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So about 15 months ago ago, the neighbor located behind us has installed an above ground pool.
An above ground pool is inappropriate for our community. I have a second-floor deck attached to my house and this pool is clearly visible from it. Therefore, I can not have guests over. Their pool has reduced my property values and has cheapened the look of the community. All of the neighboring homes that have pools have in-ground pools or even the so-called semi-inground pools (which I approve of).
I've taken several approaches to remedy the issue. My first course of action was that I went over to their property [last spring] and kindly asked them to remove their swimming pool. I even have given them a 3 month (12 week) deadline to comply. They refused and the conversation ended at that. The next week, I returned to them and in addition to kindly requesting them to do the same thing, I even offered to assist them financially in the process. They declined. I was very generous since at the time of their deadline, it was already september and the warm season was coming to a close.
Last week, a relative and I disassembled the pool by ourselves and then the next day, the homeowner came to our home and threatened us. They claimed to have filed a police report on that same day but we have not seen it yet (which leads me to believe that they fabricated seeking legal action). Keep in mind that no damage has been done to the pool when we were taking it down.
How do you recommend that I proceed? Should I bring up the issue with the Town of North Hempstead? Should I hire an attorney? How have you addressed a quality of life issue such as this one?
IF your story was true you would have already been arrested and charged with more than one crime because I do not know any homeowner who would sit back and allow anyone to do anything remotely close to what you say you did on their property.
If this in fact true, you belong in jail. What right do you have to enter your neighbors property and disassemble a pool? I hope the neighbor did file a police report and they come knocking on your door.
Get over yourself, let the neighbor enjoy his pool. Im glad you're not my neighbor... We wouldnt do well together, I guarantee that.
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Sounds like a crock, according to you a neighbor has done something you don't like. You make no mention of what law they violated just that "An above ground pool is inappropriate for our community" so based on that you and your relative chose to disassemble his pool. I mean you were reasonable, you said you "kindly asked them to remove their swimming pool. I even have given them a 3 month (12 week) deadline to comply"
What should you do???? If their is any validity to this story I hope the neighbor sues you and or bring criminal charges against you and your relative. If it was my yard I would add a tiki bar, torches and outside music just to add to the ambiance...
inappropriate by rules ( such as a HOA) or inappropriate because you don't like seeing it? I am guessing its the latter, because if was against the community rules... you probably would have snitched by now. You sound like the kind of person that would go ballistic if someone came onto your property and did something to your yard without permission, but have no qualms about taking that kind of action yourself. What would be the grounds for taking legal action?
Number 1, two wrongs don't make a right. Number 2. I don't know that the neighbor was wrong in the first place, you however, were in fact trespassing.
Let's try this hat on for size. You neighbor has a the very same second floor deck that you do. You like the NY Yankees, so you decide to paint the back of your home in pin stripes and place a NY Yankee licensed street sign in your yard. Your neighbor doesn't think what you did to YOUR property looks nice from his deck so he sneaks into the yard and paints over the stripes and removes the sign. How do you feel about that?
You sound like you need to understand what homeownership entails and what being a good neighbor means. People do not need your permission to put a pool in their yard.
Wow, someone living on Long Island who is upset about an above ground pool? Must be someone who grew up in Westchester.
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