‘Enjoy your view of my 8ft fence': Resident builds 8ft fence to obstruct Karen neighbor's view after she called HOA on him, following his refusal to mow lawn in accordance to bylaws

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Eleonora Bader
Jul 1, 2023 10:00 AM EDT

Nitpicky Karen neighbors are as prevalent as they are pesky; they derive pleasure in being as disagreeable as possible. In this case, OP moved into their late grandfather's house, which needed some upkeep to maintain its good looks and nice lawn. OP's neighbor was using OP's backyard as her 'virtual' backyard. This neighbor also happened to be a pesky Karen who always seemed to have something to say and never was that something pleasant. After a while, OP became sick due to stress at work and didn't mow the lawn for a few weeks. Karen approached OP and complained about the state of OP's lawn.

OP explained that they had been sick, but Karen wasn't having it. Soon enough, HOA came around to pay OP a visit. OP said that they had been sick, and weren't able to tend to the yard as usual. HOA was surprisingly very understanding, unlike Karen. OP was so annoyed that they decided that petty revenge was overdue. Scroll down to read what happened next.

For more, here is a Karen roommate who was ultimately kicked out after refusing to pay rent.

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    Font - Posted by u/ultrasuperman1001 17 hours ago Call bylaw on me because I'm too sick to mow my grass, enjoy your view of my 8ft fence
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    Font - So the call about the long grass was kinda a last straw thing. The backstory is: my grandpa passed away 2 years ago and I moved into his house. He was pretty healthy but he let the yard go down a bit, the grass was maintained but the trees were over grown, his pond and patio
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    Font - was dirty, etc. Our neighbour, years ago, sold their yard to a property builder. Our properties are in an L shape so our neighbour was using our backyard as her "virtual" backyard.
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    Font - For the past 2 years I have been trying my best to maintain the backyard, while also working and dealing with my grandpa's stuff. Well for the past few weeks the backyard has fallen a bit as stress from work has creeped in and I was sick for a few weeks. Before
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    Font - this the neighbour has always had nitpicks but I mostly ignored them but they rang my door one day to complain about mess in the back and I told them "I have a life outside this house, if it bugs you that much you're more than welcome to do the work".
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    Font - Following that bylaw came by and they were very understanding about my situation and gave me more than enough time to feel better and mow the lawn. Well that whole thing p sed me off and I wanted to get the typical white picket fence as there wasn't a fence and we were passively looking for a dog.
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    Font - So I decided, scrw it, and built the largest fence I could and since her house was right on the property line she now looks out the window and instead of seeing my backyard she sees just a wood fence.
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    Font - xoxoLizzyoxox 17 hr. ago Did she complain about the fence? 1.0k Reply Share
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    Font - ultrasuperman1001 OP 16 hr. ago She hasn't yet, but even if she did I consulted all the bylaw guys about the fence rules and followed them to a T 2.4k Reply Share
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    Font - +3 . 16 hr. ago The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Too bad that with your 8ft fence, she'll never know. baka-tari 340 Reply Share
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    Font - maroongrad +3. 16 hr. ago Two types of neighbors. Ones that look and say "Oh, man. The neighbor is usually pretty good about mowing. I wonder if their mower broke, or they're sick or something? I'll go check and if they
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    Font - need to borrow my mower, or if they need me to mow it for them this time, well, that's what neighbors are for." The other type goes "Oh, man, that looks like så t. IDGAF if they're getting chemo treatment, I'm gonna call the city on them."
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    Font - JosKarith 17 hr. ago I'd have been tempted to stain it a really ugly colour. On her side only... 1.3k Reply Share
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  • 14
    Font - 14 hr. ago reminds me of my mothers fence fight with her neighbors. Imnot MikeH my mother hated the neighbors. they tried to claim some of my mothers
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    Font - property as theirs and my mother wasn't having it. she had it assessed when she bought the house and knew where her property lie. before all this both of them shared a yard and my mother would let them use
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    Font - her pool. after though, she decided to get a fence. my mother went the spite route and made the fence as high as she could but the neighbors called the town and told my mother she had to fix it (could just raise the grade on her side) or take it
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    Font - down. my mother took down all the panels and put up florescent orange fence netting and put it up to code. the neighbors were outraged that she had done this but couldn't do anything about it cause its her property and it was up to code.
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    Font - one day, my mother was looking outside admiring her garden and fence from the living room while enjoying a coffee as the neighbor had just come home looked over to the fence and flipped my mother off (no way he knew she was watching). the
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    Font - satisfied smile she had is seared into my brain. 140 Reply Share kyttyna 6 hr. ago That's beautiful imagery. Just knowing that he flips off her fence whenever he sees it.
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    Font - AutomotivelySpeaking 16 hr. ago You should paint a picture of tall, unkempt grass on her side of the fence to stare at every time she looks. 107 ↓ ↑ 107 Reply Share
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    Font - conditerite +1 17 hr. ago sorry about you loss. can only imagine the sour cat-face this neighbor must make towards you now & of course you can maintain the backyard lawn to your own preferences now that she can't see it. Reply Share 125
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    Font - +1.15 hr. ago Sprinkle mint seeds on the far side of her yard. Reply Share MNConcerto 45 +1 . 14 hr. ago That's just evil. 10yrs ago we moved into our current house and I still have mint coming up into my flower garden all the time. The stuff doesn't go away ever and grows so fast. zedsdead79
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