Neighbor tried to get my mom fined over our shed. So I got his $40K pool filled in.

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I live with my mom. She’s quiet, keeps to herself, never bothers anyone. A few months ago, our new neighbor decided to report her to the city for having an “illegal shed” in the backyard.

It was total BS, the shed’s been there for years and has full permits. An inspector came out, checked everything, and left without saying a word.

But the neighbor? Smug. Proud. Thought he’d scared us.

So I did a little digging.

Turns out his brand-new pool was way too close to the property line and illegally built over a utility easement.

I reported him. Attached photos. Quoted city codes.

Two weeks later, the city ordered him to either move it (impossible) or fill it in. He lost the whole thing $40,000 down the drain. Literally.

Now he gets to look at our completely legal shed every day… while standing over a pile of dirt where his pool used to be.

Mom sleeps great now.

Comments

  1. Carebear7087 Avatar

    Put a kiddie pool next to the shed

  2. HypnoticGuy Avatar

    You should post this in r/revengestories/

    They would love it!

  3. vaginadeathsquad Avatar

    God that made my fanny flutter

  4. Haterofstarbucks Avatar

    $40k for the swimming pool and what maybe $5k in dirt to fill in the pool? Dirt ain’t cheap. The labor and equipment to move dirt ain’t cheap either.

  5. MikeTheAmalgamator Avatar

    How many subs will this story make it in to? 1…2…3

  6. Ok_Professional_1922 Avatar

    I’ll take shit that never happened for $1000 Alex. Pool builders know this going in to the build. Also you can build over a utility easement you just have to remove the pool if the city needs access to that area.

  7. myveryownaccount Avatar

    Your neighbor paid $40k for a pool with no permits, then called the city inspectors to come to your backyard?

  8. dfin25 Avatar

    That would be legendary if true.

  9. Limp-Gap3141 Avatar

    Really karma farming this story… This is like the 5th sub I’ve seen it in.

  10. xboxhaxorz Avatar

    How do you know his pool cost $40k?

  11. Electrical-Shine957 Avatar

    Another fantasy …

  12. TheReadyRedditor Avatar

    That didn’t happen. 🙄

  13. JustJano_ Avatar

    how many times are you going to post this AI written story?

  14. jefffreykeith Avatar

    Has it not occurred to anyone that you cannot buy an inground pool for $40k ??

  15. EdolfMusk Avatar

    …And then everyone clapped

  16. Independent-Shift216 Avatar

    I’ve seen this post 3 times now.

  17. Narcah Avatar

    Where in the USA can you get an in-ground pool for $40k? Just curious.

  18. Awkward-Regret5409 Avatar

    Alex, I’ll take “this didn’t ever happen” for $200…

  19. Thuggish_Coffee Avatar

    Can we see the pictures OP? I wanna see how nice the pool was and the after pics. Did they have to remove the concrete or anything? That costs a lot of money too. Was this a DIY project? Usually, the neighbor would need to pull a permit and the contractor makes sure it is built to code… And the utilities and any easement gets marked ahead of time before the project starts. Easements will show up on a plat of survey too.

    Making me think this didn’t happen

  20. Gullible_Rich_7156 Avatar

    Good lord woman…give it up already…

  21. whatsupeveryone34 Avatar

    Make your own content karma whore.

  22. nightim3 Avatar

    Man. This is so fake it’s ridiculous

  23. dnuohxof-2 Avatar

    Folks over at /r/MaliciousCompliance would eat this up

  24. lymelife555 Avatar

    Report that dirt pile sounds unpleasant, does not spark joy.

  25. MagisterFlorus Avatar

    We had new neighbors move in. The first fall they threw all the leaves over the fence because they didn’t have any trees. The next summer, they put in a pool but it wasn’t gated off. I tried to be friendly and explain they needed to have one because a kid could wander in from the street and drown. They said, “Well that’s their fault for trespassing.” I called the city, the pool got removed, the huge shed they put up got taken down, and three people they were illegally renting to moved out.

  26. Expert_River1849 Avatar

    Could of told him that he can pay to build your mum a pool for 40k or lose his. Either way he would be down

  27. stevejobs4525 Avatar

    Send him an email saying you’re an attorney that specializes in compensation for incorrect code violation rulings and you’ve represented 5 other people in the city to get the cost of their pool back plus compensation, it’s a slam dunk and you’ll take the case for 5% of any compensation beyond the cost of the pool. Then ghost him.

  28. ShhhKeepHidden Avatar

    I hope that your neighbor knows that you were the one that dropped a dime on his stupid petty ass, and that they know exactly why.

    Don’t fuck with people who aren’t fucking with you. Because sometimes people fuck back.

  29. Visible_Security6510 Avatar

    There are Dateline episodes that start like this. I’d invest in security cameras now. Maybe a big dog or 2.

  30. NineShadows_ Avatar

    Another brilliant AI generated post.

  31. Plank_With_A_Nail_In Avatar

    You need permits for a shed in the USA?

    Why didn’t they just shorten the pool instead of filling the whole thing in?

    Made up story.

    Looking at post history its one of those weird porn accounts and they are just looking for engagement.

  32. beachnsled Avatar

    I call BS – anytown USA allows their residents to request a variance. This post is made up nonsense copy pasta. I don’t believe any of it. TROLL ACCOUNT

  33. Prestigious-State-15 Avatar

    Incredibly fake story.

  34. Swampbassist Avatar

    Go to nearest at school.
    Find an artist interest in painting amural.
    Tell them you have a few canvas for them to work on.
    Let them paint a mural of a pool on the side of the shed facing the neighbor’s house.

  35. the_jac Avatar

    Now you get a pool to make it even better

  36. divergrrl971 Avatar

    Chess, not checkers. 🤣

  37. larak237 Avatar

    You are a hero!