I bought my house 6 years ago in an "ok", working class neighborhood. One guy is fixing his house up and all the others are decently taken care of. The people next door moved and weren't able to sell their house, so they rented it out. The fourth "family" moved in and ruined my quiet life.
I don't know how many people live there, sometimes there are 9 cars parked in the driveway, parking lot style in the ditch, on the grass and in front of my house. The area nearest to their driveway had onece been grass it is now a constant mud puddle.
The "head of the house" has a business, he repairs cars. He has one of those shop lights, so when he works on cars at night it beams right into my bedroom window.
There is an old junk truck parked in the backyard, with grass growing through it, now whenever I'm in my yard I get to look at that piece of shit.
Their dog shits in my yard. Last summer they just left this poor dog outside, I gave him water, they couldn't be bothered.
They had a party and at about 4:00 am I got the hear this guy puking in their yard, this has happend a bunch of times.
The girlfriend little bastard of a child has taken to cutting the bushes that grow on their side of a chain link fence so now I can see into their backyard which I don't want to.
Last night the cow of a girlfriend was cutting the branches of my hedges (on their side) and removed all of the bushes that were planted on their side so now even when the leaves come back on the hedges I will still be able to see into their shitty front yard and all the cars they park there.
I called the city and was told the truck can be parked in back, because it is not visible from a "thoroughfare" and the only other violation they can enforce is if the grass is higher than 18 inches (like they have any grass left)
I live in TX is there anyway I can sue them for preventing me the enjoyment of my property?
At least I know that I am not alone.

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by Anonymous on Jul 27, 2002 at 10:45 AM

They probably think your place is an eyesore because you *don't* have an old truck parked in the back yard. Idiots.

I think your only defense is to grow bushes on your side of the fence, to install heavy shades where their lights shine through, and just grin and bear it. If the other neighbors are of the same mind as you, you might all be able to band together and do some things that could make them want to leave, but you never know the kind of reaction they will have.

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by Anonymous on Aug 9, 2002 at 5:22 PM

Get yourself an Organic Gardening magazine or a Small Farm today- they usually have lots of bugs you could buy and send to them just for the cheap thrill of petty revenge. it would be pretty funny to order something paying via a money order so it's not traceable, and they get a bunch of nightcrawlers, or predator stinging bug larvae. If they have that many cars around, chances are bees and wasps make nests in all the cavities.One year I made the mistake of spraying Yard Guard thinking the bees would go away, but instead they got trapped in the yard, were pissed off as hell, and were flying about looking to attack someone. Get some yard guard in the summer, spray it over there, and run like the dickens into your closed door and closed window house. Bee- ware

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by Anonymous on Oct 16, 2002 at 10:33 PM

I hate my neighbors, too! Even with a fence around the back yard, it sometimes not enough, I'd like to have a fence around the front, too...I'd like to be able to enjoy the front yard too, but with neighbors driving around, or doing yard work for hours, or with their window wide open, etc, it feels like they are watching(because they are)...most of my neighbors think they own the entire block they live on, because they complain about every little thing..we live in a neighborhood that has a association, and we pay dues, but it doesn't really help, because there are people who can't or won't take care of their stuff or houses, etc...sometimes I think all homes should be big enough without being in hearing range of our neighbors...

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