Neighbor problems

[huntercf]

I think you need to post your property with 'no trespassing' signs and ignore him. If he continues to yell at you in a threatening manner call the police immediately. He sounds like a bully and unfortunately you have gone way beyond normal decency in dealing with him. He is probably just a miserable person and wants everyone around him to be just as miserable, if not more than he is. At this point you are not going to win with him because it sounds like his only goal is to make you miserable. You need to protect yourself, calling the police will at the very least create a record of his behavior. Best wishes.

 

[cassie]

I once knew an old man who, when his children tried to tell him what to do, would smile and agree heartily with all of them. Then he would go on his merry way and do as he darn well pleased. Might be a technique worth trying with your neighbor.

 

[whillo]

If you don't have a rooster and it's just chickens and they are 200 feet from his house, what exactly is he complaining about? Do the hens smell bad? Is the peeping really too much for him? If he decides to press this, does he have any grounds to stand on other than a pile of poop?

 

[nzpouter]

I had a neighbour like yours...

... he gets a good laugh, a f-off and a finger pointing towards town.

 

[Arcnadius]

You offered/did more than a person should do in your situation. Double check with the county about the CCR to make sure the neighbor IS in the wrong. Once you've done that, you can speak so intelligently on the matter that lower-thinking life forms usually get scared and skulk away.

Please resist the urge to get noisier roos or to move the coop closer to his house. Escalating usually ends badly, and many jurisdictions have set-back laws for secondary structures (ours is 100' so your 200' seems more than reasonable). My guess is that the neighbor is angry and frustrated over his job loss and needs a scapegoat to release his feelings. I'm not good at knowing the right thing to do to help people like your neighbor, but you sound like you might be.

Keep doing what you're doing and report any aggressive behavior on his part to your local authority immediately. Good luck!

 

[bakerjw]

If he made you feel uneasy or threatened then you have every right to call the police the first time that it happens. Most bullies are all fluff and bluff. They talk big as long as they feel that they are intimidating. Once a cop shows up they'll back down. And at that point there is a paper trail. Don't ever take crap off of anyone like that.

 

[Miltonchix]

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My sentiments exactly!
WHY would I want to call the sheriff out, waste their time, when all you have to do is tell the idiot "GET OVER IT"!!! AND if said idiot wants to escalate I'd invite him over 'cause I'm kinda hard of hearing and then I'd have the LAST word. THREATS?? Threats only work on weak minded easily intimidated people. Don't be one. Its that simple. A bully is only a bully if he has someone to bully.

 

[Miltonchix]

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By hiding behind the policemans skirts?? Gimme a break! What happened to people taking care of THEMSELVES? Have we really become a nation of WHIMPS? I didn't say fight or shoot or hurt. Unless you have to defend yourself. Which is still legal to do. For now anyway.

 

[mmaddie's mom]

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I like this solution.

 

[crj]

It sounds like your neighbor needs to go back to work or find a hobby. Has he been your neighbor long? I only ask because, why all of a sudden are the chickens and dogs bothering him? My guess is that he is just mad. Mad that you have something going for yourself and he doesn't. A jealous neighbor maybe?

If he would to say something nasty again I would suggest telling him please not to speak to you anymore unless it's something postive or last but not least...... find a hobby. Leave it at that and don't speak or acknowledge him again. See what happens. Just pretend he isn't around. You are in your rights so don't let him bother you anymore.