Neighbor has left car in front of my house for 3+ weeks

[Anonymous]

After a certain time period it can be considered abandoned property if not moved.

[Anonymous]

is this in crestwood?

[Anonymous]

This happened to us though in our case we called the county and told them it was abandoned. They put a sticker on it with a warning and then came and towed it. (Montgomery County)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happened to us though in our case we called the county and told them it was abandoned. They put a sticker on it with a warning and then came and towed it. (Montgomery County)

Did you know it belonged to a neighbor?

[Anonymous]

It sounds like it was effectively abandoned. It doesn't belong to them and it has sat without being moved for weeks. Ask one more time and then report it. It will get towed. Personal experience as a dumb college student.

[Anonymous]

Op - if it's not registered to the address, then it's not a neighbors car. Just like a random person cannot leave a car in front of their house indefinitely. Call the cops.

[Anonymous]

Op - if it's not registered to the address, then it's not a neighbors car. Just like a random person cannot leave a car in front of their house indefinitely. Call the cops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least it's your immediate neighbor whom you know. I live in NW DC a few blocks from one of those Millennial-oriented apartment buildings that opened with virtually no parking. (The planners and developers claim that new residents don't drive. Yeah, right, and in any event they sure own cars.) Some of the new residents have out of state registered cars but have gotten hold of "visitor" parking placards which allow them to park for free on area streets, avoiding DC registration and taxes. Then, they'll leave their vehicles for a week or two at a time in front of the house. It's a public street, of course, but it's annoying to lug toddlers and groceries some distance, knowing that we register our cars and pay all the fees and the myopic Millennials just park where they feel like it while flouting the system.

Report them. A visitor's permit doesn't get you out of ROSA requirements. Even with a visitor's permit, they still can't park there more than a certain amount of time without registering the car in DC. Have your ANC get parking enforcement to come up there.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least it's your immediate neighbor whom you know. I live in NW DC a few blocks from one of those Millennial-oriented apartment buildings that opened with virtually no parking. (The planners and developers claim that new residents don't drive. Yeah, right, and in any event they sure own cars.) Some of the new residents have out of state registered cars but have gotten hold of "visitor" parking placards which allow them to park for free on area streets, avoiding DC registration and taxes. Then, they'll leave their vehicles for a week or two at a time in front of the house. It's a public street, of course, but it's annoying to lug toddlers and groceries some distance, knowing that we register our cars and pay all the fees and the myopic Millennials just park where they feel like it while flouting the system.

You raise two issues here.

One is people abusing the parking placards. Totally valid complaint.

Two is you not being able to find a parking place near your house or apartment. This is on you. Honestly, what did you expect living in the city in a place without a reserved parking spot??

Signed -

One of your DC neighbors who spent a bit extra to buy a home that had a reserved parking spot.[/quote

Yup. When I lived in DC, I spent six grand for a parking spot at my condo. Street parking is what it is. Young, single residents "deserve" it as much as those with small kids, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op - if it's not registered to the address, then it's not a neighbors car. Just like a random person cannot leave a car in front of their house indefinitely. Call the cops.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op - if it's not registered to the address, then it's not a neighbors car. Just like a random person cannot leave a car in front of their house indefinitely. Call the cops.

This.

ohhhhh. yes,that is true. but id pick and choose my battles wisely here. first, try parking in front of your house yourself. if parking ever comes up in conversation, politely let them know you don't mind them parking in front of your house when they need to, but if they plan to leave a car for weeks or months, to please keep it in their driveway because you like sharing the space with everybody and using it yourself sometimes.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op - if it's not registered to the address, then it's not a neighbors car. Just like a random person cannot leave a car in front of their house indefinitely. Call the cops.

This.

ohhhhh. yes,that is true. but id pick and choose my battles wisely here. first, try parking in front of your house yourself. if parking ever comes up in conversation, politely let them know you don't mind them parking in front of your house when they need to, but if they plan to leave a car for weeks or months, to please keep it in their driveway because you like sharing the space with everybody and using it yourself sometimes.

The car is just sitting in front of the Op's house and hasn't moved in weeks. The Op asked the neighbor about it and the neighbor said that the owner would be "back in a week". Op graciously waited a week and now it is time to make a report.

If this person wanted to store their car someplace - he/she should have done that in front of their own friend's/relative's house and let them deal with the inconvenience. And to do this right during the holidays w/o even asking and when the Op is likely to have visitors - incredibly rude.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a public street. You don't own it, and don't have the right to tell people not to park there.

So get over it.

Oh please. I'd be annoyed too in this situation- it's incredibly rude. OP, I'd just keep mentioning it to the neighbors. Squeaky wheel gets the grease, and all that.

It would definitely annoy me as well. Not sure what to tell you though...

[Anonymous]

I am in Clarendon, OP. We need permits to park so the people parking are usually from my neighborhood and not often--but one time somebody left a car for 2 weeks right in the center so no other car could fit out front. If they had pulled up or back another car could have also fit. That pissed me off to a huge extent because it was so inconsiderate. Never knew who owned the car but it had the proper permit tag. My neighbor's are great and almost never park in front --everyone e has kind driveways that fit at least two cars. If it's visitors or relatives--we even offer use of our driveways but there's is almost always enough street space. The permit requirement keeps others away.

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Anonymous wrote:This happened to us though in our case we called the county and told them it was abandoned. They put a sticker on it with a warning and then came and towed it. (Montgomery County)

I did this in Arlington too.