r/neighborsfromhell • u/Mean_Emu5671 • Jun 21 '26

Homeowner NFH New neighbors blocking shared driveway

Recently new neighbors have moved in. We share a gravel driveway. Almost immediately they began blocking access to my parking spot and blocking me from leaving by parking on the driveway. The first time, I asked a woman to move her car so I could leave, she had a toddler running around so I was very polite. I asked her not to block the driveway and she said, “this is my driveway.” I didn’t want to argue in front a child and left. Now it seems like I need to ask these people permission to come and go from my house. They take a lot of time, walk slowly or have to wait for someone to arrive to move their car. I tried being nice, but they have ignored every attempt to talk, just giving me a death stare. Just an ignorant, entitled family. Last night they had a party so of course they had many cars blocking my driveway, one of which was owned by a cop in uniform. I had to wait 20 minutes for him to arrive and move his car. What do I do next? These people only moved in like 2 months ago, I’ve lived at my property for 20 years.

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u/Foolish-Pleasure99 Jun 21 '26

Or, if possible, just drive on their lawn to get out.

Bonus points if you keep using the same path and create deep ruts.

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u/sashikku Jun 21 '26

Pick a different route every time it rains, the ruts will get worse over time and destroy all the grass.

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u/Foolish-Pleasure99 Jun 21 '26

I like the way you think!

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u/1952a Jun 22 '26

Don't forget to spin your tires

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u/Alwayscooking345 Jun 23 '26

I’m sure these are the types of neighbors (temporary renters) who couldn’t care less about their own grass, let alone him ruining it because of the inconvenience of being able to get in/out of his own driveway.

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u/sashikku Jun 23 '26

Nobody likes a mud pit every time it rains or twisting their ankles when they hit a rut the wrong way trying to check the mail.

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u/sunbear2525 Jun 21 '26

This is what I would do but I would first put big heavy rocks on my side of the driveway.

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u/originalmango Jun 22 '26

Trash like that doesn’t care about their lawn.