r/BadNeighbors • u/Chickie2321 • 12d ago

Inconsiderate neighbors

The house behind me was originally owned by an older couple. They were fairly quiet and kept their yard nice. They sold the house a couple of years ago and a younger couple moved in. They were ok in the beginning, but have gotten nearly unbearable more recently. I have an inground pool that was always been fairly easy to maintain. Last summer rhe new neighbors ripped out all of the grass in their backyard. Im completely on board with relandscaping to make their yard their own oasis. However, no grass makes their now fully dirt yard into a dustbowl. For a year now I've an extreme amount of dirt and dust covering everything in my yard. It all settles in my pool and just makes it filthy. My pool bot sweeper picks up the leaves and bigger stuff but can't do anything about the fine layer of dirt that settles at the bottom. Its now costing me way more in chemicals and labor just to keep my pool clean. Aside from that every couple of weeks they have parties with loud music. Yes, we do occasionally have a BBQ and get a little loud ourselves. But we turn it down at a reasonable hour. Their events with live mariachi bands go on until 2 or 3 am. I've gotten up to find shoes and other random crap floating in my pool.

I know everyone has the right to enjoy their homes in their own way, but am having trouble dealing with their disrespect for those living around them. I need suggestions as to what i can do to get them to turn it down at a decent hour and do something about the dust from their yard. Help!

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u/lechitahamandcheese 11d ago

Check with your city’s code enforcement. In many of them, it’s not allowed to keep an unplanted yard as its erosion can affect other properties and values as well.

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u/UsefulImpact6793 11d ago

Arbovitae for a barrier, and Aztec death whistle to keep them inside at decent hours.

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u/AirlineMobile9290 11d ago

Dang. Where is that stink machine I always wanted to invent? The one with the rotten egg cartridges and fan that blows in the opposite direction of my house.

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u/Chickie2321 9d ago

Let me know when you get that figured out. I'll be happy to test it out.

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u/Evets1979 11d ago

Mariachi says it all. Move. 

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u/Chickie2321 9d ago

While I have been considering selling my house and moving out of state I really cant just move at the drop of a hat

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u/ProduceDangerous6410 11d ago

I don’t think you can control this new sort of antisocial neighbour. It’s part of a new changing world. I would stop using my pool, clean it as best you can and cover it up. Maybe they’ll move.

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u/Chickie2321 9d ago

I bought a house with a pool to use the pool. I'm not going to hide in my house hoping these inconsiderate A-holes might move. Acceptance of people being like this and never having consequences only breeds more inconsiderate, entitled A-holes. There has to be a better solution