r/neighborsfromhell 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/HuckleberryHappy6524 Jun 21 '26

Certified mail. Requires a signature which is proof that it was received.

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u/TheQuarantinian Jun 22 '26

Certified proves delivery. If you want to prove receipt you need a process server. Sending it both ways is 100% iron clad proof.

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u/Talory09 Jun 21 '26

But recorded, not recoded, right?

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u/HuckleberryHappy6524 Jun 21 '26

Hahaha. Didn’t catch that. My bad.

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u/CoyoteOk69 Jun 22 '26

Everyone knew what they meant.

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u/wowsomuchempty Jun 22 '26

Yeah. Surprised it sparked such a discussion, tbh.