No Respect For Others

[oosik]

Hey, IMHO, the defendants lawyer could just as easily use any type, kind, wording of any sign posted, against you in court. I've had attorneys question my
posting of the No Trespassing sign on the outer gate to my own driveway. I have a purchased easement (30' x 5600') where I have my driveway and they have indicated that a sign like that can only be placed on "owned" land by the true owner. Likewise - I've had the same attorney question my authority to chain and lock the outer gate on my driveway. His take on this was that only the true owner of the land could chain & lock the outer gate. There has even been questions as to whether or not I had the authority to install an outer gate since this was only a purchased easement. With legal advice like this - its no wonder we are having difficulties restricting access to our land.

I think a lot of this attorney advice is pure BS - but it could be sufficient for me to have to defend myself in court with the associated high costs.

 

[aczlan]

It looks like you can post land as long as long as the landowner is ok with it. Around here (Upstate NY) hunting clubs often post the land that they have leased for hunting, they dont own the land, but they have purchased rights to hunt on it.

A person is guilty of unlawful posting if the individual posts signs preventing hunting or fishing on any land not owned or leased by the individual, or without the permission of the person who owns, leases, or controls the land.

Aaron Z

 

[wampum]

I have folks all the time turn around in my driveway.The biggest offender is the guy driving a bus that takes an adult mentally handicapped man to a workshop.He always turns around in my lower driveway I made that driveway to park my trailers in it. I constantly worry that he is going to hit 1 of my 4 trailers parked there.I let it slide because I am glad he helps the guy he takes to the work shop.On this road it really is hard it find a decent place to turn around.

One thing I want to point out,the right away on a country road is measured from the center of the road and is usually 25 feet.So if the road is 20 foot wide then from the center it is 10 feet.So the right away extends 15 feet into your driveway.It use to bother me that they would come along every year or so and grade the side of the road about 5 feet into my yard. But in reality they could grade 15 feet into my yard.So even though you pave your driveway right up to the road the right away can take 15 feet of your paved driveway.

 

[kcflhrc]

I get the driveway turn arounders also. Irritates me to no end because they screw up my gravel tearing out. My neighbors drive way and mine are about 75 feet apart. I actually saw someone pull in my driveway and cut through the grass and out his driveway last summer. Takes all kinds. I have since put up a No Trespassing sign and some of it has ended. But I still get the occasional turn arounder. It wont end, so I live with it.

 

[toppop52]

I have folks all the time turn around in my driveway.The biggest offender is the guy driving a bus that takes an adult mentally handicapped man to a workshop.He always turns around in my lower driveway I made that driveway to park my trailers in it. I constantly worry that he is going to hit 1 of my 4 trailers parked there.I let it slide because I am glad he helps the guy he takes to the work shop.On this road it really is hard it find a decent place to turn around.

One thing I want to point out,the right away on a country road is measured from the center of the road and is usually 25 feet.So if the road is 20 foot wide then from the center it is 10 feet.So the right away extends 15 feet into your driveway.It use to bother me that they would come along every year or so and grade the side of the road about 5 feet into my yard. But in reality they could grade 15 feet into my yard.So even though you pave your driveway right up to the road the right away can take 15 feet of your paved driveway.

Here the right of way on a "main" rural road is 60', so like you, they could interfere up to about 15' into my yard. The road is 30' including shoulders.

 

[toppop52]

I get the driveway turn arounders also. Irritates me to no end because they screw up my gravel tearing out. My neighbors drive way and mine are about 75 feet apart. I actually saw someone pull in my driveway and cut through the grass and out his driveway last summer. Takes all kinds. I have since put up a No Trespassing sign and some of it has ended. But I still get the occasional turn arounder. It wont end, so I live with it.

Me too, I was just venting after watching an idiot tear up the end of the drive.