Evening all,
so...I have recently moved to a new build on a small development. Builders are still on site and some areas are fenced off with warning signs. My house is at the end of an unadopted road. Then some wooden railings and then a slope down to a large pond/area of shallow water very recently landscaped. All the common areas are looked after by a management company for which all residents pay annual fees.
My issue is that daily, actually twice today, a family have been using this area as their private playpark. Splashing in the water, climbing up and down the slope damaging planting and trampling the seeded ground residents were advised not to walk on. They have been accessing the private land on foot by walking directly through the fenced off building site. Today after a protracted period of sledding I leant out of the door as they were walking past and asked one of the boys if he lived on the estate. He said no. I then politely told his mother that this was private property and that they should not be walking on the grass/trees/planting. This did not go down well. Was I being unreasonable to say something? I hate conflict but they aren't even my neighbours and the CFers have walked all the way through the development clambering over fences and railings and must be aware that they are trespassing surely? I think it's a civil matter rather than criminal but am now worried about what will happen next if they return again tomorrow. Was I being unreasonable to speak out? Advice most welcome,