One naked neighbor has set off a flurry of complaints in the Charlotte community where he lives , but police are telling residents there 's nothing they can do about it . Homeowners in Cardinal Glen in north Charlotte claim that a man in the neighborhood has often stood stark naked in the doorway of his home over the last 10 years . Those flustered residents have tried to phone the police , only to be told that the nude man next door is n't actually breaking any laws . Stark raving mad : Neighbors in Cardinal Glenn . 'Because my daughter grew up in this neighborhood , ' Adrienna Harris told WBTV about her growing agitation . 'Even this week , when she was home from spring break , she would call me at work and say `` Mom , I 'm getting ready to go outside , but let me check if he 's out there first . '' That 's how bad it is in the neighborhood . ' Harris says she called police several times in the past , and every time has been informed the man has done nothing wrong . On Friday , people in the neighborhood , including Pecolia Threatt , tried the police one more time . ' I was out rolling the trash can on Friday and I just happened to look over there and he was standing there buck naked , ' Threatt said . A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department spokeswoman confirmed that police were called Friday , but that charges have ever been filed . 'Since it is not a criminal incident , it was documented in the `` call for service '' but there is no report , ' the official told the Observer . The spokeswoman also told the paper that officers had spoken with the magistrate , who agreed with the officers that the man was not violating any laws since he was on his property . Indecent exposure laws vary state by state , but North Carolina 's states outlines it as 'willfully expos [ ing ] the private parts of his or her person in any public place . ' Residents in the neighborhood said they took videos and photos of the man , in order to present a case for a nuisance complaint to the Homeowners Association .
Residents are upset that the man can not be charged with indecent exposure because he 's on his own property . Comment: