Foo - Neighbors

Soooooooooooooooooo.......

We got new neighbors a few months back, younger couple w/ a little baby. We live in a duplex and we on the end unit side. Here's my gripes:

1. They are extremely loud going up/down the stairs. Like king kong chasing after a banana loud.

2. They slam the front door constantly.

3. They smoke on the front/back porches and when we want to enjoy the air w/ the windows open, we get blasted with stanky cig smell. (We don't smoke and my SO has asthma)

4. We have assigned parking and free spots for guests. When they have company their guests park in our spots or in a spot that isn't allowed. Last weekened my SO went mt biking and I went to the grocery store so both our cars were gone. When I came back, there was a car parked in my spot, so I parked in his. Then when I looked outside 15 minutes later there was a car parked in front of my car (blocking me in) beside the car parked in his spot. So my SO had to park at the end of lot.

At first we gave them the benefit of the doubt because they were new, but now it's getting to be a nuisance. Am I just being a meanie or would this bother you as well? What do we do about it? We've asked them to move their cars and they say oh sorry but do it again.

HELP!

Start with this (sorry, you knew it was coming). I don't believe there is such a thing as mean Amish.
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Only one real option move.

Only one real option move.

Burn the place on your way out.

Call the landlord and let them know they are parking in your spot. You probably can't do anything else about the other issues.

I suggest you murder them, burn the bodies and spread the ashes in a location that is at least 500 miles away. Seriously. It's the only way they are going to learn.

Couch

Call the landlord and let them know they are parking in your spot. You probably can't do anything else about the other issues.

I suggest you murder them, burn the bodies and spread the ashes in a location that is at least 500 miles away. Seriously. It's the only way they are going to learn.

Couch

The call to the landlord will make a good alibi later. Do it.

dig some punji pits in front of the stairs they have to go up.
Keep a pile of dirt to cover up the pit.

Release the dingos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghCTZF61ey0

Have Couch move in with you, that should be a deterrent enough for them to stop.

Call the landlord and get a copy of the rules. Copy it and post it on their vehicles and any others parked in the wrong spot. Or just have them towed.

Leave notes on their windshield

http://pics.blameitonthevoices.com/062011/small_parking%20note.jpg

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Have Couch move in with you, that should be a deterrent enough for them to stop.

I would have to set her SO on fire. It's just how I roll.

Couch

Perfect

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Soooooooooooooooooo.......

We got new neighbors a few months back, younger couple w/ a little baby. We live in a duplex and we on the end unit side. Here's my gripes:

1. They are extremely loud going up/down the stairs. Like king kong chasing after a banana loud.

2. They slam the front door constantly.

3. They smoke on the front/back porches and when we want to enjoy the air w/ the windows open, we get blasted with stanky cig smell. (We don't smoke and my SO has asthma)

4. We have assigned parking and free spots for guests. When they have company their guests park in our spots or in a spot that isn't allowed. Last weekened my SO went mt biking and I went to the grocery store so both our cars were gone. When I came back, there was a car parked in my spot, so I parked in his. Then when I looked outside 15 minutes later there was a car parked in front of my car (blocking me in) beside the car parked in his spot. So my SO had to park at the end of lot.

At first we gave them the benefit of the doubt because they were new, but now it's getting to be a nuisance. Am I just being a meanie or would this bother you as well? What do we do about it? We've asked them to move their cars and they say oh sorry but do it again.

HELP!

1. That's part of living in an apartment/duplex. Only way to avoid it is to move to your own house.
2. See #1
3. Check the local ordinances about smoking in public. They may be required to be a certain distance from your door/windows. If not, you'll just have to get used to keeping the windows closed. I'm lucky that my duplex neighbor only smokes outside her front door, on the other side of the building from us. She knows that if she smokes on her back porch the smoke will get sucked into our A/C unit.
4. If they're parked in your spot, park directly behind them, blocking them in. That's what I did when I had assigned parking and someone was in my spot. Works like a charm.

Place one of these on your back porch pointing back towards them. For bonus points, buy some skunk sent and blow that towards them.

http://www.actionpartyrentalsinc.com/Rental%20Items/images/Tents/INDUSTRIAL-FAN-36%27%27.jpg

Neighbors are great. Mine have called the cops on me a few times. Dog barking at 8pm. Weenie roast in a fire pit (fire dept). Birthday party when the kids were little (kids were too loud).

When they are new, you should give them benefit of the doubt, but they are not new already. So... go talk to them.

At this point you don't even have to be too much of a nice person. Just be polite and tell them to ask their guests not to park in designated parking spots.

And that is probably the only thing you can do something about.

Sorry for the crappy neighbors you got there.

P.S.: Most of my neighbors are awesome!

I kind of like the Where Would Jesus Park note.

Welcome to hell. Millionaires don't know what you're talking about.

Am I just being a meanie or would this bother you as well? What do we do about it? We've asked them to move their cars and they say oh sorry but do it again.

HELP!
You are not a meanie. They are being utterly disrespectful and selfish. My wife and I once lived in a townhouse area with a neighbor exactly like this. I just knocked on their door regarding something every single day. It did no good. But we were there for only a few months; not permanently. If we were in that situation again and for longer-term, my wife would be in the news for murdering our neighbors. So, good for you for not killing them yet.

I am sorry and feel badly for you. We are going through #3 and #4 right now with our own neighbors, but we live in an uppity neighborhood with detached houses (our house was a desperate sale and we were the first to look at it, which is how we got into the 'hood in the first place). But we haven't been able to open our windows in three years because of their smoking, and our other neighbor calls the cops because she doesn't like where we park (which is in the street, in front of our own house, by the way, although it doesn't matter because it's a public road, and our other neighbor parks halfway up the curb on our lawn because she can't park a car whatsoever, but it's the blvd so still public).

Sorry I don't have solutions for you.

I kind of like the Where Would Jesus Park note.

The Helen Keller picture made me spit tea on my computer monitor. Then I had to start a fake coughing fit so the guy in the cube across from me wouldn't get suspicious.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r162/jsharr/parkinmyspace.png

My neighbors don't seem so bad anymore.

Like others have said contact the LL or HO association, they will send a letter. Also try to make nice, so if you do ask them to move their cars or whatever it is easier. Chances are you can't do anything about the smoking. Just don't be passive aggressive like my idiot neighbors. I used to smoke on my back porch, where the majority of peoples' windows are, and they would literally open and slam their windows while fake coughing. I had my fun for a few more days then moved to the front. If they just would have asked I would have been apologetic.

Take up the bag pipes.

Lol, I really get a kick out of these "move in your own house" replies. Then you have some glutehat that lives next to you for the next 30 years rather than the typical couple of apartments/etc.

We moved into a brand new house in a sparkly new neighborhood back in the end of '02 (we have since moved) and found out that our neighbors were the 'hood watchdogs/busy bee/nosy suckers. We couldn't so much as pull a blind up that this guys wife wasn't practically standing there looking in the window.
I got the fire dept called on me for burning off my sodded yard in the spring. (makes it come back green as Ireland).
I woke up one morning at 6:30AM to my grass getting cut by a riding mower going by the window...just cause she was out on it and though it would be "nice" to do for us.
Later, they refused to cut their grass anymore, for over three years running, and in order to keep snakes and whatnot out of the yard myself and the other neighbor took turns cutting it so our houses didn't look like crap. We both decided to let it grow for about 3 months just to see if he would break out his brand new lawn tractor to cut it. He didn't and I blew my deck bearings out taking care of it.
Later, since I was already cutting it the next year, he decided to offer me gas money to cut it, and then never gave it to me, so he had five foot tall grass again.
We couldn't turn on the surround sound without getting the cops called on us, nor have anyone over that parked on the street.
They called the HA over the placement of our trashcan "in violation" of the covenants...while at the same time the guy next to them had a monster truck half assembled across the front yard (I won't even get started on that drunk ass)

The list goes on, and on, and on......and we were locked into that place...best thing we ever did to give it back to the bank.

Take up the bag pipes.

If that doesn't do it, nothing will. :thumb:

More communication helps with a lot of situations. Just talk to them and see what they say.

Have a gun in your waistband, and open your vest or whatever you are wearing to make sure they notice it.

Lol, I really get a kick out of these "move in your own house" replies. Then you have some glutehat that lives next to you for the next 30 years rather than the typical couple of apartments/etc.

We moved into a brand new house in a sparkly new neighborhood back in the end of '02 (we have since moved) and found out that our neighbors were the 'hood watchdogs/busy bee/nosy suckers. We couldn't so much as pull a blind up that this guys wife wasn't practically standing there looking in the window.
I got the fire dept called on me for burning off my sodded yard in the spring. (makes it come back green as Ireland).
I woke up one morning at 6:30AM to my grass getting cut by a riding mower going by the window...just cause she was out on it and though it would be "nice" to do for us.
Later, they refused to cut their grass anymore, for over three years running, and in order to keep snakes and whatnot out of the yard myself and the other neighbor took turns cutting it so our houses didn't look like crap. We both decided to let it grow for about 3 months just to see if he would break out his brand new lawn tractor to cut it. He didn't and I blew my deck bearings out taking care of it.
Later, since I was already cutting it the next year, he decided to offer me gas money to cut it, and then never gave it to me, so he had five foot tall grass again.
We couldn't turn on the surround sound without getting the cops called on us, nor have anyone over that parked on the street.
They called the HA over the placement of our trashcan "in violation" of the covenants...while at the same time the guy next to them had a monster truck half assembled across the front yard (I won't even get started on that drunk ass)

The list goes on, and on, and on......and we were locked into that place...best thing we ever did to give it back to the bank.

Whar a crappy neighbors you had. Good thing you moved.
But all your bad experiences are not from owning "your own house", because you were still in a condo-type / detached houses HA association, possibly with houses few feet apart. Neighbors come and go, whether you live in a condo, apartment, or house. You just never know how things will turn out in the future. You can be moving around from one apartment to another, research and interview all neighbors. And then boom... neighbors move and some d-bag moves in next door to you.

1. That's part of living in an apartment/duplex. Only way to avoid it is to move to your own house.
2. See #1
3. Check the local ordinances about smoking in public. They may be required to be a certain distance from your door/windows. If not, you'll just have to get used to keeping the windows closed. I'm lucky that my duplex neighbor only smokes outside her front door, on the other side of the building from us. She knows that if she smokes on her back porch the smoke will get sucked into our A/C unit.
4. If they're parked in your spot, park directly behind them, blocking them in. That's what I did when I had assigned parking and someone was in my spot. Works like a charm.

I like this one the best so far.

Whar a crappy neighbors you had. Good thing you moved.
But all your bad experiences are not from owning "your own house", because you were still in a condo-type / detached houses HA association, possibly with houses few feet apart. Neighbors come and go, whether you live in a condo, apartment, or house. You just never know how things will turn out in the future. You can be moving around from one apartment to another, research and interview all neighbors. And then boom... neighbors move and some d-bag moves in next door to you.

Actually "estate" lots all over an acre or two, plenty of room in between. Where I am not a big fan of HA, having moved out an area where the people had no motivation, reason, or power behind keeping their crap up I was determined not to deal with that again. Unfortunately for the 'hood, the HA just dissolved away after over half the neighborhood had septic issues and the builder (and his escrow) disappeared.
The septic was actually the main reason for us leaving the house to the bank. We had it replaced two times in a year right after we moved in. The land didn't perk right, house should never have been built, and we had to fight the county legal system with endless resource in order to rectify the situation...that was never going to resolve. Different story.

1. That's part of living in an apartment/duplex. Only way to avoid it is to move to your own house.
2. See #1
3. Check the local ordinances about smoking in public. They may be required to be a certain distance from your door/windows. If not, you'll just have to get used to keeping the windows closed. I'm lucky that my duplex neighbor only smokes outside her front door, on the other side of the building from us. She knows that if she smokes on her back porch the smoke will get sucked into our A/C unit.
4. If they're parked in your spot, park directly behind them, blocking them in. That's what I did when I had assigned parking and someone was in my spot. Works like a charm.

We did that. They just sit until we move.


Place one of these on your back porch pointing back towards them. For bonus points, buy some skunk sent and blow that towards them.

http://www.actionpartyrentalsinc.com/Rental%20Items/images/Tents/INDUSTRIAL-FAN-36%27%27.jpg

We thought of that too, good idea.


When they are new, you should give them benefit of the doubt, but they are not new already. So... go talk to them.

At this point you don't even have to be too much of a nice person. Just be polite and tell them to ask their guests not to park in designated parking spots.

And that is probably the only thing you can do something about.

Sorry for the crappy neighbors you got there.

P.S.: Most of my neighbors are awesome!

We've done that too asked them not to park there, and they aren't really mean people per se but maybe just really stooooooooopid.


Like others have said contact the LL or HO association, they will send a letter. Also try to make nice, so if you do ask them to move their cars or whatever it is easier. Chances are you can't do anything about the smoking. Just don't be passive aggressive like my idiot neighbors. I used to smoke on my back porch, where the majority of peoples' windows are, and they would literally open and slam their windows while fake coughing. I had my fun for a few more days then moved to the front. If they just would have asked I would have been apologetic.

I close the windows, but only because it's a disgusting smell and I don't want it in my home. I mean srsly, they smoke and obviously don't want it in their home, so why go out and blow it in mine?


More communication helps with a lot of situations. Just talk to them and see what they say.

Have a gun in your waistband, and open your vest or whatever you are wearing to make sure they notice it.

SWEET!

Take some pictures of them. I will photoshop them in to questionable situations.

Take some pictures of them. I will photoshop them in to questionable situations.

fresh meat!

Our new-ish neighbors now have 1 strike. Last Friday night, the wife had some friends over. They wrapped up about midnight when she walked one friend to her car. Her friend started her car and then idled for 20 minutes while the two of them spoke in loud voices with each other. Both our bedroom and our daughter's face the street and were perturbed. They got a pass but if it becomes a habit, we'll talk to them. Hey...there's an idea...talk to your neighbors!

1. That's part of living in an apartment/duplex. Only way to avoid it is to move to your own house.
2. See #1
3. Check the local ordinances about smoking in public. They may be required to be a certain distance from your door/windows. If not, you'll just have to get used to keeping the windows closed. I'm lucky that my duplex neighbor only smokes outside her front door, on the other side of the building from us. She knows that if she smokes on her back porch the smoke will get sucked into our A/C unit.
4. If they're parked in your spot, park directly behind them, blocking them in. That's what I did when I had assigned parking and someone was in my spot. Works like a charm.

Moving into your own house isn't always a dream. We moved about 12 years ago... we talked to the neighbors, who all seemed nice, bought the house and moved in. Then we discovered that the neighbor on one side has something of a Jekyll and Hyde personality. She is all sugar and nice to your face, while getting ready to drive the knife in from behind.

She has tried to sue us for driveway damage. (we had photos showing the damage existed before, and got our own lawyer). Her son who is not a musician has practiced very loudly (not exactly sure what creature he is killing over there) into the evening. The interesting part is he does this when she is out... or she leaves knowing he is going to be wailing away.

So moving into a house is not the ideal situation that some may think it is... it is far harder to move, as you have to sell or rent the house. An apartment is far more flexible. Of course if one lived on a boat... well that is the ultimate in flexibility.

BTW the last place we owned had small back yards and very narrow side yards... everyone opened their windows in the summer... well that was special... you heard all the conversations... some good, some bad, and the neighbor behind us seemed to have some sort of wild parties until all hours of the night... and on some nights I swear she was into S&M from the noises we heard.

Owning a house is no "solution." Just a tax writeoff.

I'm going to be buying a house soon and all these neighbor issues scare the crap out of me. Currently on a short term lease in what turns out to be an incredibly friendly neighborhood after years of jackass neighbors and only hope we can replicate that with our new house.

Our next house will be located somewhere like this

http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2011/5/17/087c8355-e61d-4965-9b6d-376354347153.jpg

We have a neighbout that clears the snow from the front of his property from edge to edge and puts it all on ours. Tells me he has no choice. Not much snow last year but one year it was shading out our front window.

Our next house will be located somewhere like this

http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2011/5/17/087c8355-e61d-4965-9b6d-376354347153.jpg

Is that Pcad's Mt. Doom fortress?

Bar-B-Que. :innocent:

Lol, I really get a kick out of these "move in your own house" replies. Then you have some glutehat that lives next to you for the next 30 years rather than the typical couple of apartments/etc.

We moved into a brand new house in a sparkly new neighborhood back in the end of '02 (we have since moved) and found out that our neighbors were the 'hood watchdogs/busy bee/nosy suckers. We couldn't so much as pull a blind up that this guys wife wasn't practically standing there looking in the window.
I got the fire dept called on me for burning off my sodded yard in the spring. (makes it come back green as Ireland).
I woke up one morning at 6:30AM to my grass getting cut by a riding mower going by the window...just cause she was out on it and though it would be "nice" to do for us.
Later, they refused to cut their grass anymore, for over three years running, and in order to keep snakes and whatnot out of the yard myself and the other neighbor took turns cutting it so our houses didn't look like crap. We both decided to let it grow for about 3 months just to see if he would break out his brand new lawn tractor to cut it. He didn't and I blew my deck bearings out taking care of it.
Later, since I was already cutting it the next year, he decided to offer me gas money to cut it, and then never gave it to me, so he had five foot tall grass again.
We couldn't turn on the surround sound without getting the cops called on us, nor have anyone over that parked on the street.
They called the HA over the placement of our trashcan "in violation" of the covenants...while at the same time the guy next to them had a monster truck half assembled across the front yard (I won't even get started on that drunk ass)

The list goes on, and on, and on......and we were locked into that place...best thing we ever did to give it back to the bank.

I've been fairly lucky. BUT I know very well that getting a house is not a magic solution.

Only 2 problem neighbors. One who would call the police all the time. Got the last laugh there. he rode the housing buble al the way down when tryign to sell and then leased the house out to someone who trashed it and left in hte middle of the night. The Ironc twist is it was bought by a cop for almost nothing, cop hed to spend over $100,000 fixing it up.

The other was a house that would hold LOUD parties. So loud that one time I walked down and pounded on hte doo, enough that you could see it move, and no one inside heard it. In hindsight I'm glad I did not escalate things. I was younger then and more important the puppies were in their prime. I was tempted to get them as backup and kick the door down. The people from that house are gone also.

Neighbors are no problem for me right now.

Our next house will be located somewhere like this

http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2011/5/17/087c8355-e61d-4965-9b6d-376354347153.jpg

what I'm planning on:
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/05/0521_luxury_hotels/image/slide_3.jpg

I'm going to be buying a house soon and all these neighbor issues scare the crap out of me. Currently on a short term lease in what turns out to be an incredibly friendly neighborhood after years of jackass neighbors and only hope we can replicate that with our new house.
My wife and I have lived in tons of places, and have only had bad neighbors twice.

We currently deal with people who smoke, but that it is. They also have weird requests of me, but I ignore them. We have a busybody who tells us what to do, but I tell her there is nothing to talk about, and I blow her off. Otherwise, the rest of our 'hood is pretty amazing. Our neighbor is a property lawyer and I am on his good side, so no worries. :D

Take up the bag pipes.

This, or the tin whistle is fun and easy to play. I recommend one in the key of high G. In the second scale it can be considered a dangerous weapon.
I would have suggested smoking cigars under their window, especially Las Palmas cigars. Since you don't smoke, maybe enjoy a cookout late at night when they are asleep. The delicious smell of meat smoking will have them fretting and turning in their sleep.

Moving into your own house isn't always a dream. We moved about 12 years ago... we talked to the neighbors, who all seemed nice, bought the house and moved in. Then we discovered that the neighbor on one side has something of a Jekyll and Hyde personality. She is all sugar and nice to your face, while getting ready to drive the knife in from behind.

She has tried to sue us for driveway damage. (we had photos showing the damage existed before, and got our own lawyer). Her son who is not a musician has practiced very loudly (not exactly sure what creature he is killing over there) into the evening. The interesting part is he does this when she is out... or she leaves knowing he is going to be wailing away.

So moving into a house is not the ideal situation that some may think it is... it is far harder to move, as you have to sell or rent the house. An apartment is far more flexible. Of course if one lived on a boat... well that is the ultimate in flexibility.

BTW the last place we owned had small back yards and very narrow side yards... everyone opened their windows in the summer... well that was special... you heard all the conversations... some good, some bad, and the neighbor behind us seemed to have some sort of wild parties until all hours of the night... and on some nights I swear she was into S&M from the noises we heard.

Owning a house is no "solution." Just a tax writeoff.

Our home has narrow side yards. But it is no prblem. The lots are all long and shallow (we back up to a hill) and all the houses have basically the same floor plan. So bedrooms are at one end of the house and the garage at the other.

Unless one has the misfortune to live next to someone with a wanabe musician who practices in the garage the neighbor noise peroblems are minimal. (There are no such people that I know in our nieghborhood).

Actually the Lots are fairly deep, but a lot is hill and except for our house and one other pretty useless hill. Ironically the neighbor on one side has some very nice space at the top of the hill behind his house, but yuo would need a ladder to get up there. Ladder, not stairs.

Mangocar sure generates more co2 than neighbors smoking. STFU and HTFU :P

I'm lucky. I'm the bad neighbor.

I suggest you murder them, burn the bodies and spread the ashes in a location that is at least 500 miles away. Seriously. It's the only way they are going to learn.

Couch

^^^this