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.
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Put a kiddie pool next to the shed
You should post this in r/revengestories/
They would love it!
God that made my fanny flutter
$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.
How many subs will this story make it in to? 1…2…3
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.
Your neighbor paid $40k for a pool with no permits, then called the city inspectors to come to your backyard?
Karma farming
Photos please.
That would be legendary if true.
Really karma farming this story… This is like the 5th sub I’ve seen it in.
How do you know his pool cost $40k?
Another fantasy …
That didn’t happen. 🙄
how many times are you going to post this AI written story?
Has it not occurred to anyone that you cannot buy an inground pool for $40k ??
…And then everyone clapped
I’ve seen this post 3 times now.
I call bullshit!
Where in the USA can you get an in-ground pool for $40k? Just curious.
Alex, I’ll take “this didn’t ever happen” for $200…
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
Good lord woman…give it up already…
Make your own content karma whore.
Man. This is so fake it’s ridiculous
Folks over at /r/MaliciousCompliance would eat this up
Report that dirt pile sounds unpleasant, does not spark joy.
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.
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
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.
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.
There are Dateline episodes that start like this. I’d invest in security cameras now. Maybe a big dog or 2.
Another brilliant AI generated post.
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.
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
Incredibly fake story.
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.
Now you get a pool to make it even better
Chess, not checkers. 🤣
You are a hero!