposing upon her your being tired. Your attitude is "hey, I'm tired, so I am entitled to ignore your concerns". You sound like a self-centered little twit.
 
If you have your own house to park in front of, then your neighbor is correct in asking you to give her the simple respect of parking in front of your own house.

Were I understand you are tired at the end of a long day, you did drive all the way home, you can do that last U-turn and make it right. You may have the right to do so... but that does not make the action polite or freindly.

She pays for her home just like you pay for yours. And yet she has to look at YOUR car. Her guest has to find someplace else to park when they visit while your yard remains car and parking free. You are disrupting her use of her own property all because you are to tired to park in your own space. It would be different if you did not have a space of your own; you are just too lazy to park in it.

I have the same issue with my own neighbor, she runs a hospice out of her home and she instructs her visitors NOT to park in front of her house but to park in front of mine. When I am tired after a long 15 hour day and my husband has his work truck I have to park almost a block away to get to my own house. Now the difference is that when I talked to her she had an excellent explanation that she needs her front yard clear for emergency vehicles, which are at her home almost daily. So we have worked out a suitable compromise and she instructs people to park father down leaving me more room to park, however not all of them do it and it is a huge pain for me.

You do not have such an excuse. Make the u-turn.
 
Who owns the other cars at your house? If they work 'decent' hours, then they should park somewhere else, and let you park there when you come home late at night. Truthfully, if your neighbor doesn't park in front of her house, then neither should you. It's pretty distracting. I hate people parking in front of our house.
 
Parking anywhere else would easily solve the problem, but she doesn't own the street in front of her house - that's public property. You might as well call the police next time. You don't want to park elsewhere, so you should expect to hear about it again and again.
 
You can't call the cops for harassment. That's just silly.

Why can't you just park in front of your house? Legally you can park there but it's kind of a dick move if there's space in front of your house.
 
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