'The neighbors were in my pool': Entitled family disregard new neighbor to use his property because they 'had permission' from previous owner

Author image for Remy Millisky
Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Mar 8, 2023 5:00 PM EST

After buying a house, this guy met his new neighbors, but these people just couldn't let go of an old neighborhood agreement. Relationships between neighbors can be delicate. The family in this guy's story clearly missed house's previous owner, and that didn't stop them from using his property. 

As u/rodeopete3281 wrote, he recently purchased a new house, and was fixing it up before move in. He realized that some of his new neighbors were parking at his house every day, which wouldn't be a problem, except for the fact that he was working at this site. The neighbors protested that the last owner of the house was cool with them parking there. But the OP told them they could park there only if they could move before 6 AM every day. 

That arrangement only lasted about a week before things escalated. The OP truly did get some petty revenge on this family!

 After that, read the tale of this guy's horrible roommates, and their plan to take over his personal space. 

Advertisement
  • 01
    Cheezburger Image 9741558016
    via Alvin Engler
  • 02
    Font - r/pettyrevenge Posted by u/rodeopete3281 62 2 S3 Neighbors used my property as their own. Paid for new fence. I recently bought a house and have been having some work done before I move in. It was empty on the market for about 6 or 8 months before I bought it.
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 03
    Font - One morning I got a call from my contractor, asking me about moving the cars in the driveway, and of course I had no idea what he was talking about. I hadn't moved in yet. I left my jobsite and drove nearly a half hour to get there. As soon as I arrived, the people on the east side of me were walking toward the cars.
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 04
    Font - I asked if they were their cars and they said yes. They told me that they had been parking there for a few months with permission from the owners. I informed them that I was the new owner and they can't park there any longer. We went back and forth, and with the intention of being a good neighbor and trying to show some good will, I agreed to allow them to park there for a few more weeks until I move in; with the agreement that they would move them by 6 am every morning.
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 05
    Font - The rest of the week went by without incident. The contractor called me about scheduling a walk thru on Saturday, and we set a time for early afternoon. When I arrived, there were 4 cars in the driveway, and nowhere to park. (the only on- street parking is 2 blocks away.) I called them and asked them to move their vehicles- reminding them of our agreement. After 20 minutes, they finally came out and moved them.
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 06
    Font - Speaking with them, they claimed to have and thought out agreement misunderstood only referred to weekdays and not weekends. I corrected them and moved on. Sunday morning, I grabbed a trailer and loaded some furniture to take over and store in the garage. Once again, there were cars in the driveway. I called them and got VM. I texted and said they had until a tow truck could arrive, to get them moved. No answer. I called a tow company.
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 07
    Font - 45 minutes later, 2 tow trucks showed up, backed in and hooked up to the cars. All of the sudden, the neighbors were home. They ran out to stop their cars from being towed, and it ended up costing them a little over $300 to get them unhooked. I called my contractor and asked if he knew someone who could put in a driveway gate, and he did. I let the neighbors know that they could no longer use my driveway.
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 08
    Font - On Wednesday, I get a call from the gate installer, telling me that there are cars in the driveway. I called them and said tow trucks are on the way. They moved. The gate was installed and I went by to pick up the opener that evening. The neighbor husband came out to confront me, and I opted to just call the PD, and deal with it legally. That Saturday, I went by to accept an outdoor furniture delivery, and check on things when i noticed a towel beside the pool and a small kids flotation d
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 09
    Font - On Saturday, the movers arrived with everything and we began moving things in. About 7pm, my daughter and I left to go grab some dinner, arriving back at the house around 930 pm. The neighbors were in my pool. They were hanging out and using my furniture. When I opened the door and began raising h, they told the kids to go to the house and the children ran to a corner of our fence and just walked through.
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 10
    Font - They had cut out the privacy fence so it could be removed and had been using the pool at their leisure for who knows how long. Again, I called the police and filed a complaint. The dad was arrested for trespassing, DPP, and an outstanding warrant, and the oldest boy (20M) for an outstanding warrant. I replaced the fence with a new one, because they had destroyed the posts, runners and pickets by removing and reinstalling the panel. Small claims awarded me the total cost of 83' of 8¹ priva
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 11
    Font - The following Monday morning around 5am, their cars were parked in the street, where there's no street parking, so I made a phone call. They were gone when I left at 7am. I haven't been paid yet, but I did notice a For Rent sign in their yard this morning, so that's just as good. Good riddance.
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 12
    Font - EDIT/UPDATE: 1.For those of you suggesting a security system: one was installed that next week, along with 6 cameras around the house, a ring doorbell, and a fence around the pool itself to keep the dogs and my grandson out of it. I'll be closing and covering the pool in the next few weeks.
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 13
    Font - 2. Met the owner of the house yesterday evening. The house will be empty by the end of the week. They were evicted for non- payment of rent - likely due to tow charges, and the husband not working because he was incarcerated - where he remains. Warrant was for back child support. Wife apologized and claimed that she was told they had permission to use the pool (they didn't)
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 14
    Font - 3. The material for the fence was purchased through my company account. I'm a structural engineer and commercial construction manager for a large local GC. Only 2 posts had to be replaced and a hand full of runners. The rest was just 8' 1"x 6 " 1/2" pressure treated pickets, which cost me $2.60 per stick, X 210 pickets purchased. The rest was labor and fasteners. So, altogether - about $900 for material and stain. $150 for a dumpster, and the rest went toward labor to finish it on a weeke
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 15
    Font - Fun fact: I'm also a property investor/flipper. Been in construction (commercial, civil, industrial and residential) for 35 years. Not my first fence, nor my first a hole neighbor. Before the paint experts jump on board: I know how long I have to wait before pressure washing and staining the fence. 4. The petty was only my twisting the knife by having their cars towed from the street, when they weren't affecting me at all. TLDR: Neighbors at new house used my driveway, and destroyed my ba
    via u/rodeopete3281
  • 16
    Font - SaltPepperSugarBlah You dodged the worst neighbors ever. At first I thought they were inconsiderate, now I'm convinced they are just trashy
    via u/SaltPepperSugarBlah
  • 17
    Font - violetOvercast +2. How ridiculous.The level of entitlement some people have is astounding in all the worst ways Reply Share 2.3k reboot82 Especially when you have an outstanding warrant!! Idiots.
    via u/violetOvercast
  • 18
    Product - Liquorand Literature Bro doesn't sound petty at all, sounds fair. Glad all turned out ok for you. 282 Reply Share rodeopete3281 OP +1 The petty was having them towed the last time, just for s and giggles.
    via u/LiquorandLiterature
  • 19
    Font - TacTurtle Suit against OP likely would be dismissed due to the previous criminal trespassing - clear evidence they did not have permission or legal access to the property, that they knew they didn't have permission, and the cut fence demonstrated OP had exercised reasonable care in preventing unauthorized access.
    via u/TacTurtle
  • 20
    Facial expression - Hour Friendship_7960 I hope you have security cameras because I'm sure they're going to try to cause you more pain
    via u/Hour_Friendship_7960
  • 21
    Font - DizzyedUpGirl. The driveway is one thing, and still annoying and wrong of them. But to come into your yard and use your furniture and pool? What made them think that was okay? 339 Reply Share rodeopete3281 OP +1 I guess because the pool was still being maintained and nobody was there; they decided it was free to use. I can't begin to try to understand some people and their thought process.
    via u/DizzyedUpGirl

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

neighbors petty revenge pool wtf fence family
Scroll Down For The Next Article