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Neighbours taking to court for shared driveway.
Hello,
Sorry this is long hopefully posting in the right place. My father lives in a semi-detached house with a shared driveway and has lived there for 28 years. The parking on and around his road is poor and he is registered as disabled.
2 years ago new neighbours moved in. We shared the drive with the previous neighbour for 28 years no problem and our other neighbours share their drives. Almost immediately they posted a letter through the door asking us to not park in the shared drive at all. I wrote a letter back explaining my dad is disabled and sometimes late he cannot find a space I offered them the middle drive on 4 out of 7 days and my dad could use on his 3 busiest days when he got back late.
They point blank refused and after that they were fine and amicable with us. For the next year my dad parked in the middle drive 5pm-5am. They had buildings works done for the best part of this year we made sure the builders always had excess did not complain about deliveries, noise or loss of privacy. Their builders parked in the middle many times. They put scaffolding up against our house.
Recently we received a solicitors letter saying they were taking us to court to seek an injunction unless we immediately stop using the middle drive and stop washing our dogs waste away into the middle drive - this is fictitious and would not even be possible with 3 large dogs. We pick up their waste multiple times a day and in fact have a big bin just for this purpose. I’m not sure why they would say this other than to be malicious. We did not reply.
They had a drop kerb put in 2 months ago, thus reducing the parking on the road further. The council came out and told them their drop kerb was a metre too long. They built this drop kerb around my parked car and maliciously called a parking attendant to get me a ticket without giving me a chance to move it. The council have since apologised and rescinded the ticket. My car was also damaged.
to Add to this they have 5 360 rotating cameras on their house and we feel like we can’t even go in the garden without being watched. They have over built including an outbuilding they did it get planning permission for. They have 2 children who they allow to bang on their fence and bark and harass my dogs meaning at times we have to shut them in. My dad is physically disabled and has mental health problems and he doesn’t feel like he can even sit in the garden.
Anyway, yesterday we received court papers from them seeking an injunction. The court date is within a month. Is this normal to be so soon? There appears to be no information about us being able to give a reply. Can I reply to this? How do I reply to this? A letter to the court? How do I format this?
The worst part is the fictitious claims about dog waste and that they say they are suing for court costs, interest and damages for spoiling enjoyment! We lived here for 28 years without an issue. My dad receives disability benefits and cannot afford this.
Thank you to anyone who read this far
and for any help. X
Sorry this is long hopefully posting in the right place. My father lives in a semi-detached house with a shared driveway and has lived there for 28 years. The parking on and around his road is poor and he is registered as disabled.
2 years ago new neighbours moved in. We shared the drive with the previous neighbour for 28 years no problem and our other neighbours share their drives. Almost immediately they posted a letter through the door asking us to not park in the shared drive at all. I wrote a letter back explaining my dad is disabled and sometimes late he cannot find a space I offered them the middle drive on 4 out of 7 days and my dad could use on his 3 busiest days when he got back late.
They point blank refused and after that they were fine and amicable with us. For the next year my dad parked in the middle drive 5pm-5am. They had buildings works done for the best part of this year we made sure the builders always had excess did not complain about deliveries, noise or loss of privacy. Their builders parked in the middle many times. They put scaffolding up against our house.
Recently we received a solicitors letter saying they were taking us to court to seek an injunction unless we immediately stop using the middle drive and stop washing our dogs waste away into the middle drive - this is fictitious and would not even be possible with 3 large dogs. We pick up their waste multiple times a day and in fact have a big bin just for this purpose. I’m not sure why they would say this other than to be malicious. We did not reply.
They had a drop kerb put in 2 months ago, thus reducing the parking on the road further. The council came out and told them their drop kerb was a metre too long. They built this drop kerb around my parked car and maliciously called a parking attendant to get me a ticket without giving me a chance to move it. The council have since apologised and rescinded the ticket. My car was also damaged.
to Add to this they have 5 360 rotating cameras on their house and we feel like we can’t even go in the garden without being watched. They have over built including an outbuilding they did it get planning permission for. They have 2 children who they allow to bang on their fence and bark and harass my dogs meaning at times we have to shut them in. My dad is physically disabled and has mental health problems and he doesn’t feel like he can even sit in the garden.
Anyway, yesterday we received court papers from them seeking an injunction. The court date is within a month. Is this normal to be so soon? There appears to be no information about us being able to give a reply. Can I reply to this? How do I reply to this? A letter to the court? How do I format this?
The worst part is the fictitious claims about dog waste and that they say they are suing for court costs, interest and damages for spoiling enjoyment! We lived here for 28 years without an issue. My dad receives disability benefits and cannot afford this.
Thank you to anyone who read this far
and for any help. X
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