'I’m fully ready for this battle': College students refuse to stop driving through resident's yard as shortcut to their frat house, resident sets boulders to stop them, only for them to be removed

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Mar 5, 2025 9:00 AM EST

There are different levels of bad neighbors, that depend on different characteristics of the people you end up living next to. 

The first level, the best kind of neighbors, are single people with no pets, no kids, and no interest in any interaction other than a friendly hello from a safe distance. The second level are old people, who are usually quiet people who do no harm, until you do something to annoy them, and then it's non-stop complaining about every little thing. The third level are families, who are usually nice and harmless, but are pretty noisy and hectic from time to time, and can be a lot to deal with.

The fourth and last level, which consists of the actual worst of the worst neighbors, is reserved for two kinds of people – entitled Karens, and frat college students. These two are masters at making your living situation a nightmare. They check every box of bad neighbors, and they do not care whatsoever.

Just like the college students in the story below, keep scrolling to read what they did to their neighbor.

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  • The resident in this story became mildly infuriated by their neighbors who would not stop using the resident's yard as a driveway to their frat house. Even after the resident texted them to stop, put up signs, and even set rock and boulders as a block, the college students did not stop.

    This led the resident to turn to their property manager, who took matters into their own hands.

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    PRIVATE PROPERTY NO TRESPASSING
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    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    "Neighbors won’t stop driving through my yard"

    Apparently it's too far to drive around the block and they've decided the yard between my house and shed is the better option. I'm impressed they take the time to keep moving
    via mosterhout
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    my rocks. Don't worry, I'm fully ready for this battle and my friends are helping me find some boulders to bring in
    via mosterhout
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    2 2:30 Fri, Feb 14 at 2:24 PM ☐ Hey please make sure you guys aren't driving through my yard. Someone moved the rocks I put there. Sunday 9:33 AM + iMessage
    via mosterhout
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    2 2:30 5G Hey please make sure you guys aren't driving through my yard. Someone moved the rocks I put there. Sunday 9:33 AM This feels pretty petty lol. I'm not sure how else to ask you guys to not drive through my yard and move the rocks. Delivered + iMessage ↓
    via mosterhout
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    This 13 not a driveway
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    Cheezburger Image 10475653120
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    This is not a driveway Caution nails in ground. Don't worry I'm finding bigger rocks so you be as tembel
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    most... OP I can't (figure out how to) edit the post! Here's some more context: I live (renting) in the green shack and the shed to the right is part of the property. The main road can be seen from the pictures
    via mosterhout
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    but there's no parking for my place there. The use a gravel road on the backside of the house as my entrance. It's a large through-road that many people use for parking and to access the frat houses I live between. I don't
    via mosterhout
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    know if it's the guys who live to the right of my place who are driving through or if it's their friends. I've lived here for over a year and have had mostly positive interactions with the frats. I've
    via mosterhout
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    introduced myself as a teacher who doesn't mind the loud music that comes with this area. There's been a few times when they've had music blasting late on a week night and they turned it down after I send a pic of my
    via mosterhout
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    dogs trying to sleep and ask them nicely This is the first circumstance where the contact | have hasn't responded. Today, there were some people out front of the place next door so I went over to ask them about the rocks. They said they don't
    via mosterhout
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    live there and the guys who do live there weren't home. They said they would talk to them to try and get it sorted out. I also texted the owner of the house, who is one of the frat boys' dads. I haven't heard back from him yet.
    via mosterhout
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    I didn't actually put nails in the ground haha. I was feeling sassy when I updated the sign but I've since covered the part about the nails after some nice redditers warned me of the possible legal consequences.
    via mosterhout
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    My friends are helping me find larger boulders and we're determined to build a ridiculous structure. I love the creative suggestions y'all have given and I will make an update when I have one!
    via mosterhout
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    Edit time: Yes, it's not my property because I'm the renter, and this isn't causing major physical damage yet. The property line is on the other side of "my" shed. Sometimes they park at the base of the yard, slightly over the
    via mosterhout
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    property line, which isn't an issue for me. I posted in mildly infuriating instead of a legal thread because it's exactly that, mildly infuriating lol. Why does it bother me? The path they are taking goes right past my
    via mosterhout
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    bedroom window and feels like an invasion of space. This particular frat only moved in last summer. The previous residents never had issues with staying on the roads that are in place
    via mosterhout
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    I found out the guy who isn't responding in the texts no longer lives there. He has previously texted with me and they even helped my classroom collect pop tabs for a fundraiser earlier this school year haha. Yes, he could have easily responded and let
    via mosterhout
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    me he doesn't live there anymore, but I'm not upset with him. He's a college kid who owes me nothing. I'll send a message to my property manager to inform them of the situation. I highly
    via mosterhout
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    doubt they will care about my makeshift barrier. I've turned this place into a cozy shack that I love and won't be ending the lease over something like this. I don't need to convince y'all of how hard it is to find "affordable" housing right now that allows my animals!
    via mosterhout
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    I prefer the route of trying to keep the peace and resolve this without involving law enforcement (unless my property managers ask me to do so). I'm all about healthy conflict resolution If the issue continues, I'll reach out to the homeowner and/or the university.
    via mosterhout
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    As of now, my most recent construction is still in place. I now have the weight on my shoulders of finding some boulders to satisfy myself and all of Reddit. Please give me a week to work on this and I'll try not to let you all down
    via mosterhout
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    Second edit: property manager responded right away and said they are going to deal with it. They had already noticed the parking at the base of the hill and said that's a liability issue so it looks like I'll be getting a fence!
    via mosterhout
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    donttrustthellamas They don't have the time to drive around your property, but have the time to get out of their car and move the rocks? The math isn't mathing. It's wild you have communicated with them about it and they're willingly trespassing your property by driving through it.
    via donttrustthellamas
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    mosterhout OP That's the part that my friends and I don't understand lol. It takes longer for them to move the rocks than to drive around.
    via mosterhout
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    raging_hare My neighbour has a huge rock, that can't be moved by hand. It works. I live in a d、d end street and his yard istthe only shortcut to the main street. He moves his rock when roadworks block the other entrance to our street.
    via raging_hare

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