New guy in the 'hood

[wdfifteen]

A place about a mile from here sold about 6 months ago. There have been two big MERSK shipping containers in the front yard since the time of the sale. Seemed like a strange place to keep shipping containers. Through the local gossip grapevine we got the story, and it's weird.
The family that sold the house was building a new one, but it wasn't ready by the time the new buyer wanted to move in. They made some deal where the seller would put all their stuff in two shipping containers parked in the front yard and get them within a month.
Something happened, it took longer than a month, and now the guy who bought the house won't let the previous owner on the property to retrieve the containers. The scuttlebutt is that he's really piss about them being there too long and by some logic he's making it so they'll stay there even longer. I don't know if he's holding out for some money or what. It just seems strange. If I had two big MERSK shipping containers in my front yard I'd want them out of there ASAP no matter how pissed off I was.

[1990C4S]

Is it even legal to store them in a residential area? I'm guessing not.

I had a similar issue where a contractor left a dumpster in my driveway, he was responsible for removal but wouldn't pay. Dumpster owner wouldn't move it for me unless I agreed to pay the contractors entire bill, which included several other projects he had on the go.

Mr. Dumpster changed his tune when I told him I was going to have another company empty the dumpster and leave it at his house.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

Is it even legal to store them in a residential area? I'm guessing not.

I think WD is pretty rural, so probably not as strict about that sort of thing as in the 'burbs.

I had a similar issue where a contractor left a dumpster in my driveway, he was responsible for removal but wouldn't pay. Dumpster owner wouldn't move it for me unless I agreed to pay the contractors entire bill, which included several other projects he had on the go.

Mr. Dumpster changed his tune when I told him I was going to have another company empty the dumpster and leave it at his house.

Nice. I like it.

[Sooner or later]

Probably depends on the communications between the 2 parties.

The containers were a compromise that benefitted both parties. One side gets to move in sooner and the other side has available storage.

Let em get their two containers and both sides will then be happy. As it is, neither side is happy.

[speeder]

If there is one overarching thing I have learned from being on this forum, it's that Americans are really weird. The stories from the heartland I read here have made me almost scratch through my head and let's not even talk about PARF.

Why on earth wouldn't the sellers store their stuff somewhere else, like not on the front lawn of the house they no longer own? Maybe a Public Storage facility, where it won't get moldy on a lawn where it probably rains like in the Bible?

And now two of these dumb scrotes have found each other. Beautiful.

[1990C4S]

I had a similar request when my mother-in-law sold her home. The buyer wanted to drop a container in the driveway one week prior to closing.

We declined, mainly because of space, and they found an alternate drop location.

People look for free solutions first.

[herr_oberst]

Create an ADU from those shipping containers!

[craigster59]

Real Estate deals are crazy right now. People will do anything to jump to the head of the line, many concessions being made.

My Wife had this posted on her FB page. i think it's a good parody of today's market...

[Dantilla]

The good news-
You already have a taste of what the new neighbors are like.
Probably best to keep them at arms length.
Cordial, but distant.

[Chocaholic]

Or bake them a pie. Maybe they’re crying out for help and only need someone compassionate to understand their story and help soothe their anxiety.

Upbringing dontchaknow.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Dantilla

The good news-
You already have a taste of what the new neighbors are like.
Probably best to keep them at arms length.
Cordial, but distant.

I’ll probably never even meet them, there are a lot of cornfields between our place and there. I probably would never have heard about it except my immediate neighbor is the neighborhood gossip, and I wondered why a couple of big ass MERSK shipping containers were clear out here in the sticks.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I wondered why a couple of big ass MERSK shipping containers were clear out here in the sticks.

Where else are they going to keep their Carrera GT, '73 911 RS Lightweight with Racing pedigree, 917 with racing pedigree and 959?

(I was going to say 956/962, but Wayne's got most of those)

[masraum]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I’ll probably never even meet them, there are a lot of cornfields between our place and there. I probably would never have heard about it except my immediate neighbor is the neighborhood gossip, and I wondered why a couple of big ass MERSK shipping containers were clear out here in the sticks.

I've been here 6 months. I've never met my neighbors. I've got one that I should go meet. Apparently, he's got a bunch of photos of the area from a long time ago which are interesting. I don't know much about the other one or two other than what you see on google maps satellite view. I'm perfectly happy with this setup.

[A930Rocket]

As mentioned above, whatever is in the containers is going to be worthless when opened.

I had a homeowner who used one of those PODS to store her furniture. They dropped it in her driveway when she moved in and when she opened it up, it looked like one gigantic mold factory. Everything was trashed and she had to buy all new furniture.

[cstreit]

I suspect without the current owners cooperation - those containers now belong to the new homeowner.

THeir best bet is for the company that actually owns the containers to sue for their retreival.... Assuming the old homeowners dont.

[Arizona_928]

40 ft containers loaded with schit will need something more than 1 ton pickup and trailer.....

[ckelly78z]

Originally Posted by Arizona_928

40 ft containers loaded with schit will need something more than 1 ton pickup and trailer.....

This is exactly how we got our EMPTY high cube shipping container delivered (about 9000# empty). We use it for seasonal hay storage, but need to keep the airflow moving to prevent mold.

A full conex would weigh 20,000# +, so difficult for anything without a large winch, and trailer.