She had installed a wooden privacy fence shortly after moving into her home so her dog could safely enjoy the garden without disturbing the neighbours. However, it wasn’t long before the woman next door came knocking with an unexpected request.
The woman explained on Reddit: “She asked if I would mind moving my fence back about six feet. I asked her why I would do that.
“She told me it blocked her view from her kitchen window and she liked to look out at the trees, and that if I moved it back, I’d still have plenty of yard.”
“I explained as politely as I could that the fence was entirely on my property line since I had the survey done, and moving it would literally give her six more feet of my yard for free.
“She said she had lived there for 15 years and had always had that view, so it was basically hers. I laughed, couldn’t help it, and told her no.”
Ever since, the neighbour has gone out of their way to make life uncomfortable for her.
She continued: “Since then she has ‘accidentally’ thrown her leaves and branches over the fence twice, and last week I caught her trying to peek over with a step ladder.
“When I confronted her, she said if I weren’t so selfish, she wouldn’t have to do it.”
Turning to social media for guidance, she asked fellow users what they would do if faced with the same predicament.
In response, one user said: “Record her and call the city on her a***.”
Another user added: “Ask her why doesn’t she just move her kitchen window to a spot where she can get her view back.”
A third user said: “Get cameras and next time she peeks over, spray her face full blast with a water hose.”
One more user added: “Wow, the audacity to really come up and ask you to move your fence, like what? Like you’re seriously just going to uproot the fence and move it back for her? I would’ve laughed at her too.
“You might want to get a Ring camera and point it towards the part of the fence that’s next to her yard.
“Just so you can capture her craziness on video because don’t put it past her to damage your fence when you’re not around.”
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