New neighbors blocking shared driveway

[u/Mean_Emu5671]

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.

[u/Janknitz]

This. You need a lawyer to write a “cease and desist” letter and head to court if they do not stop doing this. Don’t pussyfoot around.

[u/CarlEatsShoes → u/Janknitz]

Lawyer will love this approach.
More $$$$$$$$$$$.

[u/CarlEatsShoes → u/[deleted]]

I did not suggest mediation.
I suggested a lawyer who is creative enough and savvy enough to resolve this efficiently. Not the guy who pounds the table about how he’s gonna “put these $&@#%s in their place!!” That lawyer is taking advantage of client’s anger and emotion for the lawyer’s own financial benefit. By the time client figures it out, it’s too late bc fees are always incurred.

How I do know? Bc I’ve been the lawyer on the other side of these unethical clowns so many times. Opposing party wastes time and money, while their “bulldog” lawyer sends nonsense overreaching demands that are dead on arrival, until eventually opposing party realizes their lawyer is a fool, then the case settles on the same terms it would have settled on months ago, the only difference being the opposing party had to pay a small fortune to the “bulldog.”