Karen Neighbor Didn’t Like Redditor’s Fence Because It Was In Their Property, Redditor Removes And Makes Her Regret

• By Malaika
• 10 months ago
• 4 minutes read

Compromising with your neighbours is more difficult than it appears.

Compromising with neighbours may appear to be a simple task, but it can be more difficult than expected. Conflicting interests, different personalities, and varying priorities can all make it difficult to find common ground with your neighbours. Building a positive and cooperative relationship with your neighbours requires patience, communication, and a willingness to find solutions that benefit all parties involved. All of this is dependent on whether your neighbour is a decent human being.

It is critical to approach conflicts with an open mind and a willingness to listen to and comprehend the perspectives of others. Being respectful and considerate allows you to find mutually beneficial solutions and maintain a harmonious relationship with your neighbours. Sometimes you have to take a loss to ensure that you don’t get into an argument with someone and keep things calm. However, the new neighbour in the following story didn’t understand this.

You can read about their conflict by scrolling down below.

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Putting up a fence is a complicated business, especially when it comes to property lines.

Op built a fence in his backyard with his neighbour’s consent, and they didn’t have to pay a penny for the fence.

Only a year after the fence was built, the neighbours sold the house, and in came Anne with her German shepherd mix.

One day Anne came to OP’s door and asked OP to throw down the fence since it was nine inches above her property line.

OP tried to clear up the misunderstanding and told her about the handshake deal with the previous neighbours, but she wasn’t having any of it.

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So OP got rid of the fence, as she had instructed, until she was at his door once again.

This time she wanted to know when a new fence would be built since she had to coop her dog inside the house and the doggo was chewing on all of her furniture.

This was when OP took his revenge and told Anne that he would not be building a fence.

She pleaded with OP to build a fence and even offered to pay for some of it, but he didn’t change his mind.

While OP doesn’t live there anymore, he still gets a smile on his face when he looks at the old fence panels.

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I would be on Anne’s side if the fence was placed much further on her property. After all, property matters must be handled legally, and no one wants to lose money by not knowing the value of their property. However, it was only nine inches, so I believe she was being foolish, and the comment about how things are done differently in the city was extremely inappropriate. I believe she got what she deserved when her dog destroyed her house and all of the furniture inside.

She finally realised how it was done with sticks.

It is a bad idea to start with legal action.

She really wasn’t the smartest bulb in the bunch.

Some people also shared their similar experiences in the comments.

And as it turns out, this happens more than we think.

Involving the law should be the last resort in these situations.

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It really was perfect.

She must not have been a very good realtor.

I bet she could see that from her window.

A quote that we all need to live by.

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What are your thoughts about this story? Do you believe the OP overreacted and Anne was simply doing what was legal? Or do you believe she deserved what she received? What would you have done if you were in her situation? Comment below to let us know, and don’t forget to share this story with your friends so they can add their thoughts as well.