They say that everyone has "that neighbor" - the one who comes and goes at all hours of the night, doesn't mow their lawn, is a revolving door for somewhat questionable activities, etc. Think about your neighborhood and you can probably pinpoint who "that neighbor" is. If you can't, odds are that it's you.
Up until about a month ago, we really didn't have "that neighbor", so I assumed it was either us or the people next door. They don't come or go at all hours, but the basement light is constantly on during the night and they probably don't own a lawnmower. They do however own several dirt bikes that they start up at random times whenever we are out back with the kids. That's special.
However, since the addition of our newest neighbor, the one with the dirtbikes hasn't seemed all that bad. Our dear neighbor has decided to clear-cut his lot, giving a lovely view of our backyard from the road. The trees used to act as a natural barrier for kids and pets. The new neighbor has also decided to build a house on his newly cleared lot... as close to the boundary lines as allowably by the town bylaws.
He also thought it would be a good plan to knock on my door and ask me to clean up the debris in my yard that is unsightly. The debris is from a construction project, which we began before he bought the lot. It's not done, hence the reason the debris is still there. I find it rather insulting for him to tell me that my small pile of wood and metal is more unsightly than a clear-cut lot that's full of holes and temporary wooden molds for a foundation. I also have a toilet in my debris pile and I feel it might be making a good planter in the future... facing the neighbors house of course.
He also hired a questionable surveyor that has given him some misinformation as to the location of the boundaries, so now he is trying to "meet with us" regarding the boundaries. He is claiming a portion of our yard belongs to him. There's also an area near our sheds that is in question. He claims they are on his property, we know they are on ours (we had a surveyor confirm this). Here's where it gets fun... our surveyor says they are on our property by 22 feet. His says they are over the line. 22 feet is a HUGE discrepancy for professionals. The problem is that his company has the larger reputation, but they are basing their claim off of a plot plan drawn up by a fly-over aerial photo of our lot. When I spoke with the department of public works about this, I was informed that the photos are for estimates, which aren't accurate and the distances can't be used by a surveyor.
Now the real fun begins of convincing the neighbor and his good-for-nothing surveying company that the distances are inaccurate and that he does not own the part of our yard that he thinks he does.
To me this all seems rather silly. If you purchase an empty lot next to a house, why on Earth would you assume you own the neighbors property? That seems like looking for trouble to me. Whatever he thought would come of moving next to us isn't going to happen and any hopes he had of having a good neighbor are now crushed. I think a nice tall fence is in order and he can feel free to not contact me further.
I am so outraged at the nerve of this individual. Then to top it all off, he started threatening legal action -- on what grounds I have no idea -- because he is old and I am young and he thinks that will intimidate me. Well, have fun with your lawyer, waste all the money you please.
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