Residents report neighbors to the city council after finding out they built a fence past the property line, leading neighbors to publicly confront them: ‘Why are you mad at me?’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
May 28, 2026 10:30 AM EDT

Why is it so hard for people to accept the boundaries they are required to follow?

Whenever we tell other people about something they can't do, we can almost see the gears shifting in their minds, convincing them that they must do it, even though they are not supposed to.

It's like the five-year-old in them takes over and makes the worst decisions for them.

But here's the thing about people doing things they are not supposed to do: A lot of the time, there will be consequences that follow. Since adults are not actually five-year-olds, when they do something they weren't allowed to, they will be met with repercussions, more than just a time-out or no dessert after dinner.

The perfect example of a case like this is depicted in the story below, posted by a frustrated resident in a Reddit community. According to this resident, they are currently dealing with an entitled neighbor who thought they could get away with crossing a boundary that they very clearly knew about and ignored. 

Every homeowner knows that there are clear boundaries when it comes to their property lines. Every house is bounded by the property lines that were set when it was bought, and every homeowner is meant to stay within the lines of their property. However, some owners tend to believe they can simply ignore those boundaries and do what they wish, including building past their property lines and into their neighbors' private land.

That is exactly what these neighbors did in the story. They ignored the boundary between their house and the one next to them and built a platform into their garden well into the neighboring house. They fully believed they could get away with it, but the residents quickly noticed the change and reported it to the council. Surprisingly, it didn't take long for the council to take action and demand that the neighbors take down their platform.

Unfortunately, that didn't stop the entitled neighbors from complaining…

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  • A shadow of two people pointing and talking to each other against a wall
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    A shadow of two people pointing and talking to each other against a wall, depicted by models.

  • "Neighbours built into our property - now not happy the council are making them rip it out UK"

    Cutting a long story short, our neighbours have French doors and towards the end of last year we noticed them building a platform/ramp/steps into their garden.
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  • From what we could see, it didn't look like it breached our boundary so didn't want to make a fuss. We also couldn't get a proper look at it because we had to put a tall fence
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  • panel on top of the wall in the at a few years ago, to stop the kid and their mates leaning over and looking at us in our living room.
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  • Well cue a few weeks later, we could see their dog leaning over our wall and barking at our cat. Small dog, so couldn't realistically be able to reach up and over unless this platform
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  • has come over the boundary and is raised a ridiculous amount off the ground. So we took the fence panel down to get a better look, and low and behold they've built the
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  • platform against our wall (which is well inside the boundary of our house so shouldn't have been used, nor is it designed to be a retaining wall). They've come over
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  • around 12 inches in width and 4 feet in length and over 4 feet in height. Basically, I can sit in my living room and they can stand on the platform and see directly in.
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  • A male model drilling into a house's wooden fence with an electric drill.
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    A male model drilling into a house's wooden fence with an electric drill.

  • So since it was already built, we put in with planning permission with the council. They've come out to look and whilst I can't be sure what's happening (they haven't
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  • respond to our emails yet) I've had the neighbours at the door screaming at me that it's got to be ripped out. So it seems that the council agree it shouldn't have been built, nor
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  • would they get retrospective planning permission. Which I'm quite surprised about tbh, I thought the council would dawdle.
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  • Cue I am now getting screamed at every time I'm in my garden, driving past them, slagging me off to all the neighbours
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  • All because they shouldn't have built over the boundary in the first place!! They clearly thought we'd just lie down and take it, the entitlement!
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    A white picket fence between two neighboring houses.

  • KudzuAU I would stop them the next time she starts up. Very calmly ask "Why are you screaming, and why are you mad at me?”
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  • Let her vent. Do not get flustered. Calmly respond "Shouldn't you be mad at whoever designed and built onto others property?" Walk/Drive away.
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  • witchymoon69 Document everything. If you can get cameras with audio. You'll have enough to file a restraining order against them.
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  • dusk_shimmer that sounds like a total nightmare to deal with, glad the council is actually doing something about it though! hopefully you can finally get some peace and quiet now.
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  • GeeVeeDub I'm sorry you're dealing with this situation. Just smile and maintain your composure. If the yelling continues, you might need to report it.
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