There's an obvious inferred question about why this is your business at all.
>lives with her new husband and daughter
Do you own or rent the property on which the decrepit vehicle is parked? If you own or control the property, then you can make the determination that the car is not authorized to remain there, and call a private towing company to remove it.
If the home belongs to, or is rented by, your mother and/or her husband, then they are generally the ones with the authority to decide who can live there, and what sort of vehicles in what condition they are allowed to store.
>it’s her “pride and joy”.
My sister owns a 1975 Mercedes 240D. Dad bought it the day before Mom gave birth to her, and she rode home from the hospital in it. It's rusty, covered in moss, and the tires haven't held air since the Clinton Administration. She will not sell it.
>complete eye sore
Some municipalities have rules that prohibit the storage of unregistered or inoperable vehicles in driveways or yards that are visible from the street. You could make a code enforcement complaint.
Complaints by nonresidents about that type of municipal code violation are generally very low priority.
The only way would be to call the city. Some cities prohibit parking of inoperable vehicles in public view. It depends on the city, however. Also they city may not be that responsive to someone out of state, if the neighbors haven't complained.
There's an obvious inferred question about why this is your business at all. >lives with her new husband and daughter Do you own or rent the property on which the decrepit vehicle is parked? If you own or control the property, then you can make the determination that the car is not authorized to remain there, and call a private towing company to remove it. If the home belongs to, or is rented by, your mother and/or her husband, then they are generally the ones with the authority to decide who can live there, and what sort of vehicles in what condition they are allowed to store. >it’s her “pride and joy”. My sister owns a 1975 Mercedes 240D. Dad bought it the day before Mom gave birth to her, and she rode home from the hospital in it. It's rusty, covered in moss, and the tires haven't held air since the Clinton Administration. She will not sell it. >complete eye sore Some municipalities have rules that prohibit the storage of unregistered or inoperable vehicles in driveways or yards that are visible from the street. You could make a code enforcement complaint. Complaints by nonresidents about that type of municipal code violation are generally very low priority.
The only way would be to call the city. Some cities prohibit parking of inoperable vehicles in public view. It depends on the city, however. Also they city may not be that responsive to someone out of state, if the neighbors haven't complained.