Sorry for the long rant / story.. but it's kinda related. You may find this information useful some day...
I live in weird neighborhood... not like the area I grew up, everyone was like family and would help each other out. We didn't need to ask to mow the neighbor’s yard and everyone was friendly. The only reason I stay where I'm at today is because I have a Prop 13 tax base.. and I own the house.
Anyway, I've had this ongoing contempt for two neighbors, one in the back, the other next to me... and it all started when I hired a contractor to build a block wall fence... I presented plans, sought out their approval, etc. To make a very long story short, I flipped the bill to have a $6K wall built, with a used brick cap. The two neighbors in question screwed me and therefore I decided to play hardball.
So the neighbor behind me said "I like my old wood fence" and wouldn't agree to anything, even if I paid for it... then, one year later he tore down his ugly old wood fence after I built my block wall. I was forced to build 1 foot inside my property line because he wouldn't agree to remove the wood fence so I could build on the line... he did this primarily to gain 1 foot more property. I told the old fool up front I wasn't going to finishing the grout, so the fence looked like shit on his side... he didn't see it until he remove that ugly old wooden fence, which he originally built without authorization. Many years prior, he tore down the original grape stake fence and gave me the bad side upon reinstallation. The deed was done while I was at work.
So after he removed the wood fence he built, he decides to plant multiple Morning Glory plants on his side and those damn things grew 1/2 foot each day and then would die during the winter.. looked like crap and I was out there every week trimming that shit.
Anyway, I caught him up on a ladder trimming one day so I went out in the back and we exchanged words... I basically told the old fart to remove everything off my property; he can't plant anything or touch my fence. He actually called me lazy... so I issued some choice words and he almost fell off the ladder. Shortly thereafter, he actually built a new wooden fence so he didn't have to look at my crusty block wall - what a fool. I just pour real strong weed killer between the fences to keep anything from growing there. I can do that because it's my property.
The guy on the right never paid me $750 for the fence... he agreed to share costs, so now I won't allow him to build a gate or attach anything to this nice block wall.. since I own the fence. If he attempts to build or attach anything I'm sending him a monthly bill for the use of my fence. And then take him to small claims to collect.
I hate these two guys, stupid shits... in general it's a quiet neighborhood and they leave me alone. After I retire in a few years, I'm renting the property and using it for income. Dumb ass neighbor will never own a gate... if he tries, he'll receive a letter.
In five years I envision flipping them both the bird as I leave for paradise.
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Since that time, the husband appears to have moved out.
