Updates on the last pages: Neighbor is threatening me and my chickens

[TheOddOneOut]

My husband talked to the ordinance officer today and explained to him why we wanted a variance. For my mental health. That the chickens are registered emoticon support animals and them taking the chickens from me is like them saying “F” your mental health. Once my husband mentioned a lawyer the ordinance officer was more than willing to cooperate.


The reason we talked to this jerk again is because I talked to a lawyer today and she told me that I can request a stay until the variance decision. I can also report the ordinance officer to the state if I feel like I’m being treated differently. Which I know I am. Since this jerk hasn’t forced anyone else to get rid of their chickens. He’s only forcing us because my neighbor keeps complaining.

We had people over today just to hang out and see the chickens. They were having a great time and love the chickens. They even want some of their own now. My neighbor was snooping in his yard and, as one of my guests was walking down my yard, pulled my guest aside. Neighbor started talking to him like N was the nicest guy around. Then introduces himself as the chicken nazi. I don’t know why but this nickname bothers me so much. I know it’s there to bother me, but he obviously isn’t a nice neighbor if he’s making these nicknames up for himself. If he’s introducing himself to my friends as the chicken nazi. I hate my neighbor. I’ve never hated anyone more. I swear.

I’m sorry. That’s not good of him.

 

[NatJ]

My husband talked to the ordinance officer today and explained to him why we wanted a variance. For my mental health. That the chickens are registered emoticon support animals and them taking the chickens from me is like them saying “F” your mental health. Once my husband mentioned a lawyer the ordinance officer was more than willing to cooperate.

I talked to a lawyer today and she told me that I can request a stay until the variance decision. I can also report the ordinance officer to the state if I feel like I’m being treated differently.

I'm glad you finally have some progress in the right direction! Hopefully it can continue to improve

 

[Smileybans]

I'm glad you finally have some progress in the right direction! Hopefully it can continue to improve

I’m hoping that we can get moved out of here before the variance decision. But the ordinance officer said he would talk to the zoning board chair and tell him why we wanted the variance. Because I think they all thought we just wanted it because… reasons? To be jerks? I don’t know. But I want the variance because the thought of getting rid of my chickens gives me anxiety attacks. Let alone actually doing it. Hopefully they’ll finally understand and stop taking my neighbors side.

 

[McChooky]

So my neighbor is a drunk and has been for 30 some odd years. My mom says to ignore him. He has been acting nice to me now but then right after acting mean again. My mom says it’s something called wet brain and has to do with drunkards. Talking to this guy is giving me whiplash. I’m trying to ignore him but he’s trying to make “pleasant” conversation with one minute then biting my head off. I wish this all didn’t feel so damn crazy.

My advise is to document any incidents or conversations you have with him in case the dog ever breaks in your yard. I'd add an electric fence to prevent the dog from ever getting in it in the first place . Unfortunately wet brain makes them act like toddlers. Please avoid him as much as possible because you won't be able to reason with someone with the mind of a 5 yr old.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I think him introducing himself as the chicken nazi may actually play in your favor. It's like he's wearing a big sign around his neck saying, Yes, I am a jerk. Hide and watch.

 

[Smileybans]

I think him introducing himself as the chicken nazi may actually play in your favor. It's like he's wearing a big sign around his neck saying, Yes, I am a jerk. Hide and watch.

What’s messed up about him calling himself that, besides just being a jerk and trying to hurt me more, is a couple years ago someone went around the village spray painting swastikas all over. They never figured out who did it. Only covered it up. Everyone thought it was a bunch of teenagers. I bet people around here wouldn’t be surprised if it actually was him.

Most people don’t like him and know he’s a jerk. But no one wants to be confrontational and get anything done in the process. I found out, something like five years ago this guy single handedly got a sewer and water treatment plant voted down. He rallied up all the old people and had the village vote it down. Well now NYS is stepping in and telling all the homeowners they have to pay to have this hooked up. NYS would have paid for it five years ago. Now all the taxes are going up because the septics in everyone’s house runs right into the Schoharie Creek. NYS won’t tolerate that and is making the village convert over to a sewer system. Homeowners will have to pay for all of it. So glad I’m moving.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hang in there, Hon. Don't let him change who you are.

 

[Smileybans]

Now the neighbor is threatening to sue over damages on his house. We get a new truck and he doesn’t like the way my husband backs in. But we have pictures of his house before we got the truck. The damage was already there.

He’s also building a privacy fence. Over the property line. According to the deed to the house we own five feet into his yard. But according to the zoning laws any privacy fence has to be set back on his property 3ft. We’re trying to get ahold of the ordinance officer but I doubt he will do anything. So stressed out. The end of this week, or next, we’re meeting with a realtor. Hopefully we can move soon.

 

[Isadora]

Now the neighbor is threatening to sue over damages on his house. We get a new truck and he doesn’t like the way my husband backs in. But we have pictures of his house before we got the truck. The damage was already there.

He’s also building a privacy fence. Over the property line. According to the deed to the house we own five feet into his yard. But according to the zoning laws any privacy fence has to be set back on his property 3ft. We’re trying to get ahold of the ordinance officer but I doubt he will do anything. So stressed out. The end of this week, or next, we’re meeting with a realtor. Hopefully we can move soon.

I feel bad for whoever buys your house. It's likely he will target anyone who lives there. He sounds completely out of touch with reality. Sorry you're dealing with this.

 

[Smileybans]

I feel bad for whoever buys your house. It's likely he will target anyone who lives there. He sounds completely out of touch with reality. Sorry you're dealing with this.

I wouldn’t let anyone, who didn’t already know, go thru this as well.

So I just found out who else is on the zoning appeals board. One of them, the chair, actively dislikes my neighbor and the other signed a petition to keep them around. She actually wrote the petition. So I’m hoping they’ll see through my neighbors BS. There’s going to be an appeals meeting sometime in the next two weeks. My neighbor can contest the variance there. We plan on telling the board we don’t want the variance forever. Just until we move. I figured out, by talking to a lawyer again, that my anxiety is considered a disability. In NYS to get a use variance there needs to be a hardship that I didn’t bring on myself. My anxiety is that hardship. I didn’t ask to have anxiety. Or to have the chickens help with that. But they do help. Immensely. I’m hoping this plan works. If it doesn’t I’m back to hiding them in my house. My husband wants to ask for a “stay” until we move. But I don’t think the ordinance officer will go for that.