Too bad you don’t have two cars to park in a way to prevent them from parking in front of your property.

Is it illegal to park any car or truck on the street? Is it just the trailer part without the truck? If the authorities will not do anything about it your kind of stuck. Hope it works out for you.

If the vehicle is illegally parked are they at all being ticketed?

I was in a similar situation with a commercial vehicle in my area and I just kept complaining to the bylaw officer until something was done about it

functionthenlook: just the trailer part is illegal over a certain number of days per year.

Parking or lack of must be a problem in your area. You might have to do as gl0sey suggested and just keep on calling and calling till they do something. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Lack of parking is not an issue. The guy moved to a different neighborhood. He is taking advantage of me. He should be providing his own parking for his business.

Start egging his truck every night.

Here doesn't even live in the neighborhood! War would be on if it was me. Eggs would be mild on what could happen to that trailer in the middle of the night.

I also think that putting your car out in front of your house would solve the issue. If you’re concerned about your car being vandalized, get a cheap security camera to point at your car. It sounds like they’re parking there out of convenience and habit, and if pull up just to find your car in the spot , I think they’ll move on to a more convenient spot. I suspect you won’t have to do it for long.

Take a picture of their license plate. Easy to get owner ID from the city, with that. Take pics, over a few days. Then turn it all over to the County and/or the police. If they're violating the law, they may not want the tickets.

Which authorities did you contact? Did it include the police? They should be ticketing him.

Alternately have you ever spoken to the owner? Perhaps a friendly call explaining the situation and your dilemma would end the parking? Tell him/her you wanted to give him/her the opportunity to correct the problem BEFORE you take it to the police. Be kind. Do not be threatening--just matter of fact. Make it seem like he's doing you a favor.

Good idea to get the license plate in a picture. Then, take pictures for two weeks with a time stamp. During this time, narrow down the office/person responsible for enforcement. It's called building a record. If the enforcement person doesn't do their job and doesn't follow up, take a copy of the file to your local councilman or county commissioner. They will do the follow up. That's what they are supposed to do. But, you need pictures and time stamps to prove it.

Contacting the owner will just expose you to vandalism or even assault. This is how you do it legally.

If he's a business owner a threat of a poor review about his practices might help.

Who is the elected official responsible for your area? Contact them and ask how they can help get local laws enforced and explain your contacts to law enforcement have had no impact.

Borrow 2 cars, park one in front and one behind the trailer, boxing his trailer in. When he comes to use the trailer he won't be able to access it. If he knocks on your door, tell him you have no idea who the "idiots" are who own any of the vehicles and just leave them parked there all the time.

I can park a vehicle where they normally park their trailer, but I am concerned about vandalism

If you're concerned about vandalism, then I feel like there is more to this story. Have you guys had words? :)

Is this a petty thing that he's doing that is directed at you? Or is this just a habit that he has that just happens to inconvenience you and he could be oblivious to your frustration?

just the trailer part is illegal over a certain number of days per year.

That seems like a strange law. How many days a year is it allowed?

I could see why it might be hard for them to enforce it then. The enforcement officer would have to be aware of exactly how many days it had been parked there. They couldn't just take your word for it.

I'd let the air out of his tires.

"Chicago Dibs" - what happens when people shovel after a snow:

I got an email from the zoning department validating the violation, so hopefully something will come of that. I really think people in the company think it’s ok to park on the street even though the county ordinance says otherwise.

The trailer is still parked on the street today in front of a neighbor’s property. That neighbor is friendly to them but has a history of sidestepping the law. Apparently that is common.

Thank you for your suggestions and empathy. That gives me some alternatives.

Regarding the chairs, that’s funny. These guys would throw them on my lawn and park there anyway.

They do the chair thing here also. Believe me if you chucked the chairs in their yard and park there your car would not be driveable for a long time.

Sounds like the company did move the trailer just not as far as the OP would like it moved. There is probably a back story probably of spite on all sides for someone to park their work equipment away from where they live or work.

Sorry to come in late to this conversation, but I wonder if the owner of the trailer might have moved somewhere that does have a HOA, that does prohibit him from parking it in his driveway or on his street, so he unhooks the trailer in his old neighborhood and then proceeds home.