Posted by Sallie Mae on 4/06/06

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We finally moved into the home of our dreams 5 months ago,
only to discover that there was a business diectly across
the street from it, in which all the Customers park their
cars in front of my home instead of the business home. I
addressed this concern with the business owner because I
was confused as to why the front of her home was empty as
well as her driveway if she was conducting a business out
of it. I was told that this is the way it has been for 20
years and it has never been a problem with anyone and if I
didn't like it to put up signs. So I went to the Code
enforcement office to see if I could legally put up signs
without getting in trouble. I explained about the business
and so fourth and they wanted to know the business name. I
told them, they looked it up and discovered that the
business was not Registered thru their office there for
Code Enforcement told me it was an illegal business and
should not be operating without a permit. They said they
would send a letter to her informing her if she did not
get a permit they would shut her down. Things got worse,
We tried talking to her again and she sent a lawyer letter
to us claiming if we talk to her or her customers they
will file harassment charges against us. All because we
needed the use of the front of our home and she would not
allow it. Things have escalated to her customers saying
rude comments every time we are out in our yard, things
like " hurry up and get in thats the jerk giving her a
hard time" " don't worry about them, they have no right to
be here and that petition I just signed will take care of
them" We have been told that we need to move by her people
as well. We have been given the finger by her people
several times in front of our 3 small children. Her car is
in front of my home daily preventing me the use of my
home, the police have been here several times, she calls
them claiming she is blocked in when cars are near hers
and they are not blocking her in. Code Enforcement has not
Enforced her permit they told us we need to " Close our
blinds and sip our tea, and ignore it, that they are just
trying to bother us." In their own Ordinances it states
that if a business is being a nusiance to an adjacent
property they are suppose to take action and stop that
business from continuing to run. They have not helped us.
My children are unhappy we are unhappy , she is trying to
run us out of the neighborhood and has told people she is
trying to do so. She feels that she has a harassment case
against us, becasue we are documenting the parking and
getting licence plates of her customers for her illegal
business. I was told by the Police that I could do so, and
Code Enforcement. We have done nothing else. We don't say
anything back to her people when they throw their
comments, we just document it and, that is all we have
done, oh and taken some pictures of the blocked fire
hydrant and the blocked street. Nothing wrong there
either.
I don't know what else to do.

Re: Harassment from Illegal Business owner & Customers, 4/07/06, by Bob R/CA.

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