Neighbor's Huge Tent
My neighbor put up a tent that is almost the size of the entire yard, has a pitched roof, so goes over 6 feet, and is one foot from my property line. He is a renter. The landlord is unresponsive. Is this legal per zoning laws. It is an eyesore and he will be partying…
My neighbor put up a tent that is almost the size of the entire yard, has a pitched roof, so goes over 6 feet, and is one foot from my property line. He is a renter. The landlord is unresponsive. Is this legal per zoning laws. It is an eyesore and he will be partying all the time.
The FDNY must have regulations concerning a tent of that size being so close to property lines… it sounds very dangerous and could present a fire hazard.
Perhaps a call of concern to the FDNY might get them out there to checkout the situation.
nevermind, i read the rest of your post, he sounds like a sucky rude neightbor. why does he need a tent? sounds stupid.
*rob*
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“he often drank alcohol up till 4:00 am with friends”
heaven’s to betsey! the nerve!
*rob*
Whatever letters you write, be sure to do them Registered Mail. If you use e-mail, be sure to do it so you get a “verification of delivery”. Keep a diary of any untoward events – noise, run-off, altercations.
The tent is one thing but the noise is another. Call the local precinct on the noise.
bkrules puts forth the best idea on the tent. Highlight rainwater damage to your property.
This stinks. I second the above about the letter. And I’d also recommend getting a lawyer (or a lawyer friend) to draft this letter outlining the concerns to the owner on the firm’s stationery. If he gets the sense that it’ll be more expensive to deal with you than with his tenant, he’ll probably deal with his tenant. Which, from what you’re writing here, sounds like what he should have been doing all along.
Don’t forget all the rain water that may cause damage to your yard. I say send the owner a certified letter stating your concerns.
Of course I’ve tried talking to him. When he is loud and drunk at 4:00 in the morning he tells me to shut my windows, which I’ve done, and still hear him and his party through double-pane glass, when I complain about the music through the walls filling my house, when I complain about the second hand smoke coming through my walls. He acts like I have nerve to voice a complaint, and he has the right to do whatever he wants. This tent is as big as something someone might put up for a wedding.
ever tried talking to him?