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Should I be concerned? Neighbor issues.
404:
Honestly, i feel for you in this situation. The big issue i see here however is that you are allowing them to essentially abuse your good nature. There is a time in any situation where you just need to put your foot down and if you need to, call the police every single time a confrontation occurs. I have lived around some crazy neighbors before. I feel your pain here, at times it makes it completely unbearable to even go home with the anticipation that you may just end up see those guys before you get into your house.
Vigo:
Thanks, everybody! :cheers:
Well, I think right now I will wait and see what they will do, if anything. I'm in Minnesota, so there is not much painting season left, and I can breathe a bit easier about the issue soon. I have everything pretty well documented, and I feel pretty good that I have done far more than needed trying to compromise. The painters shot themselves in the foot by bringing themselves into the issue to begin with. If they just left it to my neighbors to work it out for themselves, then I doubt this would have a serious issue. Of course, the fact that my neighbors would rather leave one wall of their house not painted than to compromise and work with us speaks volumes about their general attitude.
For long term, I might give the security camera idea a whirl. That Newegg one looks sweet, not a bad price for the system either. I do already have a UV webcam that I could use for the time being. Security cameras systems are getting so cheap though. :o
I'll admit, I have done more rolling than I should, but my willingness to compromise would remove any emotional argument from them if they think they can take this to small claims court. Which is all the argument they have to begin with. Of course, they don't know much about our legal system. The lady said that she went to the neighborhood association and they will enforce the issue (We don't have an association, we have a neighborhood facebook page ::) ). She also said that she was consulting with the city attorney and they would be forcing us to give up our driveway to them. (She doesn't know the city attorney is the lawyer for the city, not for the people and doesn't deal with this kind of issue.) My wife and I have resolved that the time for compromise is over, and we will just immediately call the police every time they trespass on our property. :bat
I think I'm gonna watch Gran Torino tonight. ;D
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: 404 on October 25, 2011, 10:30:57 am ---There is a time in any situation where you just need to put your foot down and if you need to, call the police every single time a confrontation occurs. I have lived around some crazy neighbors before. I feel your pain here, at times it makes it completely unbearable to even go home with the anticipation that you may just end up see those guys before you get into your house.
--- End quote ---
This.
Document and notify. Don't be afraid to call the police to report stuff -- if you are afraid of wasting the time of street cops, then volunteer to go down to file your report at the station.
We have neighbours at the cottage who are pretty much despicable and think that everybody should do whatever they want. So far, we have had visits from the fire department (illegal burning), the police (a number of visits for everything from having our septic bed redone to having fireworks displays), bylaw enforcement officers and a number of visits from the building inspectors -- all based on false reports. We document everything and deal with the authorities appropriately. We have never been issued any citations or even been cautioned, but our documentation and reporting to the authorities has them tagged for harassment and abuse of system.
Well Fed Games:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 25, 2011, 10:11:46 am ---
What good does video evidence do when you're confronting someone who does not deny the issue? He doesn't need proof. He needs to stop rolling over for them.
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Well, trying to defuse the situation does not equal rolling over. And as far as the camera, I was more concerned about his wife being able to know what is going on outside without having to engage the crazy neighbors.
yotsuya:
Unfortunately, if they leave that wall unpainted, it might affect your property value if you do decide to move. Who wants to live next to a half-painted house! :lol
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