State: Nebraska
We bought our home 6 years ago, on a small lake, leased land. At that time we asked the landowner if we could put up a privacy fence on our property and she stated that it is against the lease agreement. So we put that Idea out of our heads.
Now my husband is very handy with heavy equipment, so when we had use of a skid loader and backhoe, we did a lot of landscaping to the east. At that time, we assisted 5 neighbors with their "projects" as well, without charging a dime to them. This was before the neighbors to the west bought their home.
Then about 3 months ago, the neighbors to our west, who purchased about 2 years ago, erect a 6 foot fence. We don't say anything about it, because they are unsocial and we kind of liked it. They built it about 8 inches from the property line and it is about 2 foot from their house. Now we know that they did not obtain any permits for the fence and that it violates the fire codes, but we still leave the situation alone.
So about a month ago, we put our grass clippings along our side of the fence to keep weeds down. Our side is just dirt at this point, we are working on getting more driveway rock or cementing it, because of limited parking here. Anyway, the lady storms over to a neighbors house as I am visiting and attacks me about putting grass clippings on their fence. Then she procedes to state all kinds of untrue statements about my family and things that we have done. And then threatens me and states that if one thing touches their fence, that they are going to call the sherriff.
Two days after her attack, my border collie becomes ill. Diahreah and vomiting, then three days later my Lhasa does the same only worse, and I take her to the vet. He states that it is food poisoning. I think that they are throwing rotten meat to my dogs. I have put up a security camera facing their property and showing the edge of the dogs pen, but haven't caught anything yet on camera.
So then I speak to one of the other neighbors, and find out that these people have been spreading all kinds of nasty untrue rumors about us all around the neighborhood. And some of the neighbors are buying into it.
So then on the 4th of July, we were outside with our boys lighting firecrackers and they send their son - in - law over to threaten us again. He threatens to beat up my husband. We call the Sherriff.
What do I do about these people? They are making our home life unbearable!
We bought our home 6 years ago, on a small lake, leased land. At that time we asked the landowner if we could put up a privacy fence on our property and she stated that it is against the lease agreement. So we put that Idea out of our heads.
Now my husband is very handy with heavy equipment, so when we had use of a skid loader and backhoe, we did a lot of landscaping to the east. At that time, we assisted 5 neighbors with their "projects" as well, without charging a dime to them. This was before the neighbors to the west bought their home.
Then about 3 months ago, the neighbors to our west, who purchased about 2 years ago, erect a 6 foot fence. We don't say anything about it, because they are unsocial and we kind of liked it. They built it about 8 inches from the property line and it is about 2 foot from their house. Now we know that they did not obtain any permits for the fence and that it violates the fire codes, but we still leave the situation alone.
So about a month ago, we put our grass clippings along our side of the fence to keep weeds down. Our side is just dirt at this point, we are working on getting more driveway rock or cementing it, because of limited parking here. Anyway, the lady storms over to a neighbors house as I am visiting and attacks me about putting grass clippings on their fence. Then she procedes to state all kinds of untrue statements about my family and things that we have done. And then threatens me and states that if one thing touches their fence, that they are going to call the sherriff.
Two days after her attack, my border collie becomes ill. Diahreah and vomiting, then three days later my Lhasa does the same only worse, and I take her to the vet. He states that it is food poisoning. I think that they are throwing rotten meat to my dogs. I have put up a security camera facing their property and showing the edge of the dogs pen, but haven't caught anything yet on camera.
So then I speak to one of the other neighbors, and find out that these people have been spreading all kinds of nasty untrue rumors about us all around the neighborhood. And some of the neighbors are buying into it.
So then on the 4th of July, we were outside with our boys lighting firecrackers and they send their son - in - law over to threaten us again. He threatens to beat up my husband. We call the Sherriff.
What do I do about these people? They are making our home life unbearable!