Homeowner discovers his new neighbors have been using his pool while he's not home, they double down when confronted, claiming the former owner granted them permission: 'I bought this house from [the former owner] and that invite is no longer valid'

Arriving home from a dreary work day, you're greeted with the sounds of laughter of children splashing around in your pool. A brilliant and floating sound that fills the late-afternoon summer air. You smile to yourself. This is why you insisted on finding a house with a pool when you and your wife were looking for a new place for your growing family. As you unlock the front door and set your bag down, you can't help but notice how dark and quiet things are inside. Something isn't quite right, and it dawns on you: Your wife and kids aren't home, they're out for the afternoon. So who the heck is in your backyard?

Safe to say almost anyone would be a little confused by this situation. Most of us wouldn't just presume to use our neighbor's property without at least asking for permission first. The audacity on display here is unparalleled: Absolute assumption of ownership over something that didn't belong to them on the property of someone who was essentially a complete stranger.

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  • "I come home from work and I hear splashing and screaming.."

    wife and i bought a house with a pool. it was part of our search criteria. found a house with a pool. we loved everything about it. made offer. offer accepted. we move in. about two weeks after moving in, wife and daughters go to CA to visit family...we're in TX. i come home from work and i hear splashing and screaming....people and kids playing in a pool. didn't think anything of it because neighbors behind and to the right both have a pool i assumed it was one of them.
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  • There are issues with privacy, but it goes beyond just that. There are possible legal liabilities and implications at play. If someone gets injured while trespassing on the property, there's a chance that you, the homeowner, could be held responsible regardless of whether or not you had any idea they were there. And, let's be honest, especially when there are kids involved, there are few things on a property more prone to accidents than the slippery-wet concrete surrounding a water-filled concrete hole in the ground.

    It's surprising to think that someone would actually do this, but there are enough varied accounts and corroborated details of other homeowners experiencing similar situations to lend credence to this type of legendary neighborhood dispute. 

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  • i'm standing in the kitchen reading mail and enjoying a drink and i realize the ruckus sounds like it's coming from my back yard. i open the blinds and sure as sh, there are people in my pool. i go out ask who they are and why they're in my pool
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  • "oh, yeah...Jane (former owner, not real name) said we can swim here whenever we wanted. "I bought this house from Jane and that invite is no longer valid" "what the h_1??? my kids just want to swim!!" "ok. take them to the community pool" "but we've been swimming here for years" "ok.....not any more. leave now or i'm calling police"
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  • "WOW! THAT'S how you're going to play it? we just want to swim" "build your own pool or go to the community pool. i'm calling police in...3- 2..." "come on, kids....this guy is a j doesn't want y'all to have any fun" and "come back again and i'll file a trespass affidavit" "ok, keep being a j || "i will in the comfort of MY pool"
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  • i wasn't expecting this many responses...thank you to all who replied. just to clarify, i do have a 6 foot tall wooden privacy fence with gates that have latches. the latches require an amount of force to open...i dd not have locks at the time, but i do now....along with no trespassing signs as well as a purple stripe painted on every 10th fence board. (purple paint law in TX. yes, it's a thing) one a side note: if the dad had come over and introduced himself i probably would have extended an in
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  • Aviation_nut63 Put a lock on the gate, post no trespassing signs, and put up cameras. You need to CYA, in case they try to break in and get hurt.
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  • ASERGIB OP did the right thing. If someone gets hurt or drowns in his pool, he is liable. Needs a locking fence around it.
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  • Tequila Mockingbird80 The neighbor kids all had permission to ride atvs all over the land of the previous owner of our house - people are saying this is a bot story but it rings true to me - all the neighbors just assumed we would hold the status quo and let them tear up our woodland paths and infringe on our privacy on our back deck (that was completely private unless someone was riding. in our woods.). They were wrong but it took a minute and a lot of bs to get it to stop
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  • Yakker65 That is an insurance nightmare. Put a lock on the gate, and stand your ground.
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  • Useless890 I feel for you. I had the same thing when my mom and I got this house. The kid next door had permission from the previous owner to ride his bike in the yard and rollerskate in the drive. I had a heck of a time getting rid of him, but my mom couldn't work in the yard without him coming over. She was too hard of hearing to understand him and he wouldn't leave. She'd go in the house when the school bus came by in the afternoon. Finally got through to him.
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