Oak Park, IL · Member since 2014 · 285 posts · 114 votes
I own a 6 unit building with parking in the back. Dumpster of next door building has been partially encroaching a few feet into my lot for a few years. I never paid attention until a tenant called me and said to have it removed because her son is buying a car so they need to park additional car behind her car. Two tandem spots are hers. I told the new owner of next door building to move his dumpster to his lot. He was very insulting saying that he was trying to be a good neighbor and why does he suddenly has to move it. He goes on about my tenants walk through his lot and he will collect evidence and sue me for my tenants tresspassing. I told him to do that if he like but I will claim the spot. I has plat of survey that shows my lot. Also, dumpster is behind my tenant's car and clearly in my lot at least a few feet. He told me to call recycling company which I will. I will also call the Village. I am thinking of legal action if all this fails. Any ideas, please tell. This forum is a godsend for me and is always great ideas.
Simply call the company who owns the dumpster and tell them that is on your property and when they do the next garbage pick up to make sure the dumpster is placed solely on the other person's property. Then as Scott suggested, add some precast parking curbs to 'remind' the dumpster people not to put the bin in the parking spot.
Maybe a couple of parking bollards at the lot line will keep your renters vehicles from encroaching on his property (and the dumpster on it's own side)...win/win (???)
But whatever you do, with this guy, be ready to pay an attorney if he files a suit.
Simply call the company who owns the dumpster and tell them that is on your property and when they do the next garbage pick up to make sure the dumpster is placed solely on the other person's property. Then as Scott suggested, add some precast parking curbs to 'remind' the dumpster people not to put the bin in the parking spot.
You state that you "told" the new Owner next door to move it. You should have sent a letter, via Certified, Return Receipt Requested, politely and unemotionally detailing the issue and providing a reasonable deadline to remove it from your property, and without threats. Also, how do you know you actually spoke to the Owner, and not just a Resident or caretaker of the property...did you look up the Ownership on local Court/Property Tax records? Honestly, why not just roll it onto the other property and spend an hour or two to install a couple bollards, or just posts, to barricade the access point? No need to discuss with anyone. If the "new" Owner did not have the property surveyed so he would know where the property lines are, that is his problem.
@Atul Mohlajee Not saying this is your situation but the dumpster truck drivers often shift the dumpster some on a pickup. Just put in some clear marking fence or parking bollards. Keeps them in line so you don't have to tell them. Call the company. If your tenants are cutting through his property send a notice on that.