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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I built a fence fully within my land and with all required permits. Now my neighbor despises me. It is a very nice fence, very classy wooden fence that cost a lot of money and is complemented by all who see it. Neighbor got severely, extremely insulted that I blocked his "open views". Now neighbor won't even nod at me. (I have a dog and kids and wanted privacy rather than an unfenced backyard where any stranger can look into what we are doing.). Anyone deal with this kind of problem?
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You may have some friends who compliment (with an i) the fence, but many of us find privacy fences extremely unattractive.  They ruin the feel of a backyard and I have never seen a "classy" one in my life.  In fact, they symbolize lack of class to me.  I don't blame your neighbor one bit.  If you are seriously concerned about being neighborly, you're going to need to make a major effort to show your neighbor that your fence is not a declaration that you disregard your neighbor's concerns and opinions.  Your fence completely changed the look of his backyard, and it's understandable that he's annoyed by it.  You had every right to build it, and he has every right to dislike you for it.[/quote]

NP here. I echo an earlier PP's dafuq? This is beyond stupid to care about. What if the neighbor is putting in pool? Not the hill I'd die on, or the fence-post I'd impale myself on over neighborliness. Oh yeah - I'm still wondering why the color of my skin is not "neighborly" enough to get me next-door neighbor to acknowledge my "good mornings", etc. She doesn't have a problem hearing DH who is white.[/quote]

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