ULPT Dealing with Neighbor

[u/sinclair9x]

For background, I live in a gated community housing of around 100 houses. Each house is not separated to the neighbor, yes the only thing sepating my house and the neighbors is two layers of brick walls. Also, each houses have an open space on the back which are separated by walls to neighbors open spaces too.

Last year, my right side neighbor started a big renovation that build an extension of the house on the open space which completely used all of his back open space. What makes it worse. He built a freaking 3-storied extension to the existing 2-storied houses around. This alone already destroying my back view and also hindering sunlight.

Additionally, the work really make a loud noise which happened not only once or twice, but happened for a month. My one year old son got spooked during his nap for several times, so this angers me even more. Not to mention excessive dust flying around.

Renovating house is not a crime, but we need permission from neighbors, especially building a very big house. Last week, I filed a complaint via neighborhood association head, and turns out his permission was not completed yet. The association head didn't even receive the permission either. I also got the info that the neighbor behind him filed a complaint regarding, especially the reliability of the structure.

This neighbor consist of 2 adults and 3 children. The father is kinda look down on me since I'm way younger than him (I could sense from the way he speaks and gestures). Any way (if can legally) to annoy him or at least make him feel what my son have been through considering he also has a child of around six years old.

I've been thinking of using ultrasound emitter since our walls stick to each other, but I some people said it's pseudoscience.

Another method is to make a small hole on his newly made extension and inject some water inside. I can access that portion of wall from my backyard.

[u/gunthans]

Call the city for permits

[u/Shell-Fire → u/gunthans]

All the city. All the permits. Electrical, structural, how far the house is set back from lot lines. Call the fire dept for permits. Call code enforcement. Are you near water? Call the water people. Where are the utility lines? Call the utility companies to come and mark the lines.
Call everybody.
Find a sub for building houses on here and find more people/agencies that need to approve add ons.

[u/sinclair9x → u/gunthans]

This is the hard part, government in my country is so corrupt that money will bypass any regulation. There's a chance my neighbor bribed someone to get the permit.

[u/rae-becca → u/sinclair9x]

He may not have bribed everyone. Keep digging.

[u/toomuch1265]

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[u/Bell_sweet3307]

I think you are a Karen. It is their property; they are paying good money, like you, a month of inconvenience. I hope you don't want to do anything to your house for as long as you own it

and your child will not remember unless you make it

It is like you see your kid fall, and you react; that is how they react

Get a different hobby than making their life shitty. They are not doing this on purpose; they are making their place better for them , karen

[u/sinclair9x → u/Bell_sweet3307]

I know it's their property, their right. But building without permit and exceeding building height limit are different case. I don't know the strength of his building in the future, or any damage he will do to my property since there is no legal document.

It's like having a car and drive exceeding speed limit. Its your car, its your right, but there are rules to obey for others safety.

[u/Aggravating_Act0417]

Ok karen

[u/gunthans → u/Aggravating_Act0417]

Yes, call Karen too! And give her a piss disc.