We purchased property and built a home last year. Since we have lived here, a neighbor has been relentless about a parking pad we had put in by the builder. Unbeknownst to the builder and us, it was against zoning code. He has had a vendetta against the builder and now the new home owners since the first house went up in 2008. He has habitually complained about their parking situation as well.
We received a variance to keep the pad as a patio. We admit guests have parked there and or perhaps one of our vehicles together less than 5 times in the past year. That is 5 out of 365 days or less than 2% since we had the patio approved. The neighbor has our home under surveillance to see if and when we might park there. This is just creepy to us we and that is why we consider this to be stalking and harassment.
My 16 year old daughter and I (female) are creeped out by him and he was the main reason, after speaking with neighbors, why we have a security system. Last year 20 neighbors wrote the prosecutor and mayor to get this 25 year old male, who lives with Mom and Dad (the Dad is a creeper too!) to stop the harassment of the whole neighborhood. He measures people’s grass with a yard stick and takes pictures and reports neighbors for the smallest infraction. Our two little streets had over 300 zoning complaints in the last few years. There was no action by the prosecutor or mayor. A member of city council did take up the cause, but then did not get re-elected last year. He reports this anonymously on the city website and so we cannot prove they are all him, but we know it is him. The complaints are all worded the same because he was an urban planning major in college.
What can we do? I want to bring civil harassment charges against him or have a lawyer write a letter to scare him. We feel he is bulling the whole neighborhood, but the latest issue has been with us. Do I have a leg to stand on the this is causing myself and daughter to feel we are being watched in our own home. My husband already says we will move in 2 years when my daughter graduates from high school. This was what we would consider our dream house and he is making it a nightmare!
Asked 4 months ago in Cincinnati, Ohio
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