Thread to vent about your neighbor being a fucking shitbag (homeowner edition)

SO

my neighbor, who moved in about 2 months after we did has always been a chump asshole, but today he cut down the 80 foot pine tree in his backyard, which I coveted and was one of the first things I really fell in love with when we looked at our house (yeah, I know, its his backyard and he can do what he wants, yep yep.)

the thing that kills me is that we had to cut down the tree in our backyard earlier this year, but it was unviable, and I spent a bunch of money getting dudes to come out to try to save the tree, all of whom basically got to a point where they did the sad shake their head at you thing where u know theres no hope. His tree was super healthy, totally viable, and idk maybe 80 years old? which means it was here before either of our houses. not trying to be mr "trees have old souls HUG THE TREE" here, but wtf?

also, he came over earlier this week to say he was going to be cutting down some stuff, and swore to me that he wasnt cutting this tree down.

arrgrggggghhh

same thing happened at my parents house--they used to have this ridic awesome shade covering their backyard due to old oaks and maples in neighbors yard. all came down this past summer when new owners moved in.

he also has two terribly trained german shepherds that like to escape his yard and chase and terrify children

oh god, the german shepherds + the tree gone are like the one-two punch. this guy sounds like an ass

when this happens, he reacts by being angry at people that try to tell him what to do with his dogs. xpost

Bastard. Obv.

My parents are happy that one of their neighbors has finally gone to jail for 6mos for shooting a neighbor's (harmless) dog. And then going to the police station to turn himself in and forgetting about some mj in his pockets. I mean basically society will not be missing this guy.

ughhhhh what is with *people*

tbh if he had lived next door when we were looking at the house, it would have been a deal breaker no matter how much i love this place.

My dad has found bullet holes in the side of our garage before, so this guy is a srs concern -- I think people would deal w the crazy if the police would just take his GUNS away.

(i secretly have evil thoughts about him dying and getting eaten by his dogs. i am not proud of this.)

i think it's healthy to have one person to focus all yr rage on though

and i was thinking the other day how much i dislike all my neighbors, but we all live in the same building, and we got nothing on you jj or on laurel's parents. our neighbors are just unfriendly

thats actually a good point! xpost

JJ's neighbor sounds maybe kinda like our guy. Did I mention that he shot a DACHSHUND and claimed he thought it was a German shepherd or something, and called the police to come take this VICIOUS CREATURE away?

i would be soooooooooooo pissed about the tree

Ftr, john's charming neighbor, within an hour of meeting us, had "jokingly" pulled a knife on my wife and threatened to cut her.

He is pretty much an all-around WINNER.

WAU okay yes, he does sound as crazy as the other one. What can you really do about these people?? Wait for them to really run afoul of the police and get their due??

wtf

OMG douchebag. And the bad part is that you can't really do anything about horrible neighbors, because you have to live next to them.

My main problem with my neighbor is she is an alcoholic who ends up having these big drunk trampoline parties in her backyard with her questionable associates. She inherited the house from her father, so maybe she doesn't get that most people have to work for a living during the week. And it's not like she's too young to know any better, she's old enough to be my mom.

I am trying to imagine my mom having a drunken trampoline party and it's melting my brain.

I mean my sister's wedding of qualifies, my mom had a bit of wine at that.

The rest of us were pretty much potted.

i think it's healthy to have one person to focus all yr rage on though

― jazzgasms (Mr. Que), Friday, 4 December 2009 20:55 (39 minutes ago) Bookmark

xp i really want to put this in truth bombs but i think it's more that it makes me feel much better about myself, rather than necessarily being broadly truthful

I am trying to imagine my mom having a drunken trampoline party and it's melting my brain.

Trying to decide if that's better for a 30 Rock episode or the Office.

More like a redneck version of Maude.

sounds like a good candidate for a&e's intervention

also i have shitbag neighbors (not immediate neighbors, but they're bringing down the building type of neighbors) in my condo. i'm afraid to post about them though because we are having to pursue legal remedies :-/

dan forgets to mention that during the knife incident crazy neighbor was doing his best "black guy" impression

he is not, in fact, a black guy

My husband and I bought a condo (the first property that either of us has owned) last September. Immediately, we were warned by one of our neighbours (the nice/only non-suspect ones) that the condo board was extremely picky about visitors occupying the Visitors Parking spots for too long. Sure enough, when my in-laws were visiting a few weeks after we moved in, and were parked in the lot with the Visitor's Parking pass clearly displayed, we received a letter informing us that we had overstayed our limit for that month. Sure, the other spots that did not seemed to be in use at the moment (or are they ever, really), but no big deal, whatever.

Today, however, we get a letter in the mail from the condo board informing us that a complaint has been made that our dogs are barking excessively and disrupting other residents. First of all, our dogs are hardly excessive barkers, and when they do get barking (usually at a squirrel or one of the other dogs in the neighbourhood), we immediately bring them inside, so it's not like this is an issue of us ever leaving them outdoors to bark for long periods at a time. Needless to say, we are both super pissed and upset about this. We are guessing that this issue, like the parking one, is a matter of one of our neighbours being one of those self-appointed neighbourhood watchdog types. My husband suspects--and there is no way to prove this, of course, but I sure as hell ain't ruling it out--that there is a strong element of homophobia here, like that once some of the neighbours (mainly retirees, the exception being the nice/non-suspect thirtysomething couple I mentioned earlier) may not have been too thrilled at having a same sex couple move in. I dunno.

Of course, there's also the issue of ownership--we *bought* this condo, we don't rent it. We are looking into what kind of power the condo board has over owners vs. renters and where that leaves us. But the main issue here is the stress its caused us. I have to go teach in an hour and I can't even keep my mind straight, and my husband is so angry he's already threatening moving plans. Not sure I'm looking for advice, exactly. Just...fuck fucking shitbag asshole neighbours!

my neighbor, who moved in about 2 months after we did has always been a chump asshole, but today he cut down the 80 foot pine tree in his backyard, which I coveted and was one of the first things I really fell in love with when we looked at our house (yeah, I know, its his backyard and he can do what he wants, yep yep.)

my tiny apartment has a couple big windows overlooking the neighbors' (very very nearby) backyard and the alley and all, and right after i moved in i took to basically visually annexing all of that space to my physical space, makes the whole apartment seem much bigger than it would with lame windows. but after a couple years the neighbors erected a permanent i dunno freestanding shelter, basically a roof for backyarding under, to replace the old poles-and-tarps one that they'd had sitting around ever since i moved in. the new one is drab and obtrusive with a brown sheetmetal roof and it's totally broken up the picturesque view i had.

that was my backyard too!!!

I love my neighbors but I wish some kind kind, good-hearted dog-lover would steal their dog and move away to someplace across the sea where no-one will after have to hear that dog again

I know we sent u our huddled masses but cmon now

I get that excessive barking is disruptive, but I would like to reiterate that this is not the case with ours. We have been super sensitive about this issue from day one, and they never get a chance to bark outdoors, since we yank them indoors asap when they do. Also, they never bark in the house, so that ain't the issue.

oh I wasn't commenting on yr deal I was just venting about the neighbor's dog, who I feel would love the green fields of England

I think I might be the shitbag neighbour cus I think that the nextdoor bedroom must be right through the wall from my bed, and if I can hear their Sleep Noises then I dread what they can hear from my bed (on Special Occasions).
But they only moved in a year and a half ago, and they brung a Yappy Dug (Bonnie), which was fine cos Kenny got on with her, like they'd lie about in the backyard together. In fact Kenny got a Christmas card from Bonnie, which I suspect was actually written by the human neighbours, in which case fuck them, where's MY card? I'm glad they heard my sex noises.
But anyway, recently they doubled down on the Yappy Dug bisnes, and got a mini(-er) one called Bella (which is Italian for bonny, so they essentially have the same name), who is NOT friendly and now Kenny has to go out the front door if she's about. Also I think she is a Bad Influence on Bonnie, who has got More Yappy. And at least in my lease it says I'm only allowed one (1) pet, so what is going on? But I just noted this thread is for homeOWNERS, so forget it.