Neighbour leaving his bin on our property (again!)

zaax

He might be gone be for you. Older people have micro strokes, and their personality changes. It also means they are on their way out, though it can take a few years. H

peachyprice

mikepoole wrote: »

kelpie - thanks

The problem is that we do close our bin quietly.

How can we "stop doing something" if we are not doing it in the first place? This comes down to his complete irrational approach to everything.

The moving house thing is not an immediate thing so I'd like to concentrate on getting this sorted rather than hope it goes away/won't have to worry for too long because we are moving

So if I move the bin back to his land/right up to his gate and he moves it back or comes round f-ing and all aggressive, where do I go from there?

Is under his window really the only place you can keep your bin?

I can't say I'd be too chuffed with someone's bin outside my window, especially in the summer _pale_

Plasterer

chancesare wrote: »

For what exactly?

Ignore it. Surprisingly there are serious problems some people are suffering.

Disturbing the peace and possibly common assault

Seronera

As the rational couple in this matter it is in your gift to either escalate or downplay the problem. If his behaviour is poor regardless of what you do then there is no point in any kind of retaliation. If you just continue to behave as normally and as courteously as is possible in the circumstances you stand a better chance of him tiring of his actions.

If you do formalise a dispute then you have no choice but to declare it to a potential buyer. If you do not they can sue you. If this matter stays informal and low key then you can say with justification its not a dispute. Bear that in mind.

I know it gives you all the hard work of keeping the peace, but its often the way things go. You cannot be rational with people who act irrationally. You have to defuse the situation as best you can.

sniggings

are you making hundreds of trips? the type of people that put one tin can in the bin every 10 mins...your house is your castle, having someone entering your space, for some can be very irritating even if they have a right to do it.

So probably he's saying it's the sound that's the problem when infact it's you just having a right to enter what he sees as his land. He knows he has no control over that so focuses on the noise.

Try to limit the trips to the bin, I can't see any other solution, as he doesn't sound like he's changing any time soon.

Gordon_Hose

chancesare wrote: »

For what exactly?

Ignore it. Surprisingly there are serious problems some people are suffering.

Would you ignore it if some bloke was threatening, being verbally repulisve and bullying your wife/partner to the point s/he was physically upset?

Verbal assault is a criminal offence.

sniggings

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Verbal assault is a criminal offence.

Really :eek:

Gordon_Hose

Go shout abuse at a copper, see what happens.

adouglasmhor

sniggings wrote: »

Really :eek:

Breach of the Peace would more likely apply . It's not a criminal offense but you can be arrested for it. Repeated instances could be construed as harassment which is a bit more serious. http://www.inbrief.co.uk/offences/breach-of-the-peace.htm
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/stalking_and_harassment/index.html#a05c

sniggings

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Go shout abuse at a copper, see what happens.

the way the police interpret the law it not the best evidence to go by.

but yeah think I know what you mean, more what you say rather than actual the "verbal" being the assault.