Flytipping on my land! :o(?

Question

Someone has dumped a huge amount of rubble and soil onto my private land while I was out at work. I have not got any witnesses but the fence which backs onto my neighbours garden and mine has obviously been removed and repaired in same day. It looks like my neighbour has used this as an access point and dumped the contents of his garden there. What can I do? I am about to go over and confront him but if he says it was not him its my word against his. Also am I able to sue him if I can prove the contents are from his property? Anyone else have any experience with this and was successful? Many thanks.

Answer 1

Take pictures of everything. Have an adult family member or adult friend stand next to the rumble and soil pile in one or more of the pictures to help show the size of this pile.

Report the matter to the police or sheriff for your area and file a complaint...make sure they look the area over and take a written statement from you. It's their job to confront the neighbor not yours.

You pay your taxes which pay their salaries..let them do their job.

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This is "tresspassing of private chattle". Someone is using your property... to benefit themsleves...without your consent....which will cause you financial loss if you have to have this rumble & soil removed.

If they do not do so after the police or sheriff talk to them and you feel you can prove it's their stuff, etc.... sue to recover any financial loss, that you have.

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It's like when a neighbor lets their male dog run loose, it jumps your fence and inpregnants your female dog.

This happened to us once, I let our dog out into our fenced in back yard to "do her business" just as the phone rang. When I came back to check on her about ten minutes later...I found the neighborhood "Romeo" had jumped the fence and mounted my dog. They were still "locked" together so I got my camera and took a picture to prove he'd "been to visit". I then attached a leash to his collar so he couldn't run off once he was finished. I called the police, filed a complaint with them, then I called the local dog warden and had them impound "Romeo".

We ended up having to deal with a pregnant dog, (Vet bills) the birth of 8 puppies that we then had to feed, care for and clean up after for nearly 2 months, then advertise to find homes for, etc. We kept copies of all our bills and receipts....as well as a log of all the extra work we had to do.

When all that was behind us... we sent Romeo's owners a detailed bill, copies of our "proof" and a request that the bill be paid in 30 days. When they basically laughed the bill off...we sued.

The owners had let their (un-fixed) dog out to stray, which is against the law in our area, they were fined for that, thus they were also responsible for any mischief the dog got into while straying. We proved and won our case.

The key is getting as much hard proof as you can.

Opinions & suspicions are useless for proving a case in court.

Answer 2

.....I am about to go over and confront him....

Also am I able to sue him if I can prove the contents are from his property?

While you're waiting for the ambulance you could consider the second phrase!

Answer 3

Call the police immediately so they can have it on record. Then tell them of your suspicions, and show them exactly what you told us - that the fence between you and your neighbor has moved. Others have included more details on how to handle the situation, so I say do those as well.

Answer 4

"Dream On" has good advice. I would add that by calling the police and making a report you will be on record as handling this in the proper manner. Plus, if the neighbor was responsible and he sees the police it will probably give him second thoughts about doing it again.

Answer 5

You have the right to prosecute and fine the people :)

Answer 6

Be very careful of accusing someone of dumping the rubble on your land. It may well have been your neighbour, but you have no proof that it was done by him.

If your neighbour is bad enough to do something like this, then it is unlikely he will take kindly to being 'confronted'. Confrontation is something you want to avoid.

Contact the police and your local council' tell them what has happened, and ask for their advice.

Please you do put yourself at risk of being thumped (or worse) by your neighbour. Your life, and good health, are worth a whole lot more than the cost of having a pile of rubble removed from your land.

Good luck.