# Rental Property Rights v Tresspassing? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 29, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437 "2008-12-29T11:38:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/1 "2008-12-29T11:38:08Z")
I rent a house with my sister and a few of her friends downtown and there is always a very shady looking black guy that goes through the garages on the side of the houses looking for cans. This has on more than one occasion freaked out the girls I live with when they leave and its dark out and someone is going through the garbage inside the fence on the side of our house. Also, I feel this is a personal security risk becuase I do not want him exposed to documents, pay stubs, etc I might have ripped up and thrown out. What are my rights as a renter? Can I put up a no trespassing sign or a private property sign or does this need to go through the owner of the property? Also, what are the rights in respect to someone coming into the yard and a gate to stand going through garbage on the side of the house. Also open to any suggestions and pranks I might be able to do to the guy. Dropping shit off the roof on him was fun over the summer but now its too cold. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/2 "2008-12-29T11:39:21Z")
dude you’re down by canisius right? stay away from that dude. Canisius public safety gave us the heads up on him after we used to give him the cans from our parties…he did a lengthy stint for murder. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/3 "2008-12-29T11:39:25Z")
Shoot him. ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/4 "2008-12-29T11:41:53Z")
bread trail into traffic? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/5 "2008-12-29T11:42:32Z")
What is he was white? ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/6 "2008-12-29T11:43:44Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > What is he was white? Then it wouldn’t be a problem. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/7 "2008-12-29T11:43:56Z")
lock the garage? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/8 "2008-12-29T11:43:59Z")
Move along. Nothing to see here. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/9 "2008-12-29T11:44:49Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > lock the garage? No garage or driveway. Side of the house has a chain link fence to the back yard where the garbage is. ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/10 "2008-12-29T11:45:58Z")
plant shit on some cans, see if he takes them ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/11 "2008-12-29T11:46:43Z")
1. Call the cops. It’s trespassing, regardless of your status as a renter. If I see some dude digging through my neighbors trash in their garage, or beside their garage, you can bet I’m calling the cops even though I have no rights to the property either. Your garbage only becomes public domain once it’s at the curb. 2. Buy a $30 cross cut shredder. If you’re tossing out pay stubs, or anything with an account number for that matter, you’re being stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/12 "2008-12-29T11:46:45Z")
borrow a dog? ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/13 "2008-12-29T11:46:55Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Then it wouldn’t be a problem. 🙂 back when i was in the heights, there was a crazy white guy that would go through our trash all the time looking for cans. freaked girls out everytime. dude was a fuckin creeper. ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/14 "2008-12-29T11:47:23Z")
recycle ? so he wont have cans to take, thus making him not want to go thru yuor garbage ? ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/15 "2008-12-29T11:47:55Z")
the best thing you can do it put the garbage can in a place he can’t access it or lock it. If he can’t check it then he won’t waste his time going onto the property at all… these guys don’t waste time unless there is atleast some odds of a payoff. cops won’t care, can’t setup a stakeout for this guy… waste of time with that idea. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/16 "2008-12-29T11:56:05Z")
Does anyone know if we own the garbage bin? Would drilling a hole in it to put a padlock on it work? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/17 "2008-12-29T11:57:07Z")
Break glass and sharp things…and glue them onto the cans??? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/18 "2008-12-29T11:59:06Z")
I would say put all of your cans in a garbage bag once and then urinate in it 5 or 6 times. If he figures it out, he stops. If he doesn’t, you get the satisfaction of snky ownage. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/19 "2008-12-29T12:01:43Z")
Land mines may be the only solution… ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437/20 "2008-12-29T12:01:45Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > cops won’t care, can’t setup a stakeout for this guy… waste of time with that idea. Yeah, I forgot, this is Buffalo not Amherst. BPD will be too busy in their union meetings trying to figure out how to get another pay raise [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rental-property-rights-v-tresspassing/60437.md?page=2)