What was the worst feud you ever had with a neighbor, and what did you do to solve it?

I have moved quite a lot in the 28 years I have been around, so I’ve had my fair share of neighbors, both good and bad. Obviously, every time I move, I have hopes that the people I’m going to see every day in my new home will be better than those I’m leaving behind, but so far, that has never been the case. No matter where I go, annoying or inconsiderate neighbors follow. The only thing that changes is my attitude and methods I thankfully learned so I could deal with it as easily as possible.

The worst neighborly dispute I had to deal with was when the neighbors who lived in an apartment below mine accused me of causing a leak in their pipes. According to them, every time I went into the bathroom or showered, their ceiling would leak, so every day they had to put buckets around their apartment and deal with water coming out of their walls.

Admittedly, it was an old building, and it was very possible they were correct, but there was nothing I could do about it other than allow them to bring a professional to inspect the issue. However, that was not enough for them, and they demanded I stop using the bathroom and shower until the problem was fixed, which, as I’m sure you can understand, was not something I was willing to do. It was when they decided to shut off the water to my apartment from the outside every time they saw water coming out of their ceiling that I knew I couldn’t let them get away with their entitled behavior.

I will gladly tell you how I managed to solve this issue, but first you should scroll down to read the story of this poor resident and the fine they got from the city for something their neighbor is to blame for. It all started when their neighbor failed to ask for permission to get electrical work done on the resident’s property, which led the electricity company to get in trouble with the city. The neighbor thought they could get away with the violations by pinning it on the resident who actually owns the property, but they were sorely mistaken.