Entitled neighbors knowingly build a pool over the property line yet refuse to share with the family next door, so the homeowner gets payback by taking it up with the city: 'On my property?'

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Aug 6, 2025 6:00 PM EDT

For this entitled neighbor, summer's end came early. 

When he moved into town, he decided he wanted to become the overlord of everyone's property line, knowingly building a giant pool that crossed over into the property next door. Although they protested before, during, and after construction, the pool persisted, making this neighborly feud more akin to a land dispute. Alas, as the property lines would dictate, one of these neighbors would come out on top, and it wasn't the guy with the swimsuit tan lines.

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  • Pool encroachment WWYD? Vent/Rant Hi everyone. Long story short, we bought our house and the current neighbors moved in 2 years after when the lady next to us sold her
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  • house. As soon as they moved in they started building a giant pool in their backyard. I assumed they knew where all the property lines were and didn't say anything. Last
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  • summer I decided to put a fence and had a survey done which determined their pool/deck was on my property. I had a bunch of conversations with them with all the evidence where the property
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  • line is. I also told them they can leave the pool where it is and I will put my fence around it as long as they sign an agreement which states both parties know that this is my property and in the future if
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  • something happens one of the houses needs to be sold we can ask it to be removed. I spent north of $1,000 working with my attorney to draft this agreement. After
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  • asking them to review this agreement for 7 or 8 months, they finally did so and told me they didn't want to sign it nor did they have any interest in paying for the lawyer fees. Now not only did I
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  • spend money on working with a lawyer but also I have to move my fence again since they don't want to sign the paperwork. At this point after a year or so dealing with this issue I just gave up and complained to the city. I asked how
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  • could they issued a permit for something to be installed on my property. Am I wrong for doing this? I mean how much more money can I spend trying to make them happy....where it should be the other way around.
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  • Summer is over now, according to this neighbor. And honestly, if someone is blatantly building a pool on your property, they deserve whatever city-wide investigation is coming for them. Perhaps, they'll learn a thing or two about being more considerate of their neighbors after leafing through the 1,000-page permit infringement lawsuit against them. When you mess with the family next door and take advantage of their hospitality, you're going to get more than a sun burn, you're going to get sued. 

  • earthman34. Demand they remove all structures from your property or you will demolish them within 30 days.
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  • Massive Squirrel7733 ⚫ You were lucky they declined. You were on the losing end of that deal, but now you're back in the driver's seat. Reclaim what's yours, put up a fence.
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  • Comfortable-Web3177 You also need to think about the fact that if somebody gets hurt on that pool deck that is technically on your property, you will get sued for it. I know this because we had an issue with our neighbors
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  • encroaching on our property and we didn't have a fence and they put their fence on our property line and they have an inground pool and Attorney told me that if somebody enters my property
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  • trespassing and jumps over their fence and rounds in their pool that I would be possibly responsible for it because their fence was on my property. So you need to look at this from a point of protecting your assets and not being sued.
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  • dnabsuh1 Until they move it, you have a deck and a portion of a pool, I suggest making the most of it - have mini pool parties.
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  • dkbGeek Some real winners there... dumb enough to spend money building a pool without knowing where their property lines are.
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  • Successful-Rope7223 ⚫ Major issue with the municipality that approved their pool crossing property line. You could actually sue them or make them the bad guys to force your neighbors to remove it. I worked in civil engineering for 30 years and I've dealt with similar situations.
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