Is a driveway public or private?
Criminal and civil law becomes blurred when the vehicle ends up on a driveway, because it is technically on private property. Once a car ends up on your driveway, the vehicle is now technically on private land – which local councils have zero jurisdiction over.
Are there any rules about having a driveway?
There may be some rules that you do not agree with concerning the driveway. For instance, you may not be able to repair your vehicle along the driveway, or you may have parking restrictions.
What happens if someone parks on your driveway?
If a vehicle is parked on your driveway without your permission, they are trespassing. As trespass is a civil and not criminal offence, the police will not always get involved. At most, they may send an officer to try and determine the owner of the vehicle and ask them to move it. Can I block their car in?
Is it legal to drive your car in a shared driveway?
Typically, each owner owns part of the driveway and has the legal right to use the entire driveway to drive their cars to and from their garages or parking areas at the rear of their properties.
Can a car drive over a driveway easement?
Cars, dump trucks, heavy lifters and other construction equipment suddenly are crossing your property in order to access another. No permission has been given, especially a driveway easement which gives someone the right to drive over property he doesn’t own for the purpose of accessing other property, typically property he does own.
Is there such a thing as a legal driveway?
This is not a “driveway,” either legal or otherwise. A legal driveway requires an approved cut-out in the curb. Permits for driveway cut-outs are difficult to get approved by the City precisely because of the pressing parking needs in the “older” neighborhoods of our town.
Is it illegal to Park in front of a driveway?
First, your neighbor cannot paint the curb yellow. There is a substantial fine for defacing the curb. If you’re describing an actual driveway (curb cut that allows vehicular traffic to enter and leave the property), then you can’t block it. If it is not a legal driveway, then it is legal to park in front of the curb. Good luck. Regards, Larry
Do you need a cut out for a driveway?
A legal driveway requires an approved cut-out in the curb. Permits for driveway cut-outs are difficult to get approved by the City precisely because of the pressing parking needs in the “older” neighborhoods of our town.
How can I find out if I have a shared driveway?
If you do not have a real estate agent, you can conduct the research yourself. You will need to take a trip tot he registry of deeds office or possibly explore the assessor’s maps for the county to see if you can find information related to the driveway.