Neighbor dumping car fluids

[Noseyaboutpollution]

Neighbor has been chopping a bunch of cars. Fluids visibly migrated to my property.

Asked him to stop, and/or start using pans to catch fluids.

Would you be upset if you had a neighbor that violated zoning laws and opened a salvage operation?

He thinks I'm a jerk for recording what he did.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. Yes, I'd be upset

[Skink]

18. I got warned for washing my car at my apartment complex.

[Liberal_in_LA]

27. I got warned about an oil leak from my car once.

[Skittles]

2. he needs to be reported to the authorities

what he's doing is not just jerk behavior - it is illegal and dangerous

[flvegan]

3. Well, since they're ruining my land and property values, fuck him.

I'd turn him in, especially considering the damage he's doing to the environment regardless of who owns the dirt.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. We have a neighbor like that, too.

He's built a ramshackle "shop" in his back yard where he works on cars. His offense is sweeping up the the debris on the floor and burning it. Smells like hell and gives my husband a headache.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. You bet I'd be pissed. Blow him in ASAP

He's got no business doing that stuff.

[Bluebear]

19. No sex threads.

[TheCowsCameHome]

20. Ok. Self-spank now being performed.

:spank:

[LisaM]

6. Yes. Among many other problems with what he's doing

anti-freeze can be fatal to neighborhood pets. That alone would make me turn him in.

[slackmaster]

7. I'd turn them in to the neighborhood code enforcement department in a heartbeat

San Diego's new City Attorney has changed the way Code Enforcement operates. They have long had a reputation for doing nothing.

They actually do their job now. Several homes on my block complained about a barking dog at one house. The CE people took care of the problem, and they did it with compassion. They gave the dog owner plenty of time to straighten out her act.

[WeDidIt]

8. I wouldn't have even talked to him

He's in direct and flagrant violation of the law and is liable for cleanup of your property.

I would also contact an attorney and sue. You have experienced direct damages that can have a monetary sum affixed. Toxic dump cleanup is expensive and a toxic dump next to your property has just moved your property value to almost nil.

[donco6]

9. This could be EPA violation as well.

We can't dump anything in my transportation garage, and we're inspected frequently. Why should he be allowed to pollute the whole neighborhood?

[cherokeeprogressive]

22. In CA the HAZMAT people would be called

And the asshole neighbor would be paying for their time, and the cleanup.

[donco6]

23. And I would totally agree with that.

That crap can migrate quite a long way and impact the value of your home. There's a lawsuit waiting to happen, too.

[sam sarrha]

28. call the EPA..!! They will remove the stuff at great expense and charge him.. you need to say gas

and oil and glycol, lots of it is being dumped.. call the police and tell them he's suspiciously chopping up cars and dumping gas oil and glycol..

[rollingrock]

10. Chop Shop?

a chop shop is where stolen cars usually go to get 'chopped up' and sold for parts. do you suspect that is what your neighbor is doing? if so, you might want to inform the police of that as well, perhaps anonymously because these are potentially dangerous criminals you're dealing with.

[Cirque du So-What]

11. I wouldn't have said boo to the motherfucker

I would have turned his ass in without so much as a second thought.

[benld74]

12. Ya could check to determine flammability,,,, nah!

[Gold Metal Flake]

26. Why?

[shawcomm]

13. kick his ass

legally first, then physically if that doesn't work. probably a palin supporter too, pos.


*whoa... i've been away a while and need to change my avatar. unless we can still impeach Bush :D

[Turbineguy]

14. Releasing refrigerants

is a federal crime with HUGE fines and nice fat rewards....

[Stinky The Clown]

15. Damn right! Call the cops.

That's bullshit.

[The Straight Story]

16. Wander around near nude, drinking, with a machete or shotgun, rambling to yourself

I don't have problems with my neighbors since I started doing that.... :rofl:

[nosmokes]

17. You spoke with him before taking any other action which is what a neighbor should

do, but how is he able to run a salvage operation next door to a residence?

And me? I wouldn't have the slightest qualms about turning him in if he kept illegally disposing of toxic wastes. That shit kills. and worse.

[ecstatic]

21. My neighbor killed my bushes that way

I've been begging the association to replace them for years.

[MichaelHarris]

24. some

of those fluids kill pets, I would report him to the EPA immediately. The fines are very large.

[KittyWampus]

25. You are only allowed to have X many cars on your property- especially without license plates

that's number one.

Number two, fluids are legally supposed to be disposed of properly.

This is why we pay the police.

[backscatter712]

29. Turn him in.

His dumping is damaging your property and its value.