"¥ UltraMan ¥" > wrote in message
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> sinister wrote:
>> Because of the layout of our street, I often turn my car around
>> using
>> the neighbor's driveway.
>
> Trespassing.
>
>>
>> The neighbor apparently isn't happy with this. Instead of politely
>> expressing her desire I not use her driveway to turn my car around,
>> he
>> behaved in an extremely uncivil fashion.
>
> You are trespassing.
>
>
>>
>> Which raises the following question: does a homeowner have a right
>> not to allow you to pull into their driveway with the purpose of
>> turning around?
>
> Just how pig-ignorant are you?
>
>>
>> In my case, I'm using very little of her driveway to do so.
>> (Meaning
>> the front of my car never gets past the sidewalk in front of the
>> property.)
>
> What part of Trespassing don't you comprehend?
>
>>
>> TIA

It might depend on how far into the driveway you pull. For my old
house, my property line was inside the edge of the sidewalk. The
city's right of way therefore extended at least four feet from the
edge of the street. The state claims either a 30 or a 40 foot right of
way from the centerline of all the county roads. This puts the edge of
the state's right as much as 10 feet into some of my fields (depending
on the road layout). I am not sure I can call someone using the
claimed right of way a trespasser. I think this is a case where you'd
need to consult the property maps and check the state right of way
rules before you start shooting. I'd guess as long as you don't go
past the line formed by the telephone poles or boxes, you are likely
still on the city/state right of way. A sub-division map would be your
best way of checking.

Ed