A-hole neighbor broke my fence and refuses to pay to fix it

[Anonymous]

find out whose property the fence is on first.

[Anonymous]

Post a pic of the damaged old fence so we can see.

[Anonymous]

If he won't give you a copy of his survey, go to the building dept. & FOIL for it. There may be useful information.

[Anonymous]

I have no idea if the fence is technically on his property. He didn't show me any survey.

I gave my survey to the fence installers eight years ago, and they installed it inside the property line.

I'm more upset at his behavior than anything else. Normal people don't behave like this. He has six acres! Even if my fence were an inch or two on his property (an honest mistake in any case) why would that matter to him? If the situation were reversed, it wouldn't matter to me. And he has shown me no proof whatsoever that the fence is on his property. He just claims it is as an excuse to not pay to repair my fence.

I don't get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea if the fence is technically on his property. He didn't show me any survey.

I gave my survey to the fence installers eight years ago, and they installed it inside the property line.

I'm more upset at his behavior than anything else. Normal people don't behave like this. He has six acres! Even if my fence were an inch or two on his property (an honest mistake in any case) why would that matter to him? If the situation were reversed, it wouldn't matter to me. And he has shown me no proof whatsoever that the fence is on his property. He just claims it is as an excuse to not pay to repair my fence.

I don't get it.

Get over his delivery of what he said. Let go of that. Ask to see his survey! So what if he has six acres - how many acres do you have?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are horrible in how you speak about people and maybe there is a reason he is not responsive to you. You should not be placing a fence exactly on the property line nor should they be planting on it.

Re-read what she wrote. Ya ding dong.

What is wrong with you? The landscaper broke the fence so you ask them to fix it but may have been broken prior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea if the fence is technically on his property. He didn't show me any survey.

I gave my survey to the fence installers eight years ago, and they installed it inside the property line.

I'm more upset at his behavior than anything else. Normal people don't behave like this. He has six acres! Even if my fence were an inch or two on his property (an honest mistake in any case) why would that matter to him? If the situation were reversed, it wouldn't matter to me. And he has shown me no proof whatsoever that the fence is on his property. He just claims it is as an excuse to not pay to repair my fence.

I don't get it.

Normal people don't post here complaining over $400 when they own that many acres and are rich, don't name call and diagnose. It is not ok if your fence is on his property and you need to move it.

[Anonymous]

I'm not asking to see his survey. Why should I? I asked him to pay for the damage his workers made to my property. It's my property even if his claim is true, which I doubt. I sent him and his wife a very polite request for repayment, and they both ignored it. They didn't reply that they didn't owe me anything, they simply didn't reply at all. That tells me that very likely, his claim that my fence is on his property is NOT true. Otherwise he would have said so in writing.

[Anonymous]

Why would the neighbor plant trees/bushes when they have 6 acres right on this fence line. Makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

I'm not rich, ha ha ha. My neighbor is rich. He owns six acres, I don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try getting your money back from the landscapers or just let it go

Shouldn't the landscaper have paid for the damage they cause?

This. Your issue is with the landscaper. You should have asked your neighbor for their information so that you could speak with them about the damage. They're supposed to have insurance for these types of things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not asking to see his survey. Why should I? I asked him to pay for the damage his workers made to my property. It's my property even if his claim is true, which I doubt. I sent him and his wife a very polite request for repayment, and they both ignored it. They didn't reply that they didn't owe me anything, they simply didn't reply at all. That tells me that very likely, his claim that my fence is on his property is NOT true. Otherwise he would have said so in writing.

Ok, but if you're considering taking him to small claims court over $400, you really, really want to make sure it won't result in you having to move the entire fence at your expense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea if the fence is technically on his property. He didn't show me any survey.

I gave my survey to the fence installers eight years ago, and they installed it inside the property line.

I'm more upset at his behavior than anything else. Normal people don't behave like this. He has six acres! Even if my fence were an inch or two on his property (an honest mistake in any case) why would that matter to him? If the situation were reversed, it wouldn't matter to me. And he has shown me no proof whatsoever that the fence is on his property. He just claims it is as an excuse to not pay to repair my fence.

I don't get it.

He doesn’t like you and doesn’t care what you think. Honestly I don’t know how you get through the day if you get so worked up about something like this. Just let it go.

But if you must do something, I suggest investing some resources in figuring out whose land the fence is on. If you are going to live next door to a neighbor, you should know where the property line is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would the neighbor plant trees/bushes when they have 6 acres right on this fence line. Makes no sense.

He's constantly landscaping his property. Our houses are quite close together, even though he has a lot of land. So I guess he wanted to shield his house from mine, even though there are already some trees that provide property. But I think he's just an a-hole who has a persecution complex.

I was just wondering if anyone had been in a similar situation, and how you handled it.

[Anonymous]

Super gross that you’ve mentioned multiple times that you think your neighbor is autistic as if your speculation is relevant at all to this issue. Team neighbor just for that.