What to do about neighbors blocking shared easement every weekend?
real estate attorney Washington Aug 23, 2026
Location: Washington Hi everyone. Less than 5 years ago a neighbor moved in. They have several people living in the house already. The parking area in front of their garage is small and accommodates maybe 6 cars if you squeeze them together. It can fit more if they park on the front yard grass. Over the years they added 2 RVs which they park on the side of their house in the backyard. Problem is these people have taken it as “well we can’t fit all cars on our property, great let’s park on the shared easement and to the right of it!”. They let their visitors park their 6-7 cars on the easement and block us from accessing our garage or using the easement. Their excuse is they own half the easement so they can park on it. They are confrontational people and will start getting pissed and film you for even bringing up the issue. Police and the city say it’s private property therefore it’s a civil matter. We talked to a lawyer years ago and they said they would need to send them a letter which was like 1k. We didn’t have the money for it so didn’t pursue it. Is there anything else we can do? Or is a lawyer the only way? I’m not sure how to add a photo to explain the layout. I thought about reporting their RVs for code violation but that’s not the issue I just want them to stop blocking the easement and use street parking which there is plenty of btw.
