Comments on: How do I keep cars from parking on my lawn?

By: Michael M

Michael M — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:27:44 +0000

signs and then call the cops

By: heartovermind

heartovermind — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:29:30 +0000

i bet if ya do what i did they’ll stay clear of your yard.
go out there and dig a small trench lay 2by4’s with nails drove through. put dirt back against, so they want see it.
stand by and laugh as tires go flat.

By: Fred C

Fred C — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:43:15 +0000

Your lawn may extend to the street, but the city owns the sidewalk area even if there is no sidewalk. You can’t have cars towed because you don’t own the street. You can’t put spikes or nails, that is a trap. At the very least you will be sued for damage to a vehicle, and you could seriously injure somebody out for a walk or a child running along the side of the road. Have you considered making a kerb out of landscape ties or 4×6 lumber? As long as you don’t pour concrete, and whatever you put is removable, it should be fine, especially if you get togerther with the neighbours and all do the same thing.

By: bostonianinmo

bostonianinmo — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:01:02 +0000

You’ll need to check and see where the property line lies. In many cases it can be several feet back from the edge of the road. If that’s the case, there’s little you can legally do to prevent people from parking on the right-of-way even though you generally have to maintain it.

If you do anything to block the right-of-way you can be cited. And of course setting up a booby-trap will only get you into trouble and can even be considered a criminal act.

In my neighborhood, most folks set railroad ties just inside the right-of-way and then tilled over the grassed area and laid gravel. It’s looks fairly nice and is pretty easy to keep tidy.

By: tricky

tricky — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:04:53 +0000

garden gnomes to protect garden or get some plastic post witha chain link between them.

By: brotherlove@sbcglobal.net

brotherlove@sbcglobal.net — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:31:46 +0000

I would start with a polite request to not park on the lawn. In person if you are home or a written request on a paper left under the windshield. You could even write a nice note and make copies or print copies from your computer. If that does not have the desired result, edge the yard with something that blends with your home. It could be round wooden posts that stick up 6 inchs or so. It could be bricks half buried at a 45 degree angle so it creates a sort of sawtooth look. If that doesn’t work try a short picket fence. After that if the problem continues it is time to call the police and/or have the vehicles towed.

By: toy2toy33

toy2toy33 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:45:21 +0000

Greyory, check with county first? I had problem like that an put-up a fence. they made us move it, because they have a 25ft. right-away from center line of road.How ever,they let me put large Rock that can be moved.good luck.toy2

By: LT

LT — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:01:39 +0000

While I wouldn’t like cars driving /parking on the grass.. you do not own the part of the lawn beside the road. You can check with the city and see where your property line is to be sure. Or do as you are saying and put bricks, stone or something there to keep them off. As long as the city doesn’t say anything you can keep the cars off. Good luck.

By: bevaun

bevaun — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:56:00 +0000

The rocks work my friend just paint them in white and put them down and they will do the talking. Plus they look nice.

So Gregory, I say ‘rock’ on to you.

By: xuserx2000

xuserx2000 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:03:52 +0000

Bricks are tacky….and they make it hard to cut the grass.

Put up a sign that says tow-away zone….then call the closest tow company to you, and start having cars towed away. They may even provide a sign for you, as some of them do.

Just explain to them how much business they can look forward to, and they will be happy to help you out..