legal advice

Your dash cam caught your neighbor sideswiping your vehicle, but he says you can’t use the footage because it violates his privacy. Here’s what you need to know.

There you are, cruising home after a long day, humming to yourself and picturing that beautiful, empty rectangle of asphalt with your number on it. But when you pull up—bam. There’s your neighbor’s crossover sprawled in the exact space you’ve been looking forward to all afternoon. It feels personal, even when it’s probably not, and now you’re wondering if you can legally remove the offending vehicle. Here’s what you can actually do, what you definitely can’t do, and what will keep the peace without sacrificing your precious parking real estate.

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