Say a family is hosting their daughter’s wedding at their home; everything is happening there: bridal shower, rehearsal, ceremony, reception, brunch the day after.

Two weeks prior to wedding, a few days are spent organizing the decorations to make sure that set-up on the day of rehearsal goes smoothly. Because only furniture has been set out, they leave it there while they leave for a few hours, and return to find two men from the cable/internet/phone company in their yard.

The gate had been locked, and the men refuse to give any information on how they got into the yard. They have moved everything that was set out to one side of the yard, and are covering the yard in spray-paint and flags. They say that starting the next week, “major” work would be done and would take one to three weeks.

Obviously, that isn’t good news for a wedding two weeks away, and the men say there is nothing the family can do — they’ll just have to move the wedding.

Is there anything the family can do in this situation? According to the employees, they can access the yard at any time they wish with no prior notice. But isn’t there something that can be done in situations like this?
St. N — Yeah, that’s what they thought when they first found them — that maybe the guys weren’t even legit in the first place.

But, they’ve confirmed with the company that there is work scheduled and that guys were sent out that day. They were definitely from the company.
Justice, it’s not my situation so I’m not in a position to call them myself

It just seems like there has to be SOMETHING that can be done. If it were an emergency, they wouldn’t be waiting a week — and not to mention, don’t they have to give some kind of notice?

Beyond that, I know they can access your yard, but can they climb your fence and move your belongings? That just seems ludicrous to me.
Redpatch — what the hell are you on about? This isn’t my property, as I already stated, and second of all, it’s not power. It’s frickin’ internet and phone service, and it’s not out. It’s just maintenance. If it were an emergency, why would they be waiting a week, hrm?