Neighbors and Pool Installation (LONG)

[roxy]

After viewing some of the pictures of your pool, I finally understand why they are sooo upset.......

[roxy]

Jealousy..................The pool is beautiful....good luck with it and continue to "toy" with those neighbors as long as you can....you deserve it after all they put you through....lol.

[kwong]

That is one awesome pool installation! ... too bad about the neighbours .. enjoy your creative work ... I'm sure the rest of the neighbours are envious/jealous of what you have ... they can only think of jumping in the pond for their refreshing swim ... but then again the HOA may be tempted to step in should that happen!

Theres always a Ying to a Yang ... thought I had bad neighbours ... I'm just glad my neighbours just are new immigrants and are getting accustomed to our local rules and regulations

[DaveD]

So how did the REST of the summer go?

[Simmons99]

Update - we built the fence. They then called the City and said that it was on their property. I guess the guy next door called and threatened to sue the City if they gave us final inspection on the fence.

So the City won't come and measure - they stated that we had to get the neighbors to agree that the fence is not on their property in order for them to schedule the final inspection. Then the City tells me - oh and if you don't get this resolved by the time the permit expires, we won't renew it and you will have to remove the structure or have a $250/day fine until it is removed.

At this point - I call my attorney and he says that we need to prove it's on our property - but I don't want to spend $350 for a surveyor bc these people are a bunch of morons. Anyway - we found a friend of a friend that was a surveyor for the county we lived in and he came out and marked the line last night. The nieghbors came over and kissed (($%&(# after they saw that they were totally in the wrong - I'm sure that guy was thinking - "crap now they have grounds to sue us".

DH found out they are having a sun room added to the back of their house in a few months. DH and I are going to take turns calling the City about obscure things.... now it's going to get fun

We have also devised a long-term get them to move plan. Since I graduated from school - I know belong to several neighborhood committees, and all these people on the HOA that they have been complaining to are on our side.... can't wait until I see the "For Sale" sign in the front yard

[Spensar]

LOL. As if, after the systematic hard time they gave you every step of the way, you would screw up and have the fence encroach on their property.

[Jeffski]

DH and I are going to take turns calling the City about obscure things.... now it's going to get fun

We have also devised a long-term get them to move plan. Since I graduated from school - I know belong to several neighborhood committees, and all these people on the HOA that they have been complaining to are on our side.... can't wait until I see the "For Sale" sign in the front yard

Who's the bad neighbor? Sounds like they have a get-you-to-move plan as well.

[Phillbo]

Show them you are better than they are and let them build in peace

[dawndenise]

Never hurts to hope but...few homeowners sell their property right after making a major improvement to it, like adding a sunroom. Sounds like you both are going to be joined at the lot line for some years to come. Hope everyone can eventually find some sort of peaceful co-existence.