'Waive the fines and leave us alone!': Entitled neighbor gets new residents fined with a slew of violations, refusing to accept that their house is not part of the HOA

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Jul 24, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

Neighbors do not have the right to infringe upon your privacy, no matter how hard they try. This couple took over their parents' house, had it renovated, and recently moved into their new neighborhood, only to be immediately confronted by an entitled man next door. He was evidently not a fan of the new gates they had installed, as they interfered with his preferred walking route. As a result, he tried to get them in trouble with the local HOA in order to get them to take down the gate.

However, much to this man's surprise and chagrin, the couple's home was not part of the HOA, as it had been built prior to the association's founding. So, although the neighbor was initially successful in getting this couple fined with a slew of violations, they had the documentation to prove their story and get those violations immediately waived. This left the old man with no choice but to accept what his neighbors chose to do with the front of their own home. Keep scrolling through for the full confrontation!

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  • Several members of this online community chimed in with their impressions about this man's sense of entitlement. It takes a certain kind of person to try and get the new residents in a neighborhood immediately fined. It's not exactly a friendly welcome to the community. Thankfully, this couple knew exactly what they were doing when they installed their gate in the first place. They knew that they had zero allegiance to the rules and regulations outlined in the HOA handbook, nor did they have to bend to the will of this pathetic neighbor!

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    My parents had this rental property that they passed on to me when they d d and the house has been there since before the neighborhood next to it was built so it's not part of its HOA. it's
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    been established several times with the previous renters and my parents. While we were renovating to prepare to move in,
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    we installed gates at the three entrances to the property because we didn't want people to come into the property.
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    A month after we finished, we had a visit from this boomer, who opened our back gate since the front one is locked, just to give us the welcome to the HOA packet. I
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    told him that we are not part of the neighborhood so the HOA doesn't apply to our property. He huffed and said that I am since his property is right next door. I
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    nicely repeated myself and asked him to not come into my property again without permission. He scoffed saying he didn't see any no trespassing signs so he could do what he wanted. Eventually he left.
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    The next day we installed locks on the gates and no trespassing signs. The next thing we know we are getting HOA violation letters
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    in our mail box. The letters also listed things that were happening in our backyard that someone could only see if they were looking over the fence.
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    After the 5th notice, that threatened eviction, I called the number listed and explained to a lady the situation and she said
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    that the HOA president said we were and was the one reporting us but all we had to do was prove we weren't and they would waive the fines and leave us alone.
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    I gathered the paperwork and went to the next meeting where I gave them the paperwork which proved I was right. The Boomer then lost his mind and said that it didn't matter and we still needed
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    to follow HIS rules and change the things HE wanted. Apparently the reasons he was upset is that we installed gates and fixed the fence that prevented him from going where he wanted when he went on his walks, the gates
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    fence also prevents his family from taking a shortcut to the pool, the backyard was filled with things he didn't want seeing from his second story balcony and the trees we planted and the new fence prevented him from seeing our entire property.
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    He got so angry that he needed to be brought to a different room. I left soon after but I haven't heard a thing since. It's amazing how entitled some boomers are
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    ZaNFish 14 hr. ago I'd keep doing whatever I want just to them off. Let them move if they don't like it.
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    ShoeRepulsive64 34 OP 14 hr. ago I sometimes see him on his balcony glaring at me when I walk near the fence
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    Mindless_Hotel616. 14 hr. ago It sounds like he wanted to steal your property. Maybe he should have been reminded of how property rights works and the consequences of taking things that belong to other people.
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    EveningStatus7092. 13 hr. ago You needed to prove you're not part of the HOA? Why? What would they do if you don't? They don't have any jurisdiction over you
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    IwouldpickJeanluc⚫ 14 hr. ago He was mad he couldn't see the whole property And Mad about what he Could see?! Lol!! I would get a Lazer type light that would shine directly in his windows lol
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    Lower_Carrot_8334 13 hr. ago saying he didn't see any no trespassing signs so he could do what he wanted I thought this was going to be the worst of it. Then it just gets more BOOMERY as I read
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