MrsDuck
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2011
Last October the neighbor's fence fell. It divides our backyards. I am 1000% positive it is not our fence as I've checked our property documents.
It sat in between our yards until this past week when the hurricane came and the neighbor asked my husband to help her move it because her husband was out of town. Fine, no prob - we want it gone, too!
Now, their children are CONSTANTLY playing in our side yard and have opened our side gate so frequently that it has broken off the hinges. It needed replaced anyways but SERIOUSLY?! I just went over to see their parents - no answer. The 4 kids came by and said only their auntie was home. I told them they needed to stop playing in our yard because the gate was dangerous and off hinges now. They said "when it's fixed, can we keep playing back there?"
HOA says they cannot make anyone put up a fence - I get it. My plan is to go over to see their parents tonight to tell them that the kids need to stay out of our side yard because the gate is broken and we don't want anyone hurt - not accusing anyone of anything.
But I have HAD it. I do not want these kids in my yard. I cannot see a solution around this aside from buying and installing our own fence. Anyone else? Anything else we can do that costs less but will work? Based on the interactions I've had with these neighbors, they aren't going to install their own fence nor are they going to enforce their children not playing in our backyard if it's wide open to them...
It sat in between our yards until this past week when the hurricane came and the neighbor asked my husband to help her move it because her husband was out of town. Fine, no prob - we want it gone, too!
Now, their children are CONSTANTLY playing in our side yard and have opened our side gate so frequently that it has broken off the hinges. It needed replaced anyways but SERIOUSLY?! I just went over to see their parents - no answer. The 4 kids came by and said only their auntie was home. I told them they needed to stop playing in our yard because the gate was dangerous and off hinges now. They said "when it's fixed, can we keep playing back there?"
HOA says they cannot make anyone put up a fence - I get it. My plan is to go over to see their parents tonight to tell them that the kids need to stay out of our side yard because the gate is broken and we don't want anyone hurt - not accusing anyone of anything.
But I have HAD it. I do not want these kids in my yard. I cannot see a solution around this aside from buying and installing our own fence. Anyone else? Anything else we can do that costs less but will work? Based on the interactions I've had with these neighbors, they aren't going to install their own fence nor are they going to enforce their children not playing in our backyard if it's wide open to them...