'Some neighbors try to bend rules, but the truth wins': Man tries to sabotage neighbor's fence to expand his yard by filing a bogus property code complaint, ends up getting fined for his own illegal fence instead

Oh the joys of homeownership, where even building something on your own property can turn into a bureaucratic nightmare. Whether it's adding a fence, building a shed, or pouring a concrete path, chances are you'll need to jump through a few hoops first. Between zoning ordinances, city inspections, and the ultimate boss battle of HOA approval, it can feel like you need a legal team just to plant a mailbox. But while most of us smile through it and file the dang paperwork, there's always that one neighbor who thinks the rules don't apply to them. 

You know the type, the ones who are quick to call the city over a half-inch fence height violation but mysteriously silent about the cement patio they poured over public utility space. Growing up, my parents built a privacy fence in our backyard because we lived next to a busy road. After the fence was built, the city came in and said half of the fence was legally too tall, so my parents had to hack off the height on a portion of the fence. How does that make sense?

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