re: Any ideas on how to handle neighbor from Hell?

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Evidence. get a security camera that records audio

Not legal in Louisiana unless you have signs that state you are recording audio.

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I do business with security consultants here in Texas. I will get advice on this immediately and start recording as soon as possible. I promise the board if I catch her arse up on that ladder and can record the audio it WILL be posted for your enjoyment and pleasure.

Team up with other neighbors and start recording. Report and complain all the illegal things she does, as minor as they may be.

I'd also say enough is enough. Let her know that you are tired of her and either she leaves you alone or you will go out of your way to do all the things she continue to complain about that are actually legal..

Oh and someone said something about recording audio and being illegal. I don't believe that is true here.. Only one party has to consent and that's you. Any ways, here's some of the research, but I am sure others can interpret it better..

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How friendly are you with your other neighbors and have any of them had run-ins with her? Instead of only putting cameras up on your house you might ask a neighbor if they would work with you and let you put a camera from a neighbors house where crazy woman wouldn't notice it.

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All the other neighbors are cool. We have all discussed getting new fencing. My neighbor behind he said he'll pay for a new fence since I put up the original fence in 2001. The other said he'll split the costs with me.

You're a very patient person. I would've started cursing her our and acting incredibly rude to her every time she spoke to me at this point. Maybe push her to a point where she crosses a line and I can have her arrested.

Seriously though there is some good advice in this thread. Despite how much of a pain it might be just start documenting things the best you can.

Good luck!

You responded you weren't reading a wall of text with a wall of text.

Do something to get her to put ladder up and start bitching at you. Climb up, grab her by her hair, pull her over the fence, and beat the shite out of her. Make sure when the cops and paramedics arrive that her unconscious body is at least 1' past her new fence. Tell them you thought she was a burglar.

In order for me to believe this story, I require a pic of the fence, with your foot used as a reference for the disputed property.

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If the tree bisects the property line (or even is all yours) and she's responsible for trimming it on her side, why can she not trim it back all the way to the property line regardless of what it may or may not do to the tree?

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Unless she has full ownership of the tree, which she doesn't, the law makes it clear that she can cut back limbs and even roots, so long as she does not endanger the health of the tree nor destabilize the tree by making it out of balance to one side and creating a hazard. In a perfect world, an arborist would have been consulted and advised on the best way to cut back limbs and preserve the health of the tree. We're talking a very large oak tree, so you don't just decide to cut off one half of the tree and leave all the weight on the other side of the tree and not expect it to eventually fall as a result of being unbalanced to one side.

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2. Fill the rice paper pouches with nitrogen fertilizer pellets.
3. Throw them in her pool.
4. Watch the amazing algae bloom grow.

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Thanks for that idea! Much better than the dog poo. At least it lasts longer than the dog poo.

Oh, I'll be sure and tell my friend about it.

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Are you nuts? You think I want the fence to come down? I want every barrier there is between me and her.

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Because you can't put one back up yourself?

Your plan is good though. Just keep ignoring the lady who's been harassing you for ten years and expect her to just go away. Sounds like a plan.