What can I do with HUGE eyesore??

Linda Dugal
by Linda Dugal
Welcome to the neighborhood!! New neighbors bought home next door and brought their mini home with them. I'm not feeling very neighborly right now.
New neighbors on the left. Can you spot the eyesore?
If you said trash cans on road, nope not it. If you said basketball goal at end of drive with blocks, nope not it.
If you said camper, yes......u guessed it!! My house is on the left. You can see the stakes where the property line is. Any suggestions on how to hide this from view??
  24 answers
  • Beverly Lambert Beverly Lambert on Aug 07, 2017

    Seriously ask them to please park it next to their garage unless you want to find out from zoning if you can put up privacy fence and pay for it....Talk to them....

  • Txlakegirl22 Txlakegirl22 on Aug 07, 2017

    Ahhh. Sometimes an HOA is a beautiful thing. Since I am guessing you don't have one, definitely check your city or county ordinances. Most cities prohibit parking on the grass. If that doesn't help, I would talk to them. Maybe they could put it behind the house. Good luck!!

  • Dreamingcreek Dreamingcreek on Aug 07, 2017

    I don't consider a very nice RV like that an eyesore!

    The industrial trash bins & crooked goal are worse.

    • Mcmaj81 Mcmaj81 on Aug 07, 2017

      It is when its in the back yard!! Obviously the owners of the RV think so as well, otherwise they wouldn't have parked it where they did.

  • Cynthia H Cynthia H on Aug 07, 2017

    Is the camper right next to your property line (your home on the right in the picture?)?. I would ask them to move it away from your house and propane tank and consider a privacy fence. Unfortunately if they don't cooperate you may have to make a formal complaint in your municipality. I live in a small town, and we have rules for everything, from number of dogs to what can be parked and where. It's a matter of asking for the rules to be enforced. It isn't right or fair to park that close to your house.

  • Jan Clark Jan Clark on Aug 07, 2017

    We have this problem in spades. Our neighbor is a junk dealer and we don't live in a municipality with Code Enforcement rules. However, you may. Check with your town or city. Most of them DO have laws regarding trailers, boats and mobile homes. Usually, they have to be concealed behind fences or stored at a facility and not at the residence. All it takes is a few mouse clicks or a phone call. Good luck!

  • William William on Aug 07, 2017

    I agree with Beverly! Talk to them and ask if they can move it. Check the zoning and see if the placement is legal. Put up a privacy fence from the back of your property even with the front of your house.

  • Paul Boehme Paul Boehme on Aug 07, 2017

    Tennis hoop? Recycle bins? Petrol tank? Architect style? Nice Homes.

  • BabyBoomerSC BabyBoomerSC on Aug 07, 2017

    You have a few choices:

    1) Ask them to move it

    2) Put up a privacy fence

    3) Plant trees/tall arborvitaes that stay green year 'round that will provide privacy for you.

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Aug 07, 2017

    If you don' t have a home owner's association to complain to, find out what the local code says. If this is permitted, there isn't much you can do about it. You can put up a fence if it really bothers you, but you may have to just suck it up and realize that nobody will judge you for your neighbor's actions....

  • Honestly, I would love to have such a grassy huge lot and if zoning allows it, there is not much to be done. What are the zoning laws? You could build a fence? I am a life long camping person (50 years), so it does not bother me in the least, but understand to others it could be considered an "eyesore" - we use for slumber parties, extra guest room, entertaining space. Get to know them first, maybe they can park elsewhere on their lot. Or maybe they will place an "L" shaped removable lattice fence around it for you.

  • Nancy Turner Nancy Turner on Aug 07, 2017

    Talk with your neighbor and see what could be done, perhaps you both could chip in with money and labor to put in even a partial privacy fence. Myself, I would love to have an RV. Don't have a cabin to go to and I would love to go somewhere on vacation that you didn't have to pay resort prices, hence, I haven't been on vacation in almost 30 years.

  • 13526476 13526476 on Aug 07, 2017

    While I would love to have a RV, I don't want my neighbor's RV to be in my backyard (or as close as it can [may] legally get to it). When I initially looked at the photo, I immediately saw the trash bins and basketball hoops/blocks, while I thought the camper belonged to you. With such a large yard, one wonders why they chose the location they did...could it be so they don't have to look at your propane tank? If you don't having zoning laws for this, then you must bite the bullet and talk with the neighbors. If you don't get the action you wish, you may just have to go to the county board and request a decision. (We live in the middle of no where and have zoning laws, so I have my fingers crossed for you.)

  • Sandy Sandy on Aug 07, 2017

    First call your town and find out if there are any ordinances regarding Revs. You could ask them to move to to the other side of the house, but then it will probably just bother another neighbor! If it bothers you that much, put up a privacy fence or put in hedges.

  • Bridget Brooks Bridget Brooks on Aug 07, 2017

    You to the neighbors..."You know, I have been trying to hold back saying anything but with my OCD, I have to say I am so worried about that camper being so close to that propane tank with the weak wall problem. Maybe you could move it a little closer to your garage or maybe in your back yard? I've just made myself sick thinking about it." Then, if they don't move it, take over an estimate for a privacy fence with their half circled in red.

  • Kate Kate on Aug 07, 2017

    Go right to the city, and they will address it anonymously if you request it. Will it be obvious it was you - that's not the issue, just put that burden on the city. The propane tank is a concern in proximity to the camper...


    What you will want to do is wait once the city has addressed it in writing with them, meanwhile find out what you need to do to put up a fence, according to codes, etc of course...and that will be that.

  • Linda Dugal Linda Dugal on Aug 07, 2017

    Went to the courthouse to get neighborhood restrictions. There has been no one to enforce these restrictions so basically the ones that were in place are void. We do not have an HOA. Spoke with city zoning and enforcement and there are no restrictions for a moveable structure. I did speak with the neighbors. They will be building a fence, but only 6' which is not tall enough to cover the camper. The camper front hitch is even with the corner of the house. They said they are not moving it. Last fall I had dirt brought in, not knowing the property line was so close to my home, so now it is the highest point in their yard. We had our fence taken down for the propane tank to be installed and have been waiting for a good time to bring in more dirt, and then put our fence back up. We live in south Louisiana, so we feel blessed to have a generator with a propane tank. Not pretty, but was going to be hidden by our new fence. I failed to mention that the property goes back behind my house as well. It's pie shaped, so they have plenty of room in the back to park it as well. Good for all those who love to camp, and want an RV. My question is based on what I would like to do, which is not see it every time I pull into my driveway.

  • 2dogal 2dogal on Aug 07, 2017

    Boy, I'd talk to them first. Ask if it's going to be temporary, or if they'd consider moving it as it's soooo close to your house. If not, then erect a fence.

  • Jan Loehr Jan Loehr on Aug 07, 2017

    What a shame...people come into a nice neighborhood and put their junk right next to your property line then tell you they are NOT moving it?? Judging from the crass blue garbage bins and horrible basketball hoop with blocks? you are supposed to just take this lying down?? It is unfortunately going to cost you $$$ to erect a barrier along that line...I would go with huge Arborvitae trees they make a great solid screen and will cover that ugly, yes ugly RV 6 feet from your house....it will take a while for them to grow but think about this...you can have them professionally installed at least where the RV is then it will make a very nice border for that side of your property....best of luck!

  • Alyssa Alyssa on Aug 07, 2017

    I love the privacy fence with the gate in that last picture you posted. I would definitely do something like that if I were you. With the impact your new neighbors have already made on the neighborhood, I'd think the sooner you put in a privacy fence, the better for your peace of mind. Extend it far enough into your front yard to screen the RV from view when you pull in, or use landscaping to obscure the eyesore.

  • B. Enne B. Enne on Aug 10, 2017

    That fence in the picture is nice. If the RV cover still bothers you after they install a 6 ft. fence, then I would plant tall bushes by the fence. Maybe Arborbitae as Jan suggested.

  • SandyG SandyG on Aug 10, 2017

    Talk to them first and inform them you will be planting hedges or building a fence to block the view of the RV. Hopefully, they will reconsider their placement of the RV and move it. Most RV owners do not want sap and tree/bush debris on their trailer, so maybe a nice row of fast growing tree/bushes would give them the incentive to do the neighborly thing and move it.

  • James Crownover James Crownover on Apr 07, 2021

    Its not

  • James Crownover James Crownover on Apr 07, 2021

    Sir be happy it isnt one of the trashy ones.

  • James Crownover James Crownover on Apr 07, 2021

    They are wrong to not move it though.