So as most of you know since I’ve been complaining about it for almost two years now that I have a set of neighbors from heaven hell!!
When Ash and I first found this area of town we loved it! There were not many other homes out in this country subdivision other than ourselves - one other home on our side of the street and then the opposite side of the road was evenly spaced with homes along the entire part of that side of the road. A few months after we moved in to a rental here a set of ::old crusty mean nasty old foggers:: neighbors moved in across the street.
It wasn’t bad at first with them added to the neighborhood. Friends of ours that lived directly to the side of them had things come up missing etc. But it wasn’t anything we could prove. The male old fogger took to the neighborhood as if he owned the whole subdivision. He ordered the other neighbors around - would drive his riding lawn mower in the road and surrounding street right down the center line to hold up traffic and not allow anyone to pass him - he must have been retired because he had all the time in the world to spend bugging the hell out of us all. He would get on his 4 wheeler and ride through the fields behind all our houses stopping in the field to just sit and stare at our homes and into the windows from that field. He drove like a bat out of hell when our children were out playing and then if you were on the road behind him he would crawl along at coasting speed to piss us off.
A few months later Ash and I bought the rental we were in. Eventually bought 3 more lots side by side adjacent to that property. We bought a house had it moved on to one of the lots we purchased and prepared all the land we had purchased for a nice living space. My parents moved their house on the far end lot we had and took steps to make it a home.
Over the years with seeding the old farm land into beautiful grass and nice trees we were enjoying life here with the exception of the pain in the ass neighbor. But as long as he didn’t directly bother us other than just being a pain in the butt we were fine.
Another really long story later we acquire another lot directly north of my property. Which now means we have five lots all adjacent to each other. The neighborhood has since grown a ton with more homes etc. Old Fogger is still a pain but now there is a new twist to his crap. The new lot we acquired was sold by the owners to the law firm whom originally owned all the land here. That law firm signs the lot over to me and for three years I pay the taxes and all that jazz on it. Then the old owners who sold it to the law firm get a copy of their old deed and sell the land to that OLD FOGGER from hell’s ex-sisterinlaw. Yep you read that correctly three years after I have owned it some one else some how bought it from the original owner before us! How do I find out about this you may ask. I came home from an expo to find the lot now bushwhacked and all my no trespassing signs have been removed replaced with signs with the Old Foggers name on them.
So starts a war from hell! Lawyers and many cops later we are both told it’s a civil matter for the court to decide. That both parties should remain off the property until the issue goes before the court to prove whom really owns the land. Well the Old Fogger’s ex-SIL paid $9k for the lot that I OWNED already that was given to me by the law firm for NO $$. Almost two years of torment by the Old Fogger and all the additional family of the Old Fogger’s whom has since bought land here and started in on the torment. They set my cars on fire which were on the lot to start with. Cut down all my trees with the exception of a few they left alone. They have threatened to kill my Dad for standing up for what is MINE. The real straw that broke the camel’s back was when the Old Fogger pointed a rifle at my 10yr old son & my Dad and told him to tell his grandpa “my dad” that he was going to get him!! Can you imagine how scared my 10yr old midget was? His basketball rolled onto that property we’re fighting over so the kid walked over to the empty lot to grab it. So this FOCKER points a gun at him from his own yard and screams he’ll kill my kid’s grandpa if he goes on the lot again. A FUCKING 10 yr Old Little Boy!!!! The old Fogger is involved with some questionable people in local law enforcement so nothing is ever done of the threats - arson - or property damage. He was actually on probation during this whole ordeal from beating a man with a ball pin hammer for pulling up in his drive way to pick up the guy’s girlfriend’s kid whom is the Old Fogger’s grandson. Even though we have both been told by the sheriff to stay off the lot they continue to mow the lawn every week - cut more trees down - disc the land - plant a garden - put up a mail box - remove all land markers etc.
Finally almost two years later we get to put the matter before the court. The court ruled that even though I owned the land first. Even though we have been tormented by this Old Fogger for all this time it doesn’t matter. Because he firmly believes you get what you pay for. Since I did not fork out any actual $$ to own the land in the first place and this Old Fogger’s ex-SIL did pay someone for the lot it should go to her. Tells us to follow up with our criminal case in the court for the torment and sends us all on our way. Oh yeah he did issue a restraining order to keep the old Fogger away from us and now when he follows and stalks myself and my poor mom around town we can call the law and report it but WTF good is that if they never do anything to the guy. Can you believe that. Because I didn’t pay for the lot the law firm gave it to me for other reasons I got assed-out. Even after all the bull they put us through for two years!
So really long story short — move to a small town and terrorize the residents the courts here will allow you to not only get away with it but they’ll hand over prizes for your behavior!
