Am i in my right to puncture a ball if its on my property?
i have terrible neighbours and i have loads of balls constantly in my garden because of them. do i have this right?
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I do understand what you're going through and for those people who've answered this question telling you not to be so grumpy, they must live in areas where this doesn't happen. Where I live, when their ball comes over your fence they don't even knock on your door to ask for the ball, they just climb over the fence and get it themselves, which I think is very ignorant. The kids round here don't give a toss. How can anyone say 'they're only kids'.
Kids nowadays have no manners and if you have an opinion you get punished for it. It used to be the other way round but society has changed and is paying the high price now.
yes go on do it
yes you have the right. You are on your property, but you may not care for the ramifications of being the neighborhood meanie.
However tempting it might be, I dont think you have a legal right to do that.
No, but you do have the right to throw them back over the fence. This will set an example of what a good neighbor is.
Yes you do, if it on your property it becomes your.... pop away
I dont think so, I just said I couldnt find the last one that my 'sweet' neighbours kicked over, it 'was' once a day at least, havent had any since I didnt give the last one back
you sound like the "mean old git next door" to me
let kids play were'nt you a child once?
Just think about the consequences, that's all... Talk to them first, and if you already have, just tell them that you'll keep the balls from now on
Sure but don't forget those kids are going to be teens some day... Can you say spray paint and eggs??
Yes. Everyone's done it. Just don't make a habit of it. You might get a bad reputation for being a ball buster.
no I did this and they called the police and the police said we had to give it back! I know how you feel though it's so annoying getting balls over the fence constantly!
aye go ahead but if yer neighbours are psycopaths...well...good luck.
i take it they are only kids. . stop being so grumpy
stop being an @$$hole and give the kid back his ball.
Maybe you should try talking to your neighbor and letting them know they are damaging your garden, and maybe they will be a little more careful in the future.
go on, be a mean old git!
Yes, you do have the right to puncture a ball tha has landed on your property. You will not be arrested for it and probably won't be successfully sued. You will not win friend sthis way however and you would be lowering yourself to the terrible level of your neighbors. Just throw the stupid balls back.
technically yes I suppose. But if you put the question like this: 'My friend visited me the other day and forgot to take his glasses home when he left. I then decided to stamp on them. Was I right?' In this case no and most people would have to replace them. This is a tricky question. I understand your frustration as my neighbours are the same. I think you should think about what sort of retaliation you will receive. Maybe you could just keep the ball so they have to ask you for it. Then warn them that next time it comes over you will puncture it?
No you have no legal right to do this grow up and stop being tight
let me ask this my little girl is two years old and sometimes throws her toys over next door because they made a game of it now they are tired of it they now burst her balls or run over her toys with the lawn mower and then chuck the sharp plastic back over is that ok to you???
Just don't give them back, hopefully they will get the message. If they don't donate them to a kids playgroup or school and tell them what you have done, it might not stop but its their loss.
You do not have the legal right, just like someone can't pop your tyres just because you block their drive whilst you nip in the newsagents, however yes there are times when these things niggle us and we would love to do it.
I'm sure you cannot do puncture a ball just because it lands in your property...
If it has been there for a long time...then you have legal claim to it.
Think about it this way. If someone happens to park on your lawn without permission, you might have the right to have the car towed away (a legal third party)...but you cannot take a hammer to the windshield...
You could, if you wanted to...take the ball to the police station or the fire station and have your neighbors deal with them... but you cannot destroy their property, just because you are upset.
Also, that seems more trouble than it is worth... Just give the ball back to the kids...and tell them... "be careful with your ball kids, please"... A little kindness goes a long way...
I don't know but I moved house because I was so sick of the neighbours kids kicking the ball against my house, and into my garden at all times. 8am in the morning until 10pm at night would be 'thud thud' on my wall. They would climb over my fence and into the garden 20 + times a day if I ignored the door to the continual requests for "can I have my ball back?" And their parents told me that thier kids could play football wherever and whenever they effing well wanted to! So you have my sympathies! I have 2 kids of my own, aged 10 and 8 but its not nice to have this kind of intrusion day after day, and its not being a miser either!
Surely they must do more than just kick balls into your garden for you to call them terrible. Kids will be kids, i tell mine constantly not to kick the ball over the fence but they do it by accident. Your not my neighbour by any chance are you?
even if it's not, what can they do? are they going to call the police on you? then they'll just look like a whining idiot. and they're not going to sue you over a stupid ball. but if you're still not sure you want to do that... or actually, even if you do go ahead and puncuture it (hehe), i say 'accidentally' get it in the road. let cars puncture it, not you. or at least take the blame.
or you could fling it into some far away neighbor's yard. then you don't have to worry about it :)
dont be so mean just throw it back. your just being petty was you not a child once
That kind of sounds mean. Are these kids and their balls fly over the fence? no way if they belong to the kids. It will take you less time just to throw them back over. Talk to the adults in the house and let them know that your garden is getting ruined by their balls and see if they don't have the kids play in another part of the yard. If they are adults that are doing this then tell them about the garden and if more balls come over then you will just keep them. Keep them and donate them to a school or daycare, don't pop them. If it comes down to it then call your local police/ or your housing society and talk with them about the situation. Maybe they could give them a warning and things could get better.
sorry to hear about your 'terrible' neighbours..its sad but its something that you got to learn to deal with sometimes...kids are kids...maybe talk to them about it.or the kids..make a deal. If the balls keep coming over into your garden, then start keeping them in a special box or bag. Why get so upset over it. Balls do bounce and kids seem not to realize it that much, but when it happens it happens...wish I knew more about your problem. Sounds like your neighbours are not respecting your views. Maybe a higher fence might work but dam that can be costly. Maybe the kids are not being respectful and the parents don't care.I have the same probelem too, all I do is throw the balls back into their yard. Maybe talk and get advice from the police on what your rights are, and if you kept the balls do u have that right? Check this out first.
good luck
Michelle
Criminal damage, don't do it.
Honestly how much effort is it to throw a ball back ?
Answers. Grow a tall hedge, put up a tall fence, report the neighbours to the authorities. Sadly there's not much you can, do... and I guess you feel pretty impotent in this situation, but resorting to petty acts like damaging footballs. It's really not worth, and it will make maters worse.
The best thing to do is, (and I know it's hard) ignore them, and whatever you do, dont antagonise them, these people are plebs right ? so how do plebs react to antagonism ? Yeah, they dont spend a lot of time thinking things through do they ?
If you can move, move away, if thay are tennants, report them to the local authority (even if they own thier home you can STILL report them). Antisocial behaviour is high up on the top of the task list with many authorities at the moment, given an oppertunity to sling and ASBO, they will ! (if you're in the UK that is)... but other countries have silmilar restricitive notices they can serve.
The main point here is, antagonising them will make it worse, ignoring them will not cure it, but it will keep a lid on it to a degree.
Relax! What harm do these balls do? Toss them back over the fence and get on with your life
if you are in the UK it is classed as criminal damage it aint your ball to pop big boy and it is a arrestable offence also
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