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Neighbor keeps harassing me & my neighbor next door. What can do to get it to stop. He harasses my family when they come over.
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It started when I had my baby. My mother in law came over and parked across the street (not in front of his house but the house next to him) he came out and told her to move rudely when I told him it was a public street he started yelling and cussing at me. It happened a 2ND time & he was up in my face, police were called he blocked in my moms vehicle with two of his cars an inch from her front & rear bumper police told him that was petty & that it's a public street. he now stands on his driveway yelling obsenities to me & the lady next door calling us obsenitie An accident happened the people involved asked us to Call 911 we did he started telling us to mind our own Business 2 of my cars have had shattered winds I have no proof that its him but they both happened after the police incident
You are free to file a civil harassment restraining order against your neighbor if this conduct continues. Specifically, the types of conduct that can be enjoined (restrained) are outlined in the California Code of Civil Procedure Section 527.6. This includes: (1) "Course of conduct" which is a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose, including following or stalking an individual, making harassing telephone calls to an individual, or sending harassing correspondence to an individual by any means, including, but not limited to, the use of public or private mails, interoffice mail, facsimile, or computer email. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of "course of conduct."
(2) "Credible threat of violence" is a knowing and willful statement or course of conduct that would place a reasonable person in fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her immediate family, and that serves no legitimate purpose.
(3) "Harassment" is unlawful violence, a credible threat of violence, or a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person that seriously alarms, annoys, or harasses the person, and that serves no legitimate purpose. The course of conduct must be such as would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and must actually cause substantial emotional distress to the person who files the complaint.
Keep in mind, however, if you take this route it will often times escalate the tension even further. It is usually best to try and mediate these situations and avoid using the judicial process. Of course, this is unavoidable at times.
The easiest solution: stop parking your cars in front of or near his house. Yes, I know, you have the right to park there, but the guy is obviously a nut and why would you want to have to deal with him?
Report the broken windows to the police. Check with your neighbors, maybe someone has security cameras that may have caught the incidents. The police will probably tell you that it is a civil matter, unless you have evidence that he broke your windows.
You might be able to get a restraining order or sue him for nuisance. Start documenting every incident and keep records to help support your claim.
