Having nice neighbors is great; there’s someone you can turn to for help in troublesome situations. But sometimes, the neighbors themselves are the trouble.
Redditor u/flavius_lacivious told the ‘Malicious Compliance’ community about a conflict two of his neighbors had. A person bought a humongous stucco house, which became a problem to a nearby resident. The latter decided to become the president of the HOA and make the new buyer alter his property. He maliciously complied, but the changes were not what the president expected.
Some neighbors are there to lend a helping hand, while others provide nothing more than a headache
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This person was forced to “revamp” his property because of a spiteful neighbor
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Loving your neighbor is not always easy, which might be why roughly three quarters of people in the US don’t
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‘Love thy neighbor’ is often easier said than done. When they start disturbing your peace, it gets increasingly difficult to smile and wave politely. The relationship between the two residents in the redditor’s story was doubtfully filled with smiles and love, especially since their conflict made it all the way to court.
It was the RV owner who decided to seek justice; he was upset with his spiteful neighbor who tried forcing him to repaint his entire house. And even though such an exact situation might not be very common, he’s far from the only one not so fond of their neighbor.
A 2022 survey revealed that as much as 75% of Americans dislike at least one of their neighbors. Their main problem with them is that they give off a “weird vibe”, which might be difficult to explain, but unpleasant enough for nearly a third of those surveyed.
Other common reasons people don’t like their fellow residents are them being too loud, rude, or having problematic pets. They also dislike when neighbors are nosy or don’t maintain the exterior of their houses. The new buyer’s mansion seemed to be properly taken care of; however, that didn’t stop the old resident from disliking the owner. Or deciding that the property was the problem keeping buyers from purchasing his own house.
HOAs can regulate everything from fences to landscape, as well as the color of one’s house
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The survey about disliking neighbors also revealed that 36% of residents in homeowners’ associations feel pressured to keep up with their neighbors financially. And whether similar factors influenced the long-time dweller or not, he decided to become the president of the HOA so he could deal with the huge house himself.
A Homeowners’ Association (HOA) makes and enforces rules for the properties and residents within a planned community. That includes the RV owner as well, as he automatically became a member after buying his property. Investopedia pointed out that HOAs typically specify their rules and regulations in a document called a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs). And despite not all such associations being equally restrictive, some of them regulate such things as fences, landscape, or even the color of paint on a house.
That’s exactly what the new president of the HOA wanted the mansion owner to change. And he did. Only by using malicious compliance, which led to a color the neighbor did not see coming. The bright pink house stood out from miles away, which likely didn’t increase the president’s chances of selling his house.
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