Entitled guy keeps using neighbors outlet to charge his E-bike, unplugging their fridge and ruining months of food, landlord threatens lease violation, so guy charges neighbor: ‘A handwritten bill for $68 and a smiley face.'

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Nov 8, 2025 7:00 AM EST

When looking for a place to live, figuring out if you vibe with the neighbors is very important. They can truly make or break your experience there. Some people prefer neighbors who keep to themselves, while others like to become besties with each other. Some people like something more in the middle, like they exchange numbers for emergencies, but they aren't bestie besties, ya know? 

 

However, unfortunately, many cases is that the neighbors do not like each other. This happens when you move in next to an entitled person. Someone who thinks they own the entire neighborhood just because they live there. And yes, this happens with renters too, not just homeowners. Like these renters who were neighbors in a duplex. This means they shared a garage, but had designated sides. However, one entitled neighbor decided the entire garage was his. So he unplugged the freezer and used the outlet to charge his E-Bike. As you can imagine, this became a huge problem. 

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  • entitled neighbor loses outlet privileges after demanding $68 when he couldn't charge his e-bike
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  • I rent a duplex. We share a small garage that has exactly two outlets. One runs my chest freezer. I batch cook because my schedule is chaos, so that freezer is my little bank account of food. Three
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  • weeks ago I opened it and it was soft inside. Everything was half thawed, sticky, gross. I cried a little, cleaned it, assumed it was a fluke.
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  • Two days later it happened again. I finally noticed the orange extension cord draped over my freezer going to my neighbors shiny e- bike. Outlet switch was off. Cool.
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  • I knocked and told him he cannot use that outlet, it is on my half and also it kills my freezer. He said "it takes like no power, you can share, be neighborly." I said no,
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  • showed the spoiled food, showed the breaker map the landlord left. He rolled his eyes and said I should. buy a better freezer. That night I bought a tiny outlet lock box and plugged the freezer
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  • through it. Next morning the lock box had pry marks and the extension cord was back. He had unplugged the whole thing from the wall, plugged in his bike, and
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  • wrote a note: "text when you are done." I was done with being nice. I emailed the landlord with photos, receipts of the ruined food, and the lock. Landlord came over,
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  • put a bright red tag on the outlet: "for tenant A appliance only," installed a cheap camera, told neighbor to charge inside his unit. Neighbor
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  • entitled neighbor loses outlet privileges after demanding $68 when he couldn't charge his e-bike
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  • proceeded to slip a page under my door with a "calculation" of how much I owe him for "electricity I stole by locking the outlet." It was a handwritten bill for 68 dollars and a smiley face.
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  • Landlord has now posted a notice that any tampering will be a lease. violation. I replaced the food slowly, and the lock stays. He bought a second battery. He also stopped saying hi. I will survive.
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  • entitled neighbor loses outlet privileges after demanding $68 when he couldn't charge his e-bike
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  • CocoaAlmonds Rock He should have to pay for your spoiled food!
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  • theBearded_Levy You should reciprocate with an invoice for the lost food, the increase power usage for his charging and the damaged lock box.
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  • jewelophile Make sure your landlord is aware of how much of a fire hazard those e-bike batteries can be. You're not supposed to use extension cords with them either. They can even void insurance claims if fire occurs.
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  • TedBurns-3 How exactly did you STEAL $68 worth of electric by locking it?
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  • AdAccomplished6870 Wait, so by giving you a bill, he acknowledged he was stealing your electricity? Small claims court for the theft and the food
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  • Spalding Penrodthe3rd Wow !!! If I was in that situation his e bike would have gotten mangled. Wtf
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  • JEWCEY Small claims court for the food loss. And wear a pin to court with a smiley face on it.
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  • Crafty_Original_7349 I would use wire cutters and snip the plugs off all his charging cords just to get my point across, but I am very petty
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  • No_Delivery_4607 To get back, put a little grease or oil on his brake rotors. Not a lot. Just a drop or 2. Grease/oil getting on the brake pads will contaminate them, making them annoyingly loud every time he uses them. It essentially ruins the pads. He will spend what he made you lose on food on brake pads very quickly if you do this a few times
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