Neighbours putting broken glass on doorstep!

thorsoak

whodathunkit wrote: »

You could be right but lots of privately owned flats have communal gardens.

In which case there should be a managing committee - notify them of the hazard.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

d123 wrote: »

Are you one of these strange freeman of the land types?

Contravening legislation or statute is breaking the law, not only common law is "the law".

No im not a freeman, but ive delved into history when I was in school and part of my history GCSE was about understanding how the country came to have laws. the government has statutes acts and legislation for a reason. Hence terms Lawful and Legal are not the same thing.

BigAunty

I would say that this minor incident, given how aggressive and unstable your neighbour is, has the potential to escalate out of proportion.

Because of this risk, I recommend you look into installing a hidden camera that could record further acts against you and also allow you to record any further interactions at your doorstep with him that could capture any threats made.

Future acts similar to those done to date could be covered under laws like harassment, breach of the peace or similar. Without proof of the type of behaviour you are experiencing, you are totally f**ked when it comes to the police acting seriously so you need to be self sufficient about gathering proof.

You think the local council or police are going to install kit that will assist them with your case? No. You think your neighbour is going to feel that they own the space and can do what they like without anyone interfering? Yes.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Marshmallow82 wrote: »

They are privately owned.

private landlord per flat or agency dealing with the whole block of flats?

whodathunkit

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

private landlord per flat or agency dealing with the whole block of flats?

Why assume they're rented rather than owner occupied?

Marshmallow82

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

private landlord per flat or agency dealing with the whole block of flats?

they are all owner occupied. no management company unfortunately

tea_lover

Marshmallow82 wrote: »

they are all owner occupied. no management company unfortunately

In which case be very wary of getting the police involved, could cause trouble when you come to sell.

d123

Do a google on "freeman of the land" and be prepared to be astounded with the idiocy of how only common law is the law and how statutes and any other form of legislation aren't really the law but just a contract you can choose to ignore.

shegirl

d123 wrote: »

Do a google on "freeman of the land" and be prepared to be astounded with the idiocy of how only common law is the law and how statutes and any other form of legislation aren't really the law but just a contract you can choose to ignore.

:rotfl: oh dear!

Just to clarify for certain people then,statutes codify the law.Common law interprets the statutes.They work together.

jackyann

I would make a note of this & see if it happens again.
If it does, I would certainly make a formal complaint of some kind. I am sure that if there is a communal area, there is some form of management.
If there really isn't, talk to a PCSO. They can give you advice informally, and in my experience are very good.

If you really don't want to do that, you could consider talking to your local authority - I'd try the community safety team, and mention the feral cats.