A stressed resident claims their neighbour constantly mows their lawn without them asking - and threatens them if they refuse to pay for the service. Posting to Reddit, the anonymous user said their elderly 'alcoholic' neighbour constantly demands payment after cutting the grass without being requested to.
They claim that he carries out the work because he has 'nothing else to do' and ends up spending the cash on 'tobacco and alcohol', the Mirror reports. However, when they try to refuse the man's demands, he intimidates them into giving him the money.
The poster explained: "If I ever refuse to pay he threatens to tear down my garden that I've worked months on, he has already destroyed my flower beds even though I had already paid [sic]."
Despite repeatedly asking him to stop, the disgruntled neighbour 'doesn't listen' - leaving the upset person with little options. They also claim that the neighbour has drinking issues and has disrupted other neighbours on the street.
"My other neighbor [sic] has said he woke up to him violently banging on his door cursing. I’m quite afraid to report him to any authorities since he is much stronger than me & has a large selection of weapons/firearms. How can I get him to stop without anybody getting injured" the post pleads.
People took to the comments section of the post to share their shock that the Reddit poster had chosen to pay the elderly neighbour and offered up advice on how to solve the tense situation. One said: "Call the police next time he is mowing your lawn!! Tell him in advance not to cut your grass, or you will not be paying him. Get cameras to use for your defence [sic]!!"
Another calm and collected commenter wrote: "It's a simple fix. Tell him you're not going to pay him anymore so he'll be doing the work for no reason. If he destroys anything in your yard, tell him you will call the police.
"Install cameras that cover your whole yard for proof of his vandalism. Also, have a camera on your car in case that is vandalized if you leave it outdoors... you have to put up boundaries."
"He's only taking advantage of you because he thinks you are scared of him and a doormat. Faced with actual consequences he may not think the small reward of having power over you will outweigh the bad that will happen for him," they continued.
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