What we have to do for the nusiance neighbour?

Question

My neighbour's children and their friends consistantly play the cricket in front of their garage. But they keep kicking the ball to our garden and house, and they come to get their ball to our garden about five times in ten minutes without asking our permission through the hole of the fence which were made by my neighbour for convenience of their childrean to They are very noisy as well. We put the wire to the hole to stop them keep kicking the ball to our property. The annoying thing is they know we are in the house but just don't care and come to our property and their parents in the house as well. What is their intention? What you can do in this sitution?

We ask the help from Community Wardon and we were only told just tell their parents and we have to live with our neighbour. This won't give us a help in the sitution because we had the similar sitution before and nothing feedback from our neighbour. Do we have to suffer this?

Answer 1

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A great many people suffer from the same or similar problem, to get it corrected there are a few simple things you can do.

1. Start by talking to the parents and the kids themselves and ask them NOT to stray into your yard and cause damage.

2. A higher and more sturdy fence may be a permanent answer.

3. A complaint to the local authorities and willingness to sign formal complaints against the parents. Parents are responsible for the acts of their children.

4. If the parents are unreasonable and unwilling to control thier children let them know that you are willing to litigate the problem and sue for damages.

5. You have rights and unwanted children (people) anyone not invited onto your property are considered trespassers which is usually against the law no matter where you live.

To be neighborly though I would first attmept to resolve the problem amicably with the parents, if that doesnt work, you'll have to resort to more stringent methods to protect your privacy and property. If it is necessary to call the police a few times it will probably bring the matter to a head and the culperts will be told to restrain their children or suffer the consequences of formal charges.

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Years of owning property and raising children and dealing with uncaring neighbors.

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Answer 2

It could be a lot worse, you are lucky that they are just coming to get the ball!!

Answer 3

A higher fence, topped with razor wire and linked to the mains. A sensor from an automatic light at the front of your property, link it to a very loud siren, one that will wail the street down, 5000 decibles. Every time they play ball at the front of the house, the siren scares them to death and involves the whole street with your problem. The parents of these kids are gene pool slurry, you really should think of moving away.

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never living near other people, having a very long private drive and Rambo, my pet killer dog.

Answer 4

Bloody hell, they are just kids! Its the summer holidays, and if you really have an issue, why havent you mentioned that you have spoke to the parents about it, only the warden? Don't you have the backbone to open your mouth to the family concerned?
And are you sure the hole was made for the convenience of getting the ball back, or is that what you presume?
If they are standing all over your flower beds or something, tell them to knock on the front door and ask for the ball. In the end you would probably get tired of that too, and so they cant do right for doing wrong really. Kids will be kids, weren't you one?

Answer 5

you have to speak to parents and ask why they made a hole. be diplomatic, you don't know how long you will live next to each other, and who knows they may help you out one day. but you do need to tell them.

Answer 6

WAIT TIL THEY GROW UP....YOU WERE A CHILD ONCE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW BETTER....

Answer 7

i really feel for you but you will just have to put up with it GOOD LUCK TO YOU

Answer 8

You really should try and be nice to the kids. But I knew someone with the same problem and he planted nettles and poisen oak all around his garden. but he did warn them first. What would Jesus do?

Answer 9

Kids will be kids. You can just ask them nicely to not disturb you or your yard for whatever reason. If the problem remains, just talk to the parents.

Answer 10

I think that if you speak to the kids and say that you dont mind if they want to collect their ball but to come to you before they start playing and say that they might have to go into the garden to collect the ball if it goes over the fence.

I think though it would annoy you more if they were knocking on your door everytime they kicked it over.

They are amusing themselves and being children. At least they are not throwing eggs at your house or vandelising property. I had that with the kids in my neighbourhood so be grateful it is only a ball.

Answer 11

Sadly, I was once one of those children and I remember thinking our neighbors were just cranky people.

My advice would be to make friends with these children. When you are out in the yard and you see them playing, bring them a cookie or kool-aid and open up conversation with them.
Once you feel you are friends, ask them to be especially careful with your garden, and that if the ball comes into your garden to please let you get the ball to save the nice plants or flowers.

You will need to be more children friendly though, and not worry about destruction of grass or noise.

I'd rather have children playing cricket than on the computer or joining gangs. Good Luck

Answer 12

I would run out and confiscate the ball. Tell them they can have it back if they reduce the amount of times they go into your garden. If they break their promise, don't give it back the next time you've run out and got it. I didn't piss people off like that when I was a child, and I'd be mortified if my children annoyed other people like that.

Answer 13

I live in knowsley, liverpool. All of our neighbours were trouble until the local authority imposed ASBO's. Three families have been evicted and the local paper says that two more families are to follow. The neighbourhood has improved greatly...no motor cycles...no late night parties.......no gangs. It really has had an effect. Contact your local police force or council. DONT PUT UP WITH IT.....REPORT IT.....YOU CAN SUE YOUR COUNCIL IF THEY DO NOTHING. REMEMBER....THE KIDS ARE TRESPASSING!

Answer 14

lighten up! at least they are having fun playing some sport. They are causing no harm to your property.