‘Now she's telling other neighbors I'm hostile and difficult to live next to’: New woman next door demands neighbor’s garage code for 24/7 tool borrowing, then complains to everyone when access gets shut down

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  • Neighbor demanded my garage code so she could "borrow tools whenever she needs them"

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  • My new neighbor has been testing my patience since the day she moved in, but yesterday's interaction took entitlement to a whole new level.
  • I've lived in my house for 8 years. This woman moved in next door about 3 months ago.
  • At first, it was just small things, asking to borrow my lawnmower (which she returned with no gas), requesting I watch her packages, and once even asking if I could loan her $50 for groceries (we had spoken maybe 4 times total at that point).
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  • Yesterday, I was in my garage working on my car when she came over and saw my tool collection.
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  • I've spent years building it up, organized pegboard, specialty tools, the works. She commented on how nice it was, then asked if she could borrow a specific wrench for a leaky faucet.
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  • No problem, I handed it to her. Then she said, "Actually, it would be easier if I just had your garage code.
  • That way I could grab what I need when you're not home instead of bothering you." I laughed, thinking she was joking.
  • She wasn't. I told her I wasn't comfortable giving out my garage code, but she was welcome to text me if she needed to borrow something specific.
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  • She got visibly upset, saying, "That's so inconvenient. My last neighbors were much more accommodating. We're supposed to be a community here." Then she added, "I already gave your code to my son anyway so he could grab your leaf blower last week when you weren't home." I immediately changed my garage code and told her not to touch my property without permission again.
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  • She stormed off calling me selfish and "not neighborly." Now she's telling other neighbors I'm hostile and difficult to live next to.
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  • The entitlement of thinking she deserves 24/7 access to my garage and tools is just astounding.
  • 9405t4r So she doesn't have your garage door code but she also gave it to her son last week?
  • OP ruritto Yeah, that's exactly why I'm sure she was lying. Either that or she watched me enter it once. Changed it immediately either way.
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  • OP ruritto Already ordered some on Amazon yesterday. Better safe than sorry at this point.
  • Unique-Assumption619 How did she tell her son your garage code?
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  • OP ruritto No clue. Either she made it up to pressure me or watched me enter it at some point. My garage keypad isn't exactly hidden from view.

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