I have had a person that has parked his car in front of my house and it has been sitting there for months. I am pretty sure it doesn't run and it is just sitting there.

I understand that I don't own or control the parking spaces in front of my house, not trying to be a Karen but it is really frustrating to have a beat up old car that doesn't run just sitting in front of my house for months.

Do I have any recourse?

The worst part is he is taking up 2 parking spaces, grrr

No recourse probably but....

Put up some fake handicap signs to deter future offenders after you pay a shady tow truck driver to tow it.

I like it, the other option i am considering is lighitng it on fire and blaming it (win or lose) on Eagles fans

You can't stop folks from parking on the street but I believe there are city ordinances about cars which don't run being left parked on the street more or less permanently. Maybe call 311 and see what they say.

Yep, pretty sure they can ticket/tag and eventually tow an unworkable car off the street thats been there a while

https://www.houstontx.gov/parking/abandoned-towed-vehicles.html

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Abandoned Vehicles and Vehicles Parked for More than 24 hours

City Ordinance 26-93 states that a vehicle cannot legally park on the public street for more than 24 hours. This helps to reduce neighborhood blight and identify stolen vehicles.

Steps for Identifying Abandoned Vehicles

1. ParkHouston receives a 311 service request reporting an abandoned vehicle or a vehicle parked on the street for more than 24 hours.

2. A Parking Compliance Officer (PCO) goes to the reported location and chalks the reported vehicle.

a. The PCO marks the reported vehicle
b. Warning is documented in ParkHouston's parking management system

3.When a PCO returns to the location and if the vehicle has not moved a citation will be issued

4. If the vehicle has not moved another citation will be issued. A vehicle that has not moved within 48 hours is eligible to be towed as an abandoned vehicle.

5. If another report of violation is received, a warning will not be issued. Each vehicle will only receive one warning.

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P.H. Dexippus said:

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https://www.houstontx.gov/parking/abandoned-towed-vehicles.html

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Abandoned Vehicles and Vehicles Parked for More than 24 hours

City Ordinance 26-93 states that a vehicle cannot legally park on the public street for more than 24 hours. This helps to reduce neighborhood blight and identify stolen vehicles.

Steps for Identifying Abandoned Vehicles

1. ParkHouston receives a 311 service request reporting an abandoned vehicle or a vehicle parked on the street for more than 24 hours.

2. A Parking Compliance Officer (PCO) goes to the reported location and chalks the reported vehicle.

a. The PCO marks the reported vehicle
b. Warning is documented in ParkHouston's parking management system

3.When a PCO returns to the location and if the vehicle has not moved a citation will be issued

4. If the vehicle has not moved another citation will be issued. A vehicle that has not moved within 48 hours is eligible to be towed as an abandoned vehicle.

5. If another report of violation is received, a warning will not be issued. Each vehicle will only receive one warning.

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This is the way. If you can prove to HPD that the vehicle has been there for months, they might not wait and just tow it immediately.

Mega Lops said:

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No recourse probably but....

Put up some fake handicap signs to deter future offenders after you pay a shady tow truck driver to tow it.

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I tried like hell to get COH to give me that sign when they took it down.

I try to have a long fuse when it comes to stuff like this, but that would piss me the F off, honestly.

Have you checked to see if it is locked?

You might look up the plate on publicdata.com and see if it's registered to a neighboring address. I wouldn't necessarily go talk to the people at that address, but it would give you a clue if it's a neighbor's car or just ditched. Cops will also run the plate to see if it's stolen.

Does it look like this by chance?

Echoes97 said:

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Does it look like this by chance?

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Is that The Dude's ride?

Indeed, note the subtle brown, or, uh....rust coloration.

I wouldn't hold out much hope for the Creedence.

Houston cops have their finest working on this case OP, they are working in shifts.

When I lived in the heights, we had this happen to us. After several weeks, I used the 311 app to report it, and made sure to say that the registration was expired. It was hooked up to a tow truck in 24 hrs. The driver told me that he gets tow lists from the city that are populated from the 311 app.

HoustonAg9999 said:

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Houston cops have their finest working on this case OP, they are working in shifts.

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Someone probably just used the car for toilet and moved on.

TXAG 05 said:

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HoustonAg9999 said:

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Houston cops have their finest working on this case OP, they are working in shifts.

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Someone probably just used the car for toilet and moved on.

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Probably used for a soup kitchen

When I lived in Woodland Heights I received a ticket for parking in front of my house for more than 24 hours. This was during peak covid and my assumption was parking enforcement branched out from downtown in an effort to chase revenue.

It absolutely did. They were hitting suburbs as well and nailing people parked over the sidewalk, facing wrong way on street, etc.

CheeseSndwch said:

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When I lived in Woodland Heights I received a ticket for parking in front of my house for more than 24 hours. This was during peak covid and my assumption was parking enforcement branched out from downtown in an effort to chase revenue.

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In Timbergrove and I got a ticket once for parallel parking the wrong direction for 15 minutes.

Popcorn ready.

Are there any Leeds?

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I have had a person that has parked his car in front of my house and it has been sitting there for months. I am pretty sure it doesn't run and it is just sitting there.

I understand that I don't own or control the parking spaces in front of my house, not trying to be a Karen but it is really frustrating to have a beat up old car that doesn't run just sitting in front of my house for months.

Do I have any recourse?

The worst part is he is taking up 2 parking spaces, grrr

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Can only be unmoved for less than 24 hours. Put in a complaint on 311. They'll ticket after 24 hours themselves. If the car doesn't move, they'll ticket and tow. Don't worry about being a Karen, if they don't realize they got a ticket, can't feel bad for it being towed.

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I'm glad I live in a boring neighborhood sometimes.

Though I'd certainly do something if a strange car were parked in front my house for as long as the OP described.

Take it to the Outdoors board and it will be gone by dinner time!

HoustonAg9999 said:

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Houston cops have their finest working on this case OP, they are working in shifts.

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The city is surprisingly quick with things like this. They'll come out and mark the tire, wait 24 hrs, and if it hasn't moved tow it.

Jugstore Cowboy said:

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Can only be unmoved for less than 24 hours.

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I'm glad I live in a boring neighborhood sometimes.

Though I'd certainly do something if a strange car were parked in front my house for as long as the OP described.

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Yep. It's a city street, not a free storage site for your junk.

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It absolutely did. They were hitting suburbs as well and nailing people parked over the sidewalk, facing wrong way on street, etc.

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Whats funny, is they basically weren't even popping people for things like DUI during peak Covid. I know someone who was wasted on alcohol and too much of their prescription drugs, swerving all over the place, and hit the concrete divider on I-10 East near Bucees...so out of their mind they thought they were on the WEST SIDE of town driving to KATY. The team of cops who pulled him over were all masked and gloved up and allowed him to call a relative to come pick them up. (This person went off the deep end Summer of 2020 but has since gotten help thank God)

They basically weren't supposed to make contact with people for most misdemeanor crimes. That is what I heard at least. Considering how many LEO's are morbidly obese, I kind of understand the concern about spreading it through a dept of out of shape fatties.

You could pretty much drive however the hell you wanted during Covid...just don't park a single ft too close to a fire hydrant or stop sign lol.

El Gallo Blanco said:

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bigjag19 said:

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It absolutely did. They were hitting suburbs as well and nailing people parked over the sidewalk, facing wrong way on street, etc.

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Whats funny, is they basically weren't even popping people for things like DUI during peak Covid. I know someone who was wasted on alcohol and too much of their prescription drugs, swerving all over the place, and hit the concrete divider on I-10 East near Bucees...so out of their mind they thought they were on the WEST SIDE of town driving to KATY. The team of cops who pulled him over were all masked and gloved up and allowed him to call a relative to come pick them up. (This person went off the deep end Summer of 2020 but has since gotten help thank God)

They basically weren't supposed to make contact with people for most misdemeanor crimes. That is what I heard at least. Considering how many LEO's are morbidly obese, I kind of understand the concern about spreading it through a dept of out of shape fatties.

You could pretty much drive however the hell you wanted during Covid...just don't park a single ft too close to a fire hydrant or stop sign lol.

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you have one piece of anectodal evidence and that means for you police didn't enforce DUI laws. ok

are you new here?

sts7049 said:

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El Gallo Blanco said:

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bigjag19 said:

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It absolutely did. They were hitting suburbs as well and nailing people parked over the sidewalk, facing wrong way on street, etc.

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Whats funny, is they basically weren't even popping people for things like DUI during peak Covid. I know someone who was wasted on alcohol and too much of their prescription drugs, swerving all over the place, and hit the concrete divider on I-10 East near Bucees...so out of their mind they thought they were on the WEST SIDE of town driving to KATY. The team of cops who pulled him over were all masked and gloved up and allowed him to call a relative to come pick them up. (This person went off the deep end Summer of 2020 but has since gotten help thank God)

They basically weren't supposed to make contact with people for most misdemeanor crimes. That is what I heard at least. Considering how many LEO's are morbidly obese, I kind of understand the concern about spreading it through a dept of out of shape fatties.

You could pretty much drive however the hell you wanted during Covid...just don't park a single ft too close to a fire hydrant or stop sign lol.

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you have one piece of anectodal evidence and that means for you police didn't enforce DUI laws. ok

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Not saying no one got arrested for DUI during Covid. You should slow down and read things before you try to throw e-shade. You scrappy liberal male feminists are so antsy to get your comeuppance against normal people with healthy testosterone levels that you all too often fail to do your proper due diligence.

I bolded it for you. I literally mentioned my story to an off duty officer that I used to play pool with around that time at the bar down the street and asked him about it...he said they definitely scaled back enforcement of certain crimes out of abundance of caution to "prevent the spread".

It was also discussed on the politics forum years ago, and I believe on here. It's why you, if you have decent general observation skills, probably noticed a significant uptick in crazy erratic driving, and even things like paper tags. You probably saw far fewer people being pulled over during peak Covid. Again, if you have an above 80 IQ and eyes.

They also let people riot and destroy sh** and go much farther than they should have too. Member all those hoodlums vandalizing sh** because the pregnant-woman-robbing thug and hero to all democrats OD'd on enough fentanyl to kill a small village? Member?

Boo Weekley socks are the best.

So ... has the vehicle been towed yet?