Things your neighbors do to annoy you...(inspired by house size thread)

[Kallison]

All my neighbs are wonderful -- except the guy who lives caddy corner across the street. He speaks to me but noone else. Probably the only reason he talks to me is I used to babysit his daughter when she was younger, let her come over when she was locked out, went to see her play in concerts when she asked me, give her rides home from bus in the rain. He refuses to speak to his neighbors on either side of him, it drives the people across the street nuts. Usually in warm weather we will all congregate on the street to chat, if he comes down his driveway in his vehicle I'll go, everyone wave and yell hello. He looks like he wants to jump out the window when we do it . I don't understand why someone would want to live that way. Oh and he freaked out at the previous next door neighbors because their nephew flew a kite into his yard -- double . He tried to yell at my kids once for a ball in the yard and I came out and said Don't even try it. He just turned around and walked back into the house.

 

[2BigKIdz]

We live in a gated community with our own police force. I have one neighbor who lives atleast 150 yds across the lake from me. He constantly called the police about my dog barking (I had three at the time but he only complained about the collie). My dogs are indoor dogs, they only go outside to do their "business" and to enjoy being outdoors. I would understand if they were out at all hours barking but they are not. This went on for several years. We had to go before the compliance committe, which was a big joke. He called the police one day and told them the dog was barking at butterflies. One time he told them the dog stares at him and barks. He also lied to the police at the beginning and told them he had come to my house and personally talked with me about this. I had no idea who he was! The only time I have ever seen him is at the compliance committe meeting, during which his wife informed us that he is almost completely deaf!!! So I asked how he heard the dog bark? They didn't have an answer for that. I think he finally moved from the area though, all the new houses around him were bought by families with large dogs He hasn't complained in almost 2 years.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I live in a large, three family house.

We're on the third floor. Our second floor neighbors are okay, young guy and his gf and her son just moved in. All good people.

Our first floor neighbors however, are something else. They don't work. Ever. They are always late in their rent (we're friends with the landlord) and threatening to sue the landlord for one thing or another. Last time I talked to our landlord, he told me they were 5 months behind.

Their 2 year old is often unnattended running around the front yard. More than once, their 10 year old has come up to our place asking for food. I don't think they feed him.

We and the second floor spent some $$ and lots of time fixing up the backyard. We made it look really nice. Next night, the first floor is out there having a BBQ (they have never lifted a finger to help clean!). They never take out the trash, they leave the youngest childs dirty diapers on top of the barrel, they leave liquor bottles on the front porch, they have really late night parties out in the yard.

The landlord is trying to kick them out, but it is really hard to evict someone in MA.

All of the neighbors in the surrounding homes (multi and single family) are really nice.

 

[aprilgail2]

Well my neighbors now are nice but the last ones...what a nightmare!! A grandma, daughter and grand daughter (around 30 something) moved in and it was ok for a while...then grandma died...then mom got sick and was in and out of the hospital. The house started to get neglected, lawn not cut, old broken down car in the driveway etc...the car had no plates so I managed to have that towed away but the house was a mess...then mom went into a nursing home and grand daughter lived there alone....she didn't work so eventually the electric was turned off but she still lived there with a cat....when she threw out her garbage she literally THREW IT OUT THE SIDE DOOR!! Well after a while the cat food cans, chicken packages etc started attracting flys and it stunk, ...I called the board of health and they came and forced her to clean it up...well after that time no garbage ever was thrown out, no pails put down for trash day etc....one day I went to leave a note in their mailbox asking them to please keep their cat away from my house since it was not a nice cat and had bitten my mother and I had to take her to the Dr for it...well I looked into the window by the mailbox and it was a nightmare in tehre..trash 4 feet deep...GROSS...then she dissappeared and one day I was out in my yard and it was very wet...I hear running water and look over the fence (I had put up a privacy fence so I didn't have to look at them!) and water was running out the basement window....well the pipes had froze and burst and the basement had filled up with water and it was running out the windows! There was 7 feet of water down there!! I called the water company and they shut the water off....then after many calls to the town they came and boarded up the house. One day when I was down there I inquired at the tax office if anyone was paying their taxes and they gave me the name of a morgage company that paid them. I found them on the internet and emailed them and told them that they were responsible for this property and it was a mess and they needed to clean it up. They sent some cleaning crew to clean the outside up. ANother year or 2 someone bought it at an auction for just 120,000 and fixed it up and resold it. The couple there now is the nicest couple and we couldn't ask for better neighbors!

 

[Crankyshank]

Across the street neighbor has "guests" over all of the time at odd hours and they park in front of my house. That wouldn't be a big deal except my driveway is long and narrow and DH parks his work car in front of the house.

Next door often takes his trash out at night naked. I can see him while I'm on my computer because the window is basically inches from his driveway (my street has no side yard and long backyards)

The top of the street is the town drunk. The cops and the paramedics are called weekly when he gets trashed and threatens his parents with a gun. You know it's bad when another neighbor, who lives with her sick mother, calls 911 and they go to the psycho drunk's house first

Other than that, it's a really quiet neighborhood and really nice.

There's a development behind us that's own by a slum lord and not maintained. Some residents have thrown used condoms in my yard. The teens like to hop my fence and throw glass jars at my outdoor fireplace. We've also found shell casings. And someone really likes loud hip hop at 7am on the weekends. The slums are supposed to be bought out, torn down, and turned into condos. There will be many happy people on my street when that happens!

 

[Shugardrawers]

All mine are really nice, no complaints about mean people here. However....the couple upstairs is apparently newlyweds. We surmise this because EVERY night, I mean EVERY night, we hear the sounds of hot monkey love coming from directly above our bedroom. And they aren't quiet about it either. I have to admire the guy's stamina, this goes on for about 45 min to an hour each and every night and about every other morning as well, oh and twice on sundays. One day, I'm gonna leave a can of WD40 and some duct tape on their doorstep.

 

[Deafmedic]

Referring to the first posting, I only back my vehicle in my garage when I'm on call which is every 4th day/night. I'm considerate enough to keep my lights off til I turn down the street. We have street lights which help.

 

[Tink&SquirtsMom]

I think I can top them all...

A Muslim Extremeist (a let me be careful to make that distinctintion because this man was in no way representative of any other Muslim I've ever met) who told our housing association just after 9/11 that America deserved what it got and that we (pointing specifically to all the people in the room) were going to get what was coming to us. We shared a wall with this man (attached townhome). We moved awhile ago (specifically to get our kids away from him) and he was still there, but was since removed with force by the police. Apparently his home sold back in 2001 (he didn't even own it some group in Saudi Arabia did) and he refused to leave. He was brought in on various gun running charges a couple times and his ds even shot himself in the face (somehow lived but lost an eye). I think every family in that subdivison called the FBI or Homeland Security once or twice on him for various threatening remarks made. We were told he had a large file and was well known for "unsavory aqquaintances," and for a couple months at 2 different points he was under surveillance. But it didn't deter his behavior, I was subjected to repeated name calling every time I walked out to my car (with my two kids), that is too awful to be repeated here. He also beat his wife and girlfriend and we had to hear that at all hours of the night and day. We would call the cops praying the women would get some help but they would always deny the abuse and stay with him.

Luckily after that nightmare we are blessed with the worlds best neighbors now. We love everyone in our neighborhood.

 

[mickeyboat]

Our neighbors have a very noisy summer car which need to be warmed up for about 30 minutes before they drive it. Did I mention they go to work at 6:00 AM?

They sometimes park their vehicles in the street, righ accross from my driveway. Makes it tough ot back out.

But all in all I have great neighbors. They probably are compaining about me.

Denae

 

[Miss Cleo]

They always complain I don't mow my lawn. They called the city on me just because I have a couch in my front yard!! I enjoy being comfortable while outside...in my weedy yard! It's a free country right? What a bunch of inconsiderate jerks!

 

[grinningghost]

Most are good.

Jerks kitty corner across the street blew in my newly widened driveway for being too wide. I had to pay 100 bucks to apply for a variance, and now have to go to a zoning meeting on the 15th to see if I can keep it.

All my surrounding neighbors have written letters saying they have no problem with my driveway.

Don't know what this guy's problem is. I don't even know him.

 

[Jynohn]

The neighbors we used to have across the street were a nice, quiet, older couple. Well unfortunately they sold their house and the new family has been a nightmare!

I posted about their constantly barking dog on another thread, but besides that they also have a spotlight on all night which shines directly into my daughter's bedroom, they put up an ugly chain link fence that they throw towels and clothes to dry over (in the front yard), and I am endlessly listening to the husband and wife scream at each other or at their kids.

Even worse is the fact that he runs some sort of business in the backyard, with trucks going in and out and backhoes and tractors running all the time. I hate to be a complaining neighbor, but I admit that I've been planning on calling the zoning board to see if it's legal for him to have his business there. It's just too loud, especially with that beeping noise the trucks make when they back up!

It's sad because we lived in such a nice, quiet neighborhood and these people have made it almost unbearable. I can hardly wait until DH gets home and we move out of here!

 

[kidzmom3]

well I will probably get a lot of negative responses for this. ....

what drives me crazy about my neighbors is how they always complain about us. We share a drive way. It has one crack in it. They want to repair it right now, it cannot wait. They have a 6ft fence that abuts our property. It was put up by the original owner of their house. Its in disrepair and they want to replace it, and want us to pay half. Right now, it cannot wait. My DH is a full time college student, no income, I pay his college loans $19,000, we have 3 children, I work full time. We mow the lawn and keep everything tidy, but we do not have the money for these repairs. The driveway can wait. It really can. One crack in the pavement is not a major catastrophe. And our driveways are in the back of our homes, so most visitors don't even us it. The fence is theres. It only abuts one side of our yard. We will never pay for it, even if we had the money. If we wanted 6 ft stockade fencing around our yard we would put it up.

 

[Jenn Lynn]

My parents live in a nice subdivision. Lots of families, park for the kids, etc. There is a retired man whole uses his leaf blower to clean off everyones sidewalks AND the park walking path. Not just his street (he lives 2 streets behind my parents), but he walks the neigborhood. He started doing my parents sidewalks this summer. The funny thing is my mom is VERY particular about having grass clippings and things on her sidewalk. Don't know if he found much by their house.

 

[Castlebound]

We used to have a very quiet neighborhood until about a year and a half ago. The older woman who lived across the street died and the people on the corner moved. We had two new families move in and they both have dogs. The people on the corner must be deaf because their dog barks the whole time it is outside, and they will leave it outside until midnight or later. The people across the street let their dog roam the nieghborhood and poop in everyone else's yard. I have nothing against dogs but I do have a problem with people letting their pet become a nuisance to others.

We also have nextdoor neighbors that are the type that think that everybody should be very religious but only as long it is their religion. When they first moved in they asked which church we attended. We told them the name of our church and you could just watch them force themselves to keep smiling. They then said, "well at least you are Christian like us". I still wonder what they would have said if I told them that we were Jewish or some other non-Christian religion. We get pamplets every few months in our mailbox about why their religion is so much better than others. They are an older couple with grown children and tons of grandkids. Their kids have a habit of pulling into their driveway that runs next to the side of our house that has our bedroom. They honk their horns day and night, or they leave their big diesel trucks running. It's great in the spring and fall to hear the wonderful sounds of diesel when the windows are open.

Christal

 

[Boo]

My next door neighbor is a single mom who is always screaming at her kids outside with vulgarity. I don't think it's appropriate to use that kind of language in public around little ears to begin with. Don't get me wrong, I'm no saint and I've used the occassional expletive. But around children, MUCH LESS TO THEM??? She's always SCREAMING to her teenage son he's f*****g lazy or whatever. I understand she has undoubted pressures as a single mom, but a little decorum please!!!! She's always outside screaming about something. We live in a nicer suburban neighborhood, not some urban tenement so it seems even more out of context.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Originally posted by Shugardrawers
we hear the sounds of hot monkey love

 

[mtblujeans]

Oh, goodie ~ a "get to blow off steam" thread! Our property is at the top of the hill and the end of the driveway. We have a right-of-way to drive thru a neighbor's property to get home.

When we first moved in, things were hectic and the "lady of the driveway" stopped my husband a few times and visited with him but we were both very busy and we have kids (they don't) so I guess we were not friendly enough.

They have a pack of dogs and she started siccing them on our cars when we drove by. We would try to get thru their property quickly so as not to run over the dogs chasing us. So, then they complained we were driving past their house too fast. When we slowed down, their dogs would surround our vehicles and bark or literally jump up and snap at an open window. We used to take walks together in the summer but she sicced the dogs on us once when we were walking so that ended that. We called animal control and they said that as long as the dogs were on the owner's property, what they were doing was lawful.

Then, the dogs ventured up to our place and were killing the kittens our cat had in the barn. We complained to them and they said they had a right to let their dogs run loose (backed up by the fact that the County refused to take action against them). So, because we complained, they put a gate up across our driveway where the 2 properties meet. They would shut the gates and put a bungee cord around them so tight that I could not get it undone and a couple of times I was stuck on their property and called my DH up at the house to come let me into our driveway.

They have stopped someone on their property coming from our driveway and refused to let them get to the public road below (that person called the sheriff and asked to press charges for kidnapping ~ but I don't think they followed thru with it). There's more but I don't want to continue to bore you. We should have a poll to find out who has the worst neighbors and put it to a vote!!

 

[disneysnowflake]

I've lived in my home for 17 years. When we moved in we were the only young family on the street. There were only 8 other houses on our street. Everyone else was elderly, except for the high school principal who lived alone.

In 1998 a new family bought the house across the street from us. They immediately took the lovely field with the willow tree, put a junk trailer on it for their son and grandson to live in and proceeded to place junk vehicles and appliances all over the place. I'll have to find my pics. I'll try to post them later. Now the view out of our bedroom window is metal trash. It honestly looks like a junkyard. They are currently trying to figure out how to get 3 more trailers on the property for other relatives. Ugh.

This year 2 new families moved in. The one family has a Siberian Husky. The parents are gone from the home by 7am, and they tie the dog in the yard. That blasted thing sits right outside our bedroom window and howls until they all come home after 5pm. This is every single day, all day long. It's voice never gets hoarse or anything. DH gets home from work at 3am and needs his sleep. This dog has become a royal pain in the behind. We can no longer have the bedroom window open because of this dog, and even with the window shut we can still hear that blasted creature. Also, this family likes to have gathering with large numbers of people. That's fine except they only invite people over after it gets dark. Then until after midnight these people are laughing in the yard, listening to music and slamming car doors. They also target practice with guns at all hours right in their back yard. Nothing like the sound of a gunshot at 1am. This time last year we could hear crickets at dusk. Now all we hear is them.

The second family bought a big house on the other side of us. They adopted 2 dogs from the SPCA and decided to let them run loose. Twice these dogs have tried to attack my dog when we went for a walk. There is no leash law, so unless they bite me there is nothing the police will do. If they bite my dog then I'll have to take the family to civil court to pay for vet bills. Sigh.
Now my poor 9 year old Schnauzer can't even go for a walk. Those 2 dogs sit by their garage or on the porch just waiting for them. They also go to the bathroom in my yard. The police said all I can do is spend my own money on a fence to keep them out. Sigh.

I can't believe our street has changed so much in one year's time. We used to have a bunch of neighbors who were friendly and respectful of others. We used to help each other and visit with each other. Not anymore. Now our neighbors are rude, use curse words, keep us up all night and don't really care about anyone except themselves.

 

[mom2grace]

Okay, MickeyBoat (Denae), I'm with you! Every time I read a post, I look for the location to see if they are talking about me!!

We just moved into a great city neighborhood, and we don't mow our grass enough to keep up with the neighbors!! They mow about every 3 days!

They are great neighbors, but they are single. We have 2 young children PLUS we haven't sold our previous house so we have to care for it too!!

We do live right across the street from a private school that is using a school building that used to be a public school. The original school was for the neighborhood, the children had to walk, there is really no parking.

Well, the parents park ALL OVER THE PLACE, including on the SIDEWALK!! Come on people. I take pictures and call the police. A LOT!!! I think they know the sound of my voice.

This has been going on for 7 years. The neighbors finally organized themselves and are fighting the school. It's a nightmare and hilarious all at the same time. You know, laugh or go

Finally today the principal said that this issue was taking up too much of his time....YES......maybe now he will implement a solution that is satisfactory to the neighborhood!!!!