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zoning: neighbors' complaints (Real Estate & Property Law)

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 14:54:00 GMT

My neighbor runs a used car dealership from his backyard. He put up a 6-foot fence so people wouldn't be able to see his many cars standing there and have reason to complain.
I filed a complaint about his running a business with the town (in NY state), who just gave him a fine for having unregistered vehicles on his property. Since then, most of the cars have been removed, but there are still at least 4-6 unregistered cars on which he is polishing and vacuuming with whining machines for hours on end mostly on weekends. He also drives up and down the (normally quiet) street test driving noisy cars with or without clients.
How can we get him to stop running his business here?
What does the town do to reinforce zoning laws?
Do we have to keep filing complaints about noise, the business and the fence to put pressure on the town?
How do we get him to take down the fence (only 4ft is allowed)?
Can the homeowner's association sue him?
[Edited by nnnnn on 03-26-2001 at 09:30 AM]

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  • You have the option of taking him to court. But before you do that you must gather all evidence, so file complaints and get written reports from the police, health dept. zoning, building dept etc.
    Call up every day if you have to. Research all laws and ordinances so you know exactly what to complain about.
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