Messy Neighbors

you talk about using the stuff they throw over the fence weather you can use it or not there is a fence the crap stays on your side and id make shure of that

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Has anyone ever lived on it? Is it bare land? And how long have the 5 acre parcels and people been there? Once the 18 acres is sold and you are seen moving around on it cleaning it up maybe they won't need anyone to tell them to quit dumping on someone else's property, could be they had the assumption the property would stay vacant making it fair game for a dumping ground. Good luck.......

Take a look at the neighbors and acept them as they are. Don't try to make them change to your way of life. Around here you won't get moved in good until you will have a fire and then where would you go? There may be a good reason the proberty is like it is. If you don't like the neighbors then don't buy.

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God must have loved stupid people because he made so many of them.

Where is the property line and is it the same as the fence line. If the two are not the same the trash maybe on his property.

I would be nice and ask if they need help disposing of it.

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Of course, you could get in tight with the township and some real estate developers and get them heavily fined and forced to give up their property ala:

Junk.....they just don't get it

If you have not signed up for final sales etc I would think long and hard about buying in this neighborhood as this is a very good indicator as to what kind of neighbors they will be. Be prepared to have problems in the future.

Thanks everyone,

Nothing wrong with the neighborhood, just some people not thinking. Letters will be going out letting them know (when we close on the property) we have bought it and are plan on living there. As good fences make good neighbors, Fences are planned for and will be one of the first things after the well and the drive are complete.

The neighbors we have met are pretty nice folks. They have offered their help in getting us moved in. That is 3 of about 15 households. Found out a couple of the ajoining 5 acre places may be for sale soon. Maybe have to see if we can get those too. Would make good areas for facilities for boarding horses.

We will see! I always plan for the worst and expect the best.

Letter? I'd go meet them in person and not mention the trash for awhile. First impressions are lasting impressions.

definitley nix the letter! that could make one defensive quick! start out on the right foot!

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Wouldnt it make a lot of sence to go talk with the neighbors now? Nice and friendly like. Ask them if they think the dumping will continue after you buy the place. Size up how much trouble they will be after you get the place. Do you really want to buy into a fued if thats what its going to be?

I put up signs posted people found trespassing hunting fishing dumping or anything else on my property will be shot on sight. If you aren't me you shouldn't be using my land. Thanks for understanding.

Before you invest in 18 acres with neighbors you have already found problems with take the time to do a research on the threads on this board about problems with neighbors.

Bottomline/moral: Be honest with yourself before you get into the situation - are you going to go into this investment with the attitude that being right is always more important then being happy or are you going to accept that YOU are CHOSING to purchase a piece of property with problems?

Like I said check out the threads, note the headaches, heartaches, disappointments, legal cost, long term committments to not getting along with neighbors - it's pretty much a given - you buy a piece of property you see as having problem neighbors - it's going to be long term unresolved.

It's still up to you - thankfully you get to choose if you still want the property or not.

Marlene

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Of course you have proof that it was the nioghbors that dumped ot their(Male with ther name on it or a serial number that can be traced back to them)? If that is so then you can go to the sherrif and make them clean it up. If not then acousing them will make bad neighbore out of them no matter how nice they are. Just make sure you have proof before you acusing them of anything. It may be that the trash was their all the time and someone just pled it up to look like it was clean.

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God must have loved stupid people because he made so many of them.

I would just visit with all the neighbors and tell them how excited I was to be moving there and cleaning the property up. They will get the message in a nice way and you will not have put them on the defensive. Your enthusiasm for the area may even inspire them. If you still have problems, then let them know how you feel. I bet you won't have another problem. They've probably only been dumping because the property was unoccupied.

Yeah. That's the ticket! And looters rob empty houses because no one is there!

LOL there is a little bit of difference in dumping leaves and sticks over a fence and robbing a house.

Getting off on the wrong foot with country neighbors is never a good idea either.

Well, I figure a neighbor who would rob my empty house would probably care not about dumping trash in my yard either.

I guess I missed the part where the neighbors were robbing an empty house.

Yep I agree...a fella that would rob an empty house wouldn't think twice about dumping trash. On the other hand I don't think just because a fella would dump debris in no way means they would rob a house.

WHY NOT?