He has been an annoying neighbor way before this. Both to me and the neighbor on the other side of him.
Annoying neighbor
- Thread starter Donald
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I visited my sister this weekend and they have old self-righteous miserable fart down the street that was talking to somebody, both in their car and blocking the street. She went around him and he drove up the street and blocked their cul-de-sac and their driveway then proceeded to sling racial slurs. Same guy said my sister's BF wouldn't "make it in this neighborhood".....of middle class houses because he bought the house some 8 years ago at 26 years old. Some people deserve to burn while water is poured on the ground.
I had a next door neighbor who was a total pain. Behind our houses is a hill that my children used to sleigh ride down and she would loudly complain about the noise interfering with her afternoon napping. She said something that had my ten year old daughter in tears and I went over and told her to keep her mouth off my kids. Both were lawyers and threatened me for being on their porch and I repositioned myself into the street and invited the husband come out and discuss it with me. He declined.
A year later, once again in the middle of winter, I hear pounding and screaming at my front door and open it to find her soaking wet in a bath robe screaming that her house was on fire. I look over and sure enough there is smoke rolling out of the front door. At the time I was still working on the city fire department, since retired, and walked over and went into the house and determined that the fire was in the garage. I slowly opened the door and saw it was in the far corner around the furnace and water heater so I hit the garage door button, turned off the power at the main breaker once it was up and grabbed their garden hose and knocked the majority of the fire down just as the guys from my station pulled up. It did my heart good to see them track mud and snow all over her white carpet as they did overhauling to check for fire extension.
They were nothing but cordial after that.
A year later, once again in the middle of winter, I hear pounding and screaming at my front door and open it to find her soaking wet in a bath robe screaming that her house was on fire. I look over and sure enough there is smoke rolling out of the front door. At the time I was still working on the city fire department, since retired, and walked over and went into the house and determined that the fire was in the garage. I slowly opened the door and saw it was in the far corner around the furnace and water heater so I hit the garage door button, turned off the power at the main breaker once it was up and grabbed their garden hose and knocked the majority of the fire down just as the guys from my station pulled up. It did my heart good to see them track mud and snow all over her white carpet as they did overhauling to check for fire extension.
They were nothing but cordial after that.
I lived in the New Jersey suburbs about 25 years ago. There was a woman who lived alone with her dog who was extremely disagreeable, chased kids away from her property, and told all her neighbors to just leave her alone and not bother her in any way. So, they did just that.
Then they noticed that the grass on her lawn was not being mowed, and the power to the house was shut off. They figured she must have gone away somewhere. Finally, someone noticed a broken window, and it was winter. So they called the police to do a welfare check. When the police entered the house, they found her decomposed body on the kitchen floor, and the dead dog too. They figure she had been dead for six months or more. But nobody ever checked on her, because the miserable soul didn't want to be bothered or annoyed by anyone.
Then they noticed that the grass on her lawn was not being mowed, and the power to the house was shut off. They figured she must have gone away somewhere. Finally, someone noticed a broken window, and it was winter. So they called the police to do a welfare check. When the police entered the house, they found her decomposed body on the kitchen floor, and the dead dog too. They figure she had been dead for six months or more. But nobody ever checked on her, because the miserable soul didn't want to be bothered or annoyed by anyone.
Option 2 would cost more than the sliver of land is worth.
JHZR2
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Of course it might. But it’s not like it has to be doing a lot of work. OP can probably read up on the local laws and diy too. Depends upon who/what they know…
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In that case I retract my posts about, "killing him with kindness". Explain to him that gardens don't grow where the Sun never shines. Tell him to put his section of the garden there.
Did you own your place and have the beds in before he bought his? Then he had his chance to do his due diligence on the property, and failed. Wave and smile
Maybe he won't be so annoying once you move your stuff of his lawn.
Another reason why HOA's exist.
How would an HOA help here? Say they form one tomorrow or formed one 10 years ago?
I am in an HOA and I am president of the HOA.
Typically the HOA is responsible for landscaping.
Not on someone's property. Only common areas.
Sometimes the common area begins when you walk out your front door. Ex. Site Condo.
Did not sound like this is the case here, though.
Never experienced an HOA that owned all the land. That is an animal of different stripe.
Site Condo. Detached single family homes with a condo association.
Townhomes are almost universally like this if there is a HOA.
Zero lot line attached single family residences (NYC Brownstone) is different animal.
OK but house and property under discussion has nothing to do with a condo............what is your point? HOA no use here. Period.
