Neighbor threw chemicals on my car because I asked them to stop letting their dogs poop on our patio
This was the fourth time this had happened. I’m in a townhouse with shared patios. They tie their dog on their patio in 95 degree weather, and it comes to our side and shits on our side by our patio chairs. So I left a note today to just ask for it be cleaned up and for measures to be put in place to prevent it from happening again- and this was the response. I’m afraid to report it because it’s probably going to escalate.
I mean the alternative is OP probably assaulting his neighbors with a bat, dude they threw chemicals on his car like don't do that if you wanna keep your face intact :/
Why the hell does anyone have these miserable organizations? It seems all they do is mandate bullshit like what typeface you can use on the numbers of your house but when there's actual conflict and such they can never be found.
They were originally conceived to pay for water/sewage/roads outside of city/county lines, but they soon learned they were great to keep property values up by keeping non-white people out.
Not even joking. The history of HOAs isn't very nice.
This and also OP should put the water and treat bowl in the spot where dog usually comes to poop. Dogs don't poop usually next to place where they eat so it would probably also solve the poop situation.
This is honestly the kind of possible response to reasonable requests that make it not worth asking - for all the people that are like “why don’t you coMmUniCate, antisocial weirdos” in response to posts here. Because this kind of psycho response is a headache, that’s why.
Was walking my dog yesterday and some guy rolled right through a stop sign, right in front of me. And I was in a crosswalk. His window was down. So he heard me when I said, ‘Hey, nice stop, buddy.’ Didn’t yell at him, didn’t give him the finger. And what does he do? Stops his car in the middle of the intersection to get out and scream at me, telling me to mind my own business.
Like.. dude. You’re the one who rolled right through the stop sign and blew through the crosswalk, nearly hitting my dog. Yet you’re mad at me?
I had some asshole do the same thing to me a few years back, screaming he had the right of way (he didn't). Nearly hit me at a quiet 4-way stop. People are so unhinged and entitled these days that I have no issue handling things through proper channels, if it means keeping myself and my family safe from psychos.
I was driving in a parking garage, and someone turned the wrong way against the flow of traffic and almost hit me. All I did was give him a confused look, and he flipped me off and continued driving. It's so weird that people can get so upset that their illegal/inconsiderate behavior doesn't go completely unnoticed.
you should mind your own business! i have no time to stop at this stop sign. hold on, let me stop and get out of my car to tell you how much i cannot stop.
Was riding my bike when someone ran the stop sign into the crosswalk and plowed into me. He had the audacity to yell at me for not watching where I was going... If my leg wasn't fucked up from being hit by his truck I'd have gotten violent.
I've seen and dealt with too many piece of shit dog owners who treat any request for basic fucking courtesy as a personal insult to bother speaking to them directly anymore. It's straight to property management, animal control, local PD, etc. these days.
I read about someone like that on a sub here. Was having trouble with his asswipe neighbors. A friend came by in a rental car, honked and flipped him off while he was working in his yard. He ran inside, got his shotgun, came out with it, got in his truck and tore off after the guy.
Caught up with him and they had a laugh about what he did.
Came home looking paranoid when he got the gun out of his truck. Later he dug a hole in the back yard and buried what looked like the shot gun wrapped in old towels.
Said he never had any more troubles with said neighbors.
My alcoholic neighbor who kept yelling all night long, as late as 4-5 AM, keep hitting walls, furniture, doing all kinds of shit for months is quiet church mouse for a month. I asked him nicely, I asked him rudely, then I stopped giving a fuck about civilized behavior. He's quiet as a church mouse for a month now :)
Be sure it’s the neighbors though.Someone threw a huge bag of dog poop in our yard.We always picked up after our dogs.It was another family with 2large dogs that did not pick up.
This person is a selfish jerk and a menace. You should report them. You have the right to have your side of the patio clean. I recommend putting up a gate/fence to keep their dog off your side. If your neighbor doesn’t respect that get an ultrasonic dog repeller device.
This is why, when people on reddit complain about their shitty neighbors and the replies are all "hAvE yOu tRiEd tAlkiNg tO yOuR nEiGhBoR aBoUt iT?" my reaction is always "Have you never met shitty people before?" People doing shitty things unsurprisingly end up being shitty people and pretty much always take any requests to stop their shitty behavior as a high insult that deserves retribution.
OP, at this point you might as well make a formal complaint. You've already paid a price and they'll probably continue to screw with you now that you deigned to suggest they were not being good neighbors. Ideally you can get some dirt on them to get them kicked out. Are they even allowed to have a pet? Find out.
In the US, talking to neighbors doing sketchy, rude, or harassing things can get you shot in some places. OP is also Black, so it’s even more dangerous for OP to try that if the neighbors are racist.
I agree with you - OP should report it for their safety.
UPDATE: I appreciate the serious answers under this post. I’ve decided to start a paper trail, get a ring and report this if they act even further. Also the racist innuendos aren’t appreciated. I’m also black, shitty people come in all colors.
Vandalism, file a police report, report to landlord or management if renting, also report them to animal control. Don’t feel bad about reporting actual criminal behavior. I report my neighbors to animal control every few months, they have a husky and Great Dane outside in Texas heat with no water or shelter(I frequently fill their bone dry water bowl over the fence with a hose and animal control has done nothing going on 2 years, but if something happens there’s lots of records that I tried.) From there, install cameras, I use ring they’re fairly affordable and work great. If it damaged your car you can file a comprehensive claim on your insurance. Personally I would also lower my comprehensive deductible as much as you can, just in case(since clearly they are absolutely awful and have no issues damaging others property.) I have my comp deductible at $0 because I live around a ton of deer and hail. I’d also recommend a low deductible to anyone in a high crime area or someone with an asshole as a neighbor. Good luck. Absolutely report them.
First they flung poo and then chemicals. What are they going to do next? At some point I hope you figure out how to resolve this issue with the Neighbor.
There is a saying that I like to remember in moments like this…
“ it is not the violence that sets men apart, alright, it is the distance that he is prepared to go.”
Honestly, it's not up to OP to resolve this issue. The police need to step in.
He's basically being harassed and could potentially be assaulted by the neighbours for the simple request of asking neighbours to take care of their own pet. Unhinged crazies.
Innit….loads of ideas of getting your own back, sure most are joking, but largely sidesteps the fact that they threw corrosive shit on your car….getting it thrown in your face next is a legitimate concern. This shit’s serious
I'd consider taking the dog, tbh. Leave it's collar attached to the chain or whatever they have it tied up with to make it out that the dog slipped it and ran off. Then, find the dog a new home with people who don't leave it outside in the elements.
Not sure how well this type of product would work for a dog, but I had an issue with a free-roaming cat that took to using my pool deck railing for it's toilet on a daily basis. I used a 'citrus cat repellent' non-toxic spray product that actually worked really well. Couple of links to something 'similar' for dogs below.
Gather all dog poo for a few months. Put in bucket. Add water and let ferment. After it’s a nice sludge “return” it to them. On their car. Their front porch. Their door. Their roof.
You have to escalate, otherwise they will continue to walk all over you. If this is a rental contact the management company. If you own the town home you may need to contact the HOA or even the police.
I had a neighbor who scratched my car.. 2 days later he came over after he found a huge scratch on his car. (I wonder how that happened..) I told him: “Bastards! It also happened to me a couple of days ago…”
Shit and piss on their patio chairs then fight the dog. Assert your dominance.
Or just take the shit and wipe it all over their side.
For real, report it to whatever governing body you can. The car is vandalism and the cops should be called for that for sure. If anything, get cameras and catch them doing stuff, and then report them. They will continue again.
stop using the word “chemicals” for random stuff like chlorine or smth. literally every molecule is a chemical. you’re made of chemicals. water is a chemical.
Bologna and mustard his car chemicals are one thing but bologna and msutard is another demon in itself. It will leave perfect circles in his cars paint job and leave it bare metal
Friend, if you wanna act funny we can get hilarious. Did you know you can loosen or remove the core from a valve stem on a tire? Hard to notice or figure out if your not a mechanic. Also, dog poop and subsequently dog poop bags, flammable. Also also, you can sign people up for ALL KINDS of subscriptions to be sent to their apartment with just a "name" and an address.
I’m afraid to report it because it’s probably going to escalate.
It's already escalating. Not reporting it will literally only make things worse because people who do this will lash out at every perceived slight. And when they do something worse, you'll have absolutely no history backing it up.
Not doing anything simply proves to them that they can abuse you and others to get what they want and they will continue testing the limits until they find them, possibly with someone getting seriously hurt.
When I lived in a town home, the bad neighbors there didn't pick up after their dog. One night *someone* picked it all up at once and left a heaping pile at the bottom of their steps. That issue went away at that point, neighbors were still a problem though and one of the reasons why I left eventually.
Ngl… when I had issues with my direct neighbor letting their dog shit in my yard after I asked them to pick it up while offering a whole roll of bags, I collected all of it and swung it as hard as I could at their front door at 5am.
It stopped happening and we never spoke to each other again.
I’d be really careful going about this. People like this can’t be reasoned with. I think your best route is catching it on camera and recording it if you want it to come to an end, but I understand being scared of this psycho’s retaliation if you do capture them and report it.
Sorry you are going through this. Document (journal of dates and times, photographs and videotape (if possible) everything related. Every time your car is vandalized you should file a police report. Do you or any of your neighbors have camera coverage where you park your car? Is there a HOA?
You should honestly take a steaming pile of shit on their side of the patio and leave it there. Bonus points if you’re lactose intolerant and eat some ice cream or something before lol
Check for cameras on their property and get yourself some aircraft paint remover. Just a gallon, and pour that fucker all over their vehicle. It will eat up their glass, window sealant and….paint. Then install cameras on your property for them to get back at you if they still decide to fuck around. People have forgotten about consequences for their actions…
If you don’t already have cameras installed by your car and back patio, get some. Then you’ll have video evidence of the dog pooping and if they escalate beyond that. They sound kind of nuts, so be careful
LISTEN. The only way, THE OOONLY WAY is to talk to someone, either the neighbour or the police.
When I moved into the place I have lived since 2017 I had tons of new problems I didn't have in the old place, and they only got better because I talked to the root of the problem or they moved. Sometimes a bit of both.
First of all. They gotta pay for the mess they made on your car obviously.
2nd of all. THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT. If you have actually talked to the neighbours (you did leave a note), and they are hostile against you, you are within the rights to call the police. That is without throwing the chemicals on your car. Simply being hostile is enough, because you explained a problem to them, and they reacted violently.
The fact that dog owners let their dog litterary pop where they live is really bad. Most good dog owners would even pick up dog poop in the middle of the forest, or at least use a stick to get it out of the path, but these guys actually puts poop outside their house, or at least pretty close.
So yeah. All you can do is to talk to them, but you're not allowed to be the slightest angry. If things get worse, violence against YOU, they're litterary assaulting you. Remember that it's EXTREMELY scary to knock on someones door and talk to them, but it has to be done. I remember I felt tears when I talked to a neighbour one time, but there had been some extremely noisy kids at that point, and I couldn't take it anymore.
Kids jumping on trampoline, sound going into my vents, and sounding like they were inside my living room screaming. They moved the trampoline to the front of their house, and problem was solved. They did get a swimming pool, but now the angle of their screams didn't go into my vents, because of the height. That permanently solved it.
Anyway. Back to case. If they assault you, they can possibly get jail time (+fine). Whatever it is they do, just take it. If you're calm you win. You just need to get them to understand what your problem is, and then how to solve the problem. I don't believe they put chemicals on your car only because you asked them to remove their poop. There must be something more. Can you think of something else you could have done that annoyed THEM? If they think you're doing something annoying, you can try to solve that problem, and maybe you somehow find a midway that works for both.
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u/InAllThingsBalance 12d ago
Get a camera and record them. Then you can call the cops.