kids keep kicking their football in to my back garden several times a day. What are my rights?

Even I told the moronic OP to just answer the door.

The old bag does that a lot. It's the lefty way.

Typical leftist's "thought" process. It's their only neuron.

Can't be. They're hyphenated African.

If they're half-way decent kids why can't they come into the yard to get the ball? If they can follow a rule to stay out of the yard, why can't they follow a rule to get the ball and get out?

That's how it was when I was growing up.

put up a net to prevent the balls from clearing the fence..

based on most of their questions, I would say they "dummied-upped" when they posted I'd say less than 1% actually reply back

that should read "very" few :)

Usually the point behind fencing a yard is to keep creatures - including other people and other people's kids - out. There's not much point to having a fence if you're going to grant neighbors blanket permission to enter your property.

If your property contains an attractive nuisance such as a pond, pool, or pet, you can't give kids blanket permission to enter without exposing yourself to liability.

If the kids and/or their parents have chosen to ignore the obvious "do not enter" message that a fence conveys, it will be necessary to make that clear via letter or conversation - and setting conditions for permissible entry if the property owner feels so inclined.

I met my new neighbor several years ago when I heard a knock at the door and it was from a group of six little Black children lined up like stair steps who very politely asked me if I could get their ball which had sailed over the fence into my back yard. I said of course, you're nice kids and I'll get it for you. When I met their father, I complemented him on how well behaved and polite the children are. He told me they had been raised that way. In the last few days, one of the boys came by because his little brother had thrown his shoes over the fence and I let him come through the house to retrieve them. Me and my neighbors help each other and look out for each other. The kids always let me and my roommate know if anyone comes around the house or our vehicles when we're not home. ^_^

TDD

Wish all persons in every situation were as polite.

A couple owners ago, the trailer next door to me had two boys. single Mom, she's rather hard of hearing. I remember the boys threw some thing on top of their own trailer, Frisbee maybe. Another man and I threw a rope up, and snagged it and fished it down for them.

Sadly, both next door neighbors are smokers. Yikk.

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