A man has sparked a debate after sharing how his ‘entitled’ neighbour ordered him to stop mowing his lawn at a certain time on the weekend – and he now regrets giving in and not standing his ground
A man has slammed his entitled neighbour for trying to dictate when he can and can’t cut his own lawn ahead of winter. He explained how he likes to mow his lawn on a Saturday morning before starting other household chores – but his neighbour has a problem with this.
Taking to Reddit, he said: “My neighbour always thought she was better than me. She had a baby and then messaged me not to mow the lawn at 11.00 on a Saturday morning because her baby was sleeping. I worked full time so didn’t have lots of opportunities to mow. I was also young and single so had to do these jobs on my own. “
He went on to explain how he consider 11am to be a reasonable hour – and even pointed out how he doesn’t mow any earlier than this so his neighbours can have a lie in.
However, to keep the peace, he admitted to following her “stupid” rules and stopped mowing at 11am for the sake of her child’s comfort.
While some users believe he should have ignored her complaints and continued with his usual routine, others shared their own “nightmare neighbour” stories.
One user said: “I would have mowed at 10am.”
Another user added: “Ok 11.15am it is. Also ask her to tell her child not to cry at night anymore as I’m sleeping. Please show the same respect to me.”
A third user said: “I would love to have a neighbour tell me this at 11am on a Saturday. You’d best believe next weekend I’m out mowing when the sun comes up at 5am.”
One more user added: “We lived in a townhouse for a year when our youngest was a baby, and the family across the cul-de-sac had three teenagers, a son and two daughters.
“These kids were on the go 24/7. They were in and out, friends coming and going at all hours.
“They could get loud. They weren’t d****s about it, though, they were just busy teenagers living their lives. Dad was cool, just a regular guy.
“It never once occurred to me to march over there and tell them their activities were waking my baby up.
“I just worked on trying to soundproof his room better, playing 50s music softly all night long to hopefully cover outside sounds.”
To resolve neighbour disputes, the UK government recommends speaking to them about your issue or contacting their landlord.
However, if this doesn’t work, they suggest contacting your local council about the problem and following this up with the police, if necessary.
As a last resort, you can take legal action against your nuisance neighbour through the courts.
