I am moving because of ducks and tractors.

I think you are doing the right thing. When you rent, you have to follow the landlords rules.

Very few can tell you what to do if you own it! Youll be much happier, probly instantly!

Son had a similar problem. Liked to collect things, had a couple of dogs, 2 vehicles, tool shed and 36' 5th wheel in a rural modest RV park.

He moved to a new place where he could do as he pleased.

Mark

these kind of people are used to having their way, and probably have the money to do it, which does not make it right, in my younger days living in town i had 2 similer incidents, but instead of birds it was my trucks and tractors, which was what i used to make my living with , i fixed 1 of these in such a manner that i cant post it, but lets say i won, the other i did as you did and moved back on the farm, but as i was gone i never knew what the idiot did with the end dump semi load of manure i delivered to him while he was at work, or what he did about the 4 foot tall word, a--hole i spelled out in his lawn with weedkiller [ no blanks in his lawn], it doesnt do any good to get a lawyer, as these kind of people will simply tie you up in court until you go broke, and all that will do is make 2 lawyers richer, you got to move yourself or them,out here where i belong in the country i have had no such people around me

I'm planting trees this spring eric. I work dayshift ... lol

If it's not your land, then you must respect the rights/wishes/opinions of the landowner.

You wouldn't want someone telling you what you could or could not do with YOUR land, would you? It goes both ways.

We all just need to mind our own business and not put so much stock in what our next door neighbors are doing.

Next time try fertilizer to spell with. It'll burn it in initially then stay green for years. Much longer lasting than round up.

Speaking from Massachusetts, none of us here own our land, as much as we like to think we do.

(and the same is true in most other states across this nation)

Here, the town owns it. We rent it from them in the way of property taxes. Rent/tax - just words. The fact is if we don't pay, they kick us out. Sure it pays for good services we all use but it goes well beyond that these days.

Towns here also tell us what we can and can't have. I happen to live in a more lenient town - but those around us have much stricter limits on whether or not you can own chickens/horses etc. and how many.

So renting/owning - it's all kind of relative to where you are, as to whether or not there's any difference.

Tempola I've seen plenty of your posts here and you seem like a good guy.

I think it s#$#$s that you have to move for this reason, but I'm glad you're moving on principal.

That says something about you.

I guess it's not right to judge the new owners, but I sure hope somebody else will move in behind you and give them nothing but grief.

good idea! ill keep that in mind hadnt thought of that way lol

I think you did the right thing, but be careful some people out there seem to think they still can tell you what to do even if they don"t own the property. I grew up on a farm in eastern Ne and I have always been fascinated with tractors and farm equipment . I have a lot of different items relating to farm on my properties in town. I really don"t want to get into detail but its a bunch. Here it started roughly 10 years ago . The big city in the area decided they wanted to run things like Omaha or Lincoln. They decided to start telling people what they could or couldn"t have within a 2 mile radius , not to mention what was in town. So basically monkey see monkey do. They started in our town. Thanks to an retired individual with absolutely nothing to do but harass people . we deemed him the JUNK GESTOPO , If he did not approve of what you were doing he"d run to the village board and keep complaining till they took action. (sheriff , court etc.) I always have kept my properties wel kept , mowed and trimed . (the main reason I hate snakes , especially the ones that make noise). After all this the village"s attornery made the assumption that anything needing repair should be worked on in a garage . Well people had news for him , at least 75 percent of projects are done in the driveway! Well finally to the point of all this , people finally stood their ground and pushed back and things cooled off. The thing to remember is if you own the property and pay taxes you give some of these poor stiffs their jobs. Some public officials get a kink in their nose when you tell them that you are paying their wages.(mostly ones that are too big for their briches.)Just remember now that you own property , YOU HAVE RIGHTS! This issue always has touched a nerve with me. Good luck and enjoy your new property . Not be an a-- but the JUNK GESTOPO finally passed , I"m sure he be missed .

If you're moving out away from town, be careful to protect your critters from predators.

As a renter, you do have to respect the landlord's rules, but the landlord should realize there is value to a long-term, stable renter who keeps the property up.

I think you will be happier with your own place.

Reminds me of what went on here in the township a few years back. Had a guy who was one of those "do anything to make a buck" types. He'd cut wood,haul scrap,you name it. He had stuff in and out all the time,nothing really stayed,but sometimes it got all the way out in the road. The guy right straight across the road from him was a nice old guy too,old timer in the neighborhood,but the junk guy started getting on his last nerve,so he went to the township board. They passed a junk ordinance pretty much just to target him. He complied a few times,but he got tired of being hounded too,so he went all over the township and had a mile long list of everybody who even had an unlicensed car in their yard. Told the township junk czar that when they got all those other places cleaned up,come back and talk to him. They got part way through the list and gave up. Hasn't been a whole lot of compliance since unless there are a lot of complaints about the same place.

You are lucky you got wheels under yer house! Some of us are STUCK with bad neighbors!

Yep. BTBT I know how you feel, you will like your own place much better.

Had a guy lived on the very edge of the village,wanted to put in a gas station/convenience store. He got started but needed a zoning variance to change the land from Res/Ag to commercial. The busybodies got involved and he was shot down on his variance.
He then decided that since he was zoned ag that he would become Ag. He brought in a several old school busses and set them down on the frames. He then bought a bunch of pigs. Nothing the snobs could say to him. Few years went by and he has his shiny new convenience store.

Here's a tip - when you move that double-wide - put it right in the center of your new property. Then folks can't "crowd" you. You'll enjoy getting away from that manipulative neighbor. Look at it as a positive!

Just about the same thing happened to me. Someone driving by and didn't like to see Dad's rusting farm machinery lining our drive into our place. Next thing the city is wanting us to get rid of it. No it's not going to happen. I did move a couple things, and that got them off of our backs until next time. Stan

Our family was at a 4H meeting once and following the meeting the parents were all just hanging out after the kids had gone out doors. One of the mothers commented about the place just down the road with all the junk around it. About six of us replied right back pretty much altogether "That's not junk, it's antique tractors!! shut her down pretty quick.

Neighbors, I could go on forever about mine. All good except the one. Every one in town knows her. She has called the cops on me so many times that they usually don't even keep track of the calls. Stupid things, wife was repairing a small hole in the window screen from room that happens to face her front door. She calls cop, my wife is harassing her. Cop comes, no , just fixing a little hole in screen. I dug in a wire to my garage. She calls phone co., gas co. and cops. The guy from phone co. comes over to inspect. She had told them I was installing listening devices under the road. Never went near the road. Phone guy didn't inspect anything, just walked from front of house to alley so she could see he had inspected property. Then she calls the cops and sheriff saying I getting 3 limits of pheasants a day and have at least 50 in my deep freeze. Local law knew better, puts her off. She call St. Paul and a warden comes to house. I'm not home, pheasant hunting, has wife pull evrything out of freezer. Feels like a dam fool as between me and son we had 6 birds. I then got a two year restraining order on her for harrassment. After two years were up. Same old crap. Law says , get another order. I said, nope, you guys know her, just tell her to jump in the lake. They did nothing. Winter is great as she stays in her house.

My BIL lives in Battle Lake MN. The town had passed an ordnance saying your grass could be no more than 3". This little group of old ladies would walk around town and measure people's grass then file a complaint with the city until someone had them charged with tresspassing. Then they passed one that said every vehicle not parked in a garage had to have current registration. All the city cares about is that the town is pretty for the tourist. My BIL is somewhat of a slob as far as his yard is concerned. The city gives him fits.

Glad I own 200 acres!

Rick

Sorry to hear your situation but hopefully all for the best. I was mayor for years in our small town, people would call up asking about a house or property for sale. I'd ask have you looked at the neighbors? and they'd usually say no. I tell them say you move in next to someone with coon dogs, then you decide you don't like coon dogs and come to the City to get on him about it. It doesn't work that way, we won't carry your water he was there first. I'd rather they look elsewhere than become a troublemaker in a town that generally gets along without too much arguing. Sadly a few still slip in and we have issues that never came up before.

Last week the local abundant rag was looking for ways to attract more people to our state. If they want to live here and enjoy our culture, I have no problems with it. But usually they move in and about a year later, its "the combines stir up the dust" or "those damn tractors slowing up the traffic" or "the school mascot is discriminatory" or "we smell the cattle lot". For those I have a suggestion - "thanks for visiting now keep going"

I grew up just outside of Chicago, [Elgin ]. Now we are in rural OK. and am I ever glad . Pretty nice and peacefull here. Very good neighbors too.
They are OK with us having tractors too.
Way to many people in the Chicago area for me. Don t mind going back to visit, but that s all. clint

I grew up in the city all my life till 18 longing to get away from the congestion and the "poo-poo" uppitty neighbors etc. Now that I have lived out of a city for over half my life when I go back to visit all I hear about is my relatives complaining about their idiot neighbors and trouble. Makes me wonder how people ever get along next to each other?? I have had my share of neighbors so my closest one is now at least 8 acres away. They can do what they want and it don't bother me and the same goes with me to them. I hope I don't ever have to live in a city again!!

The song Harper Valley PTA comes to mind

Sorry to hear about your troubles Andy. When one door is shut two are opened. Sounds like will work out better for you. You guys better get to working on those C's. I'm building a killer Ferguson for a friend. Vic

Well, I understand how you feel. I feel the same way. If you own the land you live on you have a little more freedom, but not always. I live in a rural farming area, I have only three acres myself. A few years ago the county overlords decided that there was too many junk vehicles in the county and passed an ordinance that you could only have two that did not run. I had several more than that, not all just junkers. Many were collectible, such as a '69 Dodge Super Bee and three '52 and '53 Fords. They gave me 30 days to clean them out. Refused to give me any more time so I could try to find collectors to buy them. There were three of us who voiced our thoughts at the hearing the night the ordinance was passed, and they harassed us mercilessly for two or three years to make sure we stayed in compliance with the law.

Pitch,

Now that is hilarious! Way to work the system...sometimes you have to think outside the box. I love it. Shake the guy's hand if you see him.

(quoted from post at 21:09:42 01/18/13) Well, I understand how you feel. I feel the same way. If you own the land you live on you have a little more freedom, but not always. I live in a rural farming area, I have only three acres myself. A few years ago the county overlords decided that there was too many junk vehicles in the county and passed an ordinance that you could only have two that did not run. I had several more than that, not all just junkers. Many were collectible, such as a '69 Dodge Super Bee and three '52 and '53 Fords. They gave me 30 days to clean them out. Refused to give me any more time so I could try to find collectors to buy them. There were three of us who voiced our thoughts at the hearing the night the ordinance was passed, and they harassed us mercilessly for two or three years to make sure we stayed in compliance with the law.

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That's a whole other story. Otter Tail County MN about 4 or 5 years ago.

Otter Tail county is in the "Heart Of The Lakes" area of MN. The county has the highest concentration of lake in MN and subsequently many summer lake shore home. That is not cabins, it's homes, many in the 150K plus construction cost range. Now these are summer homes for the rich and shamless from the cities.

Driving into Lake Lida on MN Hwy 108 is a farm that had many old threshing machines, one setting on almost every hill top in the pasture. The farm stead itself was over grown with weeds and had more broken, not running equipment and tractors setting around than running stuff.

Enter the Lake Lida Lake shore association. They tried (and almost won) to get a county ordnance passed that would require all farm machinery to be stored indoors, all hay stored indoors and several other anti farm make the city people feel good things. At first the county fathers had "meetings" that were not well advertised in remote areas. Most of the counsel was retiring and not running for reelection. Several well to do farmers retained lawyers then inform the counsel that if they did pass something like that the county would be tied up in court for years. No they didn't threaten to fight the law but instead to make it fair. Things like no lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, boats, bicycles, garden tools or even docks removed from the lake in the winter could be stored outside were what they were going to go after. So the measure failed and the newly elected officials several months later passed a thing saying that they could never pass something like because of the counties roots in AG. The Lake Lida folks didn't give up, they tried to get something like that passed for the entire state! That measure didn't make it out of committee. MN is a right to farm state!

Rick