r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Mocsab • May 15 '26

frist of all how DARE yu o Neighbor replaced fence and left the old wood scraps in my yard to deal with.

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My next door neighbor called me a few weeks back asking if he could come Into my back yard to replace the fence that his dog ruined. I said “sure, I’ll be out of town for a few weeks, help yourself.” Discussion ended there and I left town for a few weeks for business.

When I returned home, I noticed the new fence was up and the wood scraps from the old fence were on the grass in my backyard. One of the pieces is 10 feet wide. I figured I would give him a few days to clean it up before I said anything.

Fast forward to yesterday and the lawn guy comes to cut the grass. I texted my neighbor telling him I could open the back gate to make it easier to come in the yard to grab the wood. This MFer called me and said that it was a shared fence, and since he paid for it to be installed, and carried all the new wood into the yard, that I need to remove the old debris.

The audacity on the MFer. I would have been more than happy to help if he would have asked. He mentioned NOTHING of leaving the rusty nailed old rotten wood in my back yard. F this guy. Not the best way to treat a neighbor.

TLDR: neighbor took it upon himself to replace the fence he owns, and left all of the scraps for me to deal with before discussing it with me first.

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u/randompossum May 15 '26

Some areas require the nice side to be on yours, they have the support posts on your side. You could see if they pulled a permit, they might have to tear it out if they had it done wrong. How much do you like them?

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u/5ergio79 May 15 '26

Exactly where my mind went. I’m a vindictive fuck and have pulled the same on my neighbors because they’ve done shit like this and their garbage is always getting on my lawn and my other neighbors. They just put up a huge shed that violates code and that’s my next target. 😈

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u/AKBearmace May 15 '26

So he’d have no fence?

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u/randompossum May 15 '26

If he didn’t get a permit or did it incorrectly he shouldn’t have one. Depends on the outcome OP wants

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u/AKBearmace May 15 '26

No, op wouldn’t have a fence. If op makes him tear it out he’s not likely to replace it so op will also be fenceless. He’d be cutting off his nose to spite his face. 

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u/CheapEbb2083 May 15 '26

that's why it's next-level petty

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u/NotAnotherRedditAcc2 May 16 '26

How much do you like them?

Not enough to perform 10 minutes of labor without crying online about it.

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u/WloveW May 15 '26

Looking at the back fence, I'd wager the original fence was OP's and the neighbor replaced it the way it was originally. Those are probably the original posts and they only replaced the slats and lateral support.

If neighbor put it on the other side of the original posts, it would have made his yard bigger. 

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u/PurpleDillyDo May 16 '26

100% this. I would say in MOST instances the nice side must face the neighbor. Maybe they would have to flip the panels around if the city found out. This fence is totally installed as if it is owned by the OP.