I should start by saying that when it comes to anything having to do with neighbors, unless it affects me personally I have always stayed out of any drama. Cut to last December when folks on the street directly below me decided to go to Hawaii for Christmas. I’m assuming that since they work from home and didn’t want to hear the noise, they thought this would be the perfect time for a crew to do the demo on their patio. Freaking Christmas Eve morning I wake up at 7:30 to the sound of jackhammers and saw cutting thru metal beams which didn’t stop until noon. Called the dude to ask WTF only for him to offer zero apology and was actually pissed off at me for calling so early because of the time difference on Maui.
For context, there’s an entire laundry list of reasons why these people are pricks besides this one event. Like the time they left their dog behind to die of smoke inhalation when the neighborhood was on fire, but that’s a whole other story. Needless to say, I had zero hesitation calling code enforcement the following week though I’m sure I wasn’t the only one to do so.
Anyways, heard this morning that the city levied hefty fines on top of all the money they are also having to spend to get the missing permits and hiring an expediter. Also, because of some other issues that I wasn’t involved in there is now zero chance they will get this built before the end of the year which does make me feel a little bit bad.
EDIT: For further context, this is a hillside home and putting a pool in without an engineer signing off first was majorly irresponsible and downright dangerous for the homes below them.
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Good job Karen..
Karma’s a bitch. I love seeing entitled rich folks who think rules don’t apply to them finally getting slapped around by the system. They sound like real stand-up guys, abandoning their dog in a fire and trampling over neighbors’ peace for their own selfish wants… and now this patio project is hitting a major snag. Good riddance
Please don’t feel bad; they seem to be the types to have very late-night pool parties, weekend pool parties, and kids’ pool parties and not be the type to tone it down after a few calls. His reaction to your call and the fact he hasn’t pulled permits means there are no boundaries with this neighbor.
Ehhh… I think calling it in to code enforcement is kind of a bitch move.
If my neighbor called me to complain while I’m on vacation it’s war.
You sound like a total cunt.
You really think they don’t know it was you who reported them? You just guaranteed the petty shit is going to get 10X worse.
Great job 🤟🏿
Don’t feel bad. Codes exist for a reason, and they apply to everyone. They wanna get mad about it, fuck em.
What a dick
Why is it that people who say they don’t like drama or creating problems are the first one to do or say anything
I am so grateful that my neighbors are all considerate. Sure wouldn’t want to deal with this stuff.
Anyone who Geyer permits to fix pr build on your own house is a retard
Buried the lede. They left their dog behind to die? Fucking savages.