How do you deal with an evil neighbor?

Honestly, the best thing to do is just comply with the city requirements and don't do anything else to irritate this vengeful woman. Maybe you should all try to convince Joe to apologize to Sue, since he started it with his complaining. Maybe she would accept his apology (probably wishful thinking at this point) and back off. Any retaliation will only cause more neighborhood drama, so it's really best to just do what you have to do and nothing more.

You are in a sticky jam indeed.

Get a lawyer and sue her for harassment? Doubtful for your post makes it sound like she's calling the city and not the homeowners...and she has the right to make these calls to them.

You all are working with the city and just keep doing so. As long as you are in communication with them to get this worked out you should be okay.

However, you stated that the complaints she makes to them are hurting you all but you didn't say how. My question is who put up the fences to begin with? Builder? Homeowners? City?

If you want true legal advice this is not the place to get it though and you should find a local attorney who will give you an hour free consultation on the matter.

Good luck with it...and with her! Any chance she'll move soon? :)

At some point the city will catch on to what she is doing, if they haven't already, and start to disregard her. Do not start a lawsuit unless you want this to drag on for years instead of months, because she will counter-sue and there will be a much more expensive barrage of problems going on.

She is being ridiculous, there is no doubt about that, but this is what happens when you return rudeness with rudeness. I would just make sure your property is up to par and stay out of the situation. The city will get tired of dealing with her soon enough and the ostracism she will feel from every last neighbor will probably be punishment enough for her when she doesn't get invited to barbeques, parties or any kind of neighborhood event.

Whatever you do, don't take any legal advice you may receive on YA! Consult an attorney as a group and see what your options are, but don't expect much. Basically she is in her right to complain if properties aren't in accordance with law. Since she pays taxes on her property, they have to listen to her. But you have the same rights. There may be some grandfather clause written in the city code about the placement of the fences if they were there before the property was bought by the most recent owner, but like I said, consult an attorney.

You are in a tough spot. It's a shame the city can't do something about her constant calling. But, she has the right to do that I guess. You can get a lawyer if her complaints are false and malicious, but I don't think it will get you anywhere really. Stay in compliance and steer clear of this lady. I am sure she lost some really good neighbors because of her selfishness.

Unfortunately you have no recourse against her, unless she is harassing you personally. I can see her side, if she has to follow the rules then everybody else has to as well.

Go to a city council meeting and ask for a variance, where you can leave the fence until the city needs to access the area. Then she can't complain.

Find something that she won't want to change that goes against city requirements, and hold it over her head as collateral. If that works then keep an eye out for more things to use as leverage, because she sounds like shell do the same. look at it like a personal cold war

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