Neighbor blocked our driveway with his boat. So I got his HOA to seize it.

I live in a quiet neighborhood with my partner. We keep to ourselves, help out when we can, and generally avoid drama. But our next-door neighbor is a different story.

A few months ago, he bought a massive boat. Cool, right? Not really—because he decided to start parking it halfway across our driveway, blocking one of our cars in almost every day. We asked him politely to move it. He laughed it off.

We left notes. Talked to him again. Nothing. He said it was “temporary” every time, but “temporary” turned into two months. So I started reading the HOA bylaws.

Turns out boats over a certain length aren’t even allowed to be parked in front of properties unless in a closed garage—which his definitely wasn’t. I gathered photo evidence from multiple days, including timestamps, and submitted a report to the HOA.

Three weeks later, a tow company came. Took the whole thing. He tried to argue with them, but it was already gone. The HOA fined him $2,500 and said he couldn’t bring it back without approval.

Now he has to pay storage fees on top of that, and our driveway is wide open again. Peace restored.

Moral: Don’t mess with people who read the rulebook.