Q: Can I do anything about my neighbors parking next to my home grayling mi 49738 208 Scott street
We live in the township, not city. My neighbor has a business which is transportation. He has big diesel trucks, other trucks, big trailers, van,rvs, snowmobiles etc. they run everything between our homes. I live in a 1965 trailer, which the owner, my boyfriend has had since he was 22, he’s 56 now. We can’t open the windows on that side of the house. You can’t watch tv with the vehicles running. Our home vibrates and it’s loud and their exhaust fumes come in my home when we can or try to open the windows. I have called the police numerous times they can’t do anything. The neighbors are rude loud mean, the police have instructed me to not even go on that side of my house and move if I can. Can I sue my neighbor for the cost of putting up a fence or making it so (our windows are old we rarely opened them to begin with and we don’t want to replace them if we can’t use them) we can’t open our windows or the noise etc… can we make it so they have to park 20 feet away instead of 5 or 6 feet.
A:
You should research what your local ordinances say about trucks, noise, and commercial activity on residential property. Perhaps they are in violation of something, which you can address with your township or file a nuisance action.
The problem with living in a township versus a city is just what you are experiencing. Many people say cities control too much what you can do on your own property and like living out in townships and rural areas where "no one can tell you what to do". Still, there are usually some provisions, especially about commercial activity, you may be able to look into.
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