hi all,
my elderly parents live in a house that backs onto a reserve. they have the highest allowed fence they can have but that doesn't stop kids etc from climbing the fence and coming into the backyard to try and break into the house.
There was another attempt yesterday but my mother heard them in the backyard so she opened the windows and they ran off and jumped over the neighbours side fence. There was another time when my mum woke up to hear someone on the verandah trying to open the window. Again they ran off.
They have an alarm, they have a jack russell dog who barks and keeps his eye on the yard but is not a frightening dog. now my father is 80 next month and my mum is 78 so they are getting on.
they have phoned the cops but the cops cannot do anything unless there is evidence of a breakin (seeing someone in your backyard who came over the back fence is not good enough). thye spoke to the council and they cannot do anything.
so my thought is stringing some barbed wire on the top of the back fence. the only people who would cut themselves on it will be the ones who are climbing over but I've been advised that i'm not allowed to do this as my parents will be liable for any injuries caused by it. But again, the only people who would cut themselves on it will be ones who are illegally coming into the yard. I've also thought about putting some type of cable on the top of the fence which is connected to the alarm but then i may have problems with birds, wind etc.
the law has a dim view of people protecting their own property and i've heard many stories where someone is sued or some dog is put down just for protecting private property. so what can be done?
So how can we stop these sods from climbing over the fence from the council reserve and coming into the private backyard of my parents house?
thanks
g
my elderly parents live in a house that backs onto a reserve. they have the highest allowed fence they can have but that doesn't stop kids etc from climbing the fence and coming into the backyard to try and break into the house.
There was another attempt yesterday but my mother heard them in the backyard so she opened the windows and they ran off and jumped over the neighbours side fence. There was another time when my mum woke up to hear someone on the verandah trying to open the window. Again they ran off.
They have an alarm, they have a jack russell dog who barks and keeps his eye on the yard but is not a frightening dog. now my father is 80 next month and my mum is 78 so they are getting on.
they have phoned the cops but the cops cannot do anything unless there is evidence of a breakin (seeing someone in your backyard who came over the back fence is not good enough). thye spoke to the council and they cannot do anything.
so my thought is stringing some barbed wire on the top of the back fence. the only people who would cut themselves on it will be the ones who are climbing over but I've been advised that i'm not allowed to do this as my parents will be liable for any injuries caused by it. But again, the only people who would cut themselves on it will be ones who are illegally coming into the yard. I've also thought about putting some type of cable on the top of the fence which is connected to the alarm but then i may have problems with birds, wind etc.
the law has a dim view of people protecting their own property and i've heard many stories where someone is sued or some dog is put down just for protecting private property. so what can be done?
So how can we stop these sods from climbing over the fence from the council reserve and coming into the private backyard of my parents house?
thanks
g