As the cul-de-sac turns

janma529

You guys know how the one house next to us is a rental, right? And we've had some super fun parking situations to deal with along with random parties, one of which involved drunken hipsters climbing from their deck to ours to use our stairs? (Is this ringing any bells?) Well...THEY MOVED OUT!!! A "for rent" sign appeared on 5/1, but it didn't seem like they were in a hurry to go anywhere, so we weren't holding our breath. But as of this weekend they are G-O-N-E! Sort of... The one guy who (presumably) lived there had a seriously dilapidated El Camino that he was working on. He kept it out in the cul-de-sac, looking all ugly while it leaked oil and collected even more rust. It disappeared for a few weeks once, which was exciting, but of course it magically reappeared. And this lovely eyesore...is still here! It was moved to the other side of the cul-de-sac, I'm guessing because the landlord said it couldn't be where it used to be (in front of the house) while prospective tenants toured the property. But WHY is it still here?!?! How long does it take for a vehicle to be considered abandoned?

janma529

This had paragraphs when I typed it...I swear...
:-/

klm42404

So they just left the car? Are the tags expired? You'd have to check New Castle County codes to see how long it can sit there before they come tow it away.

mana8503

I think with no tags you can call in for an abandoned car.

amccul20

oh boy....

court115

I think with no tags, it's considered abandoned. I think if it has tags, you have to wait 7 days. Maybe... I'm not 100% sure.

janma529

Hmm...it does have a temp tag, but I don't know what the date on it is.  I'll investigate tomorrow morning and report back.

janma529

THE TAGS ARE EXPIRED!!! 

mana8503

janma529 said:

THE TAGS ARE EXPIRED!!! 

Then you should be able to call non-emergency line for an abandoned car! Bye bye eye sore!

court115

mana8503 said:

THE TAGS ARE EXPIRED!!! 

Then you should be able to call non-emergency line for an abandoned car! Bye bye eye sore!

Yay for small victories! Buhhhhbyeee ugly car!!

janma529

Is it awful that I was insanely happy when I got off the phone?  Cause I was!

mana8503

Yay! What did they say?

janma529

I explained the whole situation (i.e. the people were renters, they've been gone for over a week, etc.) and an officer is going to come out to look at it.  I don't know how quickly this is supposed to happen, so of course I've been camped out right next to the window, haha.

Meanwhile, the tags...expired in APRIL!  I'm starting to think that the guy decided to just throw in the towel and figured a neighbor would call it in so he wouldn't have to pay to get rid of it.

mammersoh

DH has a Mustang that isn't tagged because it hasn't been driven in forever. (Not family friendly at all) We had it in the driveway, but had to move it in to the garage last year. Someone else had a piece of junk car with expired tags, parked on the street a few houses down. A neighbor complained and they did a sweep of the neighborhood. They gave us a warning stating to either get it tagged, move it, or it would be towed in either like 10 or 14 days. So it shouldn't be there much longer. 

mana8503

Jeff had a truck without tags at our apartment and they have us x days to do something. There's a fancy development that would tow immediate.

phanatic

We have a neighbor who has a car that he uses as storage in his driveway. Wonder if I could call about that one... But YAY! car potentially being moved!