# What can/should I do to this car parked in front of my house? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 4, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-should-i-do-to-this-car-parked-in-front-of-my-house/652050 "2013-03-04T23:27:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-should-i-do-to-this-car-parked-in-front-of-my-house/652050/21 "2013-03-06T00:26:42Z")
[George Constanza, is that you?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egsdc7tZ_xc) ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-should-i-do-to-this-car-parked-in-front-of-my-house/652050/22 "2013-03-06T00:56:33Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > This may come as something of a shock to you but, SDMB posting rules notwithstanding, there’s nothing wrong with being a jerk, legally speaking. Sure. As has been pointed out, however, something can be legal and still wrong. Whatever. It’s just IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-should-i-do-to-this-car-parked-in-front-of-my-house/652050/23 "2013-03-06T01:24:47Z")
I won’t get into the morality of the situation. We already had a Pit thread in which people expressed their outrage at those who have the gall to legally park on a public street. But beyond that I agree with others, there probably is a law covering how long a vehicle can be parked on the street in one place. The length of time allowed will vary greatly from place to place. And it will most likely be a local ordinance and not a state law so you’ll have to check locally. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-should-i-do-to-this-car-parked-in-front-of-my-house/652050/24 "2013-03-06T01:44:54Z")
Moderator note > [@FrankJBN](#): > > “So I’d like to mess him up.” > > Man, what a wad you are. I mean you really are an unbelieveably screwed up person as are those who suggest ways for you to hurt this other person by damaging property or causing trouble. > > What the hell is wrong with you people? FrankJBN, This kind of insult is unacceptable in IMHO. For the last couple days you’ve posted several prickly remarks and this is the worst. Modify your posting behavior, please. No insulting anybody. If you have any questions about the rules here, I refer you to the registration agreement and rules available in About This Message Board ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-should-i-do-to-this-car-parked-in-front-of-my-house/652050/25 "2013-03-06T04:07:46Z")
Where you live, don’t the meter or parking people use chalk marks to monitor how long cars are parked when there are local ordinances dictating how long cars can remain? Unless you are watching his car 24/7, you don’t really know if he is moving it or not; and it doesn’t sound as if you even know if he is obligated to do so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-should-i-do-to-this-car-parked-in-front-of-my-house/652050.md?page=1)