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A townhouse tenant’s attempts to establish boundaries meet resistance from a neighbour who considers years of unrestricted access a reason to keep using the property

How do you handle entitled neighbors as a renter? — Neighbor claims rights to tenant's driveway and garden, claims he has lived there for 15 years and has always had access: 'My neighbor treats both my backyard and my driveway as an extension of his.'

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Homeowner mowing 1.5-acre rural lot comes into conflict with neighbor's 20-something-year-old adult daughters for disrupting their pool party next door: ' I've mowed my lawn every Saturday during the mowing season for the past 20 years'

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Homeowner leaves 2-star review after appliance repairman refuses to return to finish the job, they update their review to include that the repairman was only willing to refund their $240 if they took the review down

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Neighbor tells homeowner he can't remove his garden wall because he wants to continue to park in front of it: 'He says his girlfriend now has nowhere to park'

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Frustrated homeowner describes how people use her front garden as a shortcut to get between public pathways—one entitled visitor even uses her driveway as her own parking space: 'People constantly trespass on my lawn just to save a few minutes'

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Unforeseen costs when purchasing a new home left this Washington State island property owner with just 2 months to pay an $18,500 invoice from their HOA

HOA in Washington State Sends Island-Bound Homeowners an $18,500 Invoice With Just 2 Months to Pay, Leaving Homeowners With Little Options—They Claim It Has Been a Known Issue for 18 Years, but the Homeowner Was Unaware When Buying

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Homeowner witnesses their neighbor attaching his hose to their backyard spigot as soon as they leave their home, proceeding to fill his pool for 30 minutes: 'What would you have done?'

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Grumpy old neighbor ends up getting himself 10-days to remove his own fence after calling the city on some “overgrown weeds" next door: ‘[We] let them overgrow so he can look at it.’

Elna McHilderson

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Neighboring developer chops down two mature ash trees on homeowner's property, to their absolute horror when they return home: 'This is the holy grail of tree law'

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Homeowner finds and calls contractor's mother when he takes 50% payment up front and then never shows: 'I became an internet detective and found his mother's contact information'

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HOA demands trash be placed at the curb at precisely 7 AM, homeowners comply even though the truck comes at 6:30 AM, forcing HOA to change the rules when the neighborhood starts to stink: 'Bins stayed full all week. Smelled great in the heat'

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Homeowner fights with HOA after increasing dues despite wasting away $300K without fixing road damage: 'Here's what they HAVEN'T done: fix the road.'

Man does cousin a favor by moving into his mid-renovated apartment, agreeing to pay back his leftover renovation loan of $30k, until many hidden property defects start to resurface

Man does cousin a favor by moving into his mid-renovated apartment, agreeing to pay back his leftover renovation loan of $30k, until many hidden property defects start to resurface: 'I don't believe it is fair for me to continue paying off his debt'

‘I love women': With just a butter knife and no gloves, woman discovers the most beautiful tiled flooring under her old home's carpeting, goes viral

‘I love women': With just a butter knife and no gloves, woman discovers the most beautiful tiled flooring under her old home's carpeting, goes viral

Elna McHilderson

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Family man purges corrupt HOA board by becoming president and creates ideal HOA, but now 3 years later his community won't let him pass the baton: ‘Will I be stuck… forever?'

Family man purges corrupt HOA board by becoming president and creates ideal HOA, but now 3 years later his community won't let him pass the baton: ‘Will I be stuck… forever?'

Elna McHilderson

‘NEVER again!’: New homeowners pay an unexplained $300 HOA fee, board accidentally lets it slip that the fine is made up and the HOA fees are voluntary

‘NEVER again!’: New homeowners pay an unexplained $300 HOA fee, board accidentally lets it slip that the fine is made up and the HOA fees are voluntary

Elna McHilderson