Neighbour disputes aren't uncommon, but most people who take issue with someone else's behaviour are usually upset that they're making too much noise, or that their parking is inconsiderate of others. One woman, however, seems to have an entirely different problem with her neighbours - as they can't stand the artificial plants she has outside her front door.
The woman said she received an anonymous letter claiming to be from one of her neighbours which tells her they are furious with her for having fake plants on her porch instead of real ones, as they believe this will "reflect extremely poorly" on the rest of the neighbourhood and could have a negative impact on anyone trying to sell their property.
The letter - which was littered with spelling mistakes - also claimed that the neighbour had spoken to other people on the street to discuss how to take action, and said they had settled on giving the woman two days to remove her plants - or the neighbour will phone the police.
In a post on Reddit's Mildly Infuriating forum, the woman wrote alongside a picture of the note: "This poorly written letter from my passive-aggressive neighbour telling me to remove my 'legally-owned' plants from my property."
And the letter read: "It has come to our attention that the potted plants outside of your porch are not real and decoration. This will reflect extremely poorly to our houses and other constitencies [constituents] in the area who have real plants and who might wish to sell their homes one day, and buyers running away when they see your plants.
"Earlier this week, myself and 14 other neighbours (including the state environment official) have held a group meeting to discuss the appropriate action necessary to solve this issue.
"As of this writing, we have decided to grant you two days to remove the selected plants from your porch. If you choose to not correspond, there might be an official action taken that will include the police called to write a lawsuit, or the flowers being removed and discarded of quite immediately. You must within two days minimum. [sic]"
Commenters on the post were baffled by the letter, with many pointing out the various spelling errors and confusing sentences - including the final sentence which tells the woman she has two days "minimum" to remove her plants, seemingly indicating she can actually keep the plants there forever as there is no maximum.
One person said: "Sounds like you have infinity days maximum."
Some stated it was "hilarious" that the neighbour believes the police would do anything about the situation, while others noted that the letter clearly states an intent for the neighbour to forcibly remove the woman's fake plants.
Someone wrote: "It's hilarious that they think the police will care about this."
To which another replied: "Or that the police will 'write a lawsuit'. What absolute clown."
While one commenter posted: "I hope you have a camera on your porch so you can catch them in the act when they come to remove your property."
As someone else wrote: "Hope you have cameras. Catch them 'removing' your plants, from your front porch and have them prosecuted for stealing."
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