A homeowner has been left fuming after his ‘entitled’ neighbour demanded he surrender part of his driveway so she could construct a swimming pool on the space.
The man revealed he’d barely spoken to his next-door neighbour during the seven years he’d resided at the property – until she recently approached him with an ‘absurd’ request.
Sharing his frustration on Reddit, he explained: “My house has a very long driveway. The driveway leads up a hill to my house at the top.
“The bottom quarter of the driveway is shared by my two neighbours. They have to drive up it to get into their garages. My side yard over looks one neighbour’s backyard while my backyard overlooks the other’s backyard. My pool is in my backyard.”
Following years of shooting him “dirty looks”, she confronted him recently to insist he grant her a ‘favour’. He revealed: “Basically, she wants me to give her my driveway so she can build an in-ground pool for her kids.”
Nevertheless, he wasn’t remotely impressed by her proposition. He went on: “Her kids are a nightmare and she has never controlled them. She just lets them run around and do whatever they want all day.
“I still don’t fully understand why she needs the rights to my driveway to do that, but she did not like being told no.”
Rather than allowing her to ruin his day, he opted to venture out with his wife and children – pushing his ‘entitled’ neighbour from his thoughts for several hours.
Yet upon returning home, he discovered she’d completely barricaded his driveway using traffic cones. He recounted: “I moved them over to block her garage and texted her to let her know.”
The situation escalated when she furiously responded via text, making it clear that his objections wouldn’t deter her intentions.
He revealed: “She says that she is going to build her pool with or without my signature and that I should sign. In the end, she says to do the right thing, and calls me a b****.”
Seeking guidance, he turned to social media to share his predicament and ask for advice on navigating the conflict.
A commenter on his post was incredulous, saying: “What the actual F man. Going to take your driveway and your house? Where do people get this sense of entitlement?”.
They advised: “I would get the property lines marked and build a brick wall. Make sure to have a mural of a pool painted on the outside so she can see what it would have looked like.”
Another chimed in with a mix of humour and concern: “Man, if you don’t follow up with an update once this all crashes and burns on her, then I’m going to come steal your driveway.”
A third offered a more cautious approach: “I would check with whatever council or department is in charge of this kind of stuff.”
They warned: “I wouldn’t put it past her to forge your signature to get what she wants for her precious angels. This kind of person doesn’t think rules apply to them and think they won’t get caught.”