Not very neighborly
We live in a four unit townhome. When we were initially looking to buy a place we had a number of criteria that said place must meet. Parking was a top priority, as was at least two bedrooms, a fireplace, washer/dryer and appliances included. Also, we decided that if we were to purchase a townhome or condo we would have to have an end unit, because we were none too keen on having people on all sides of us. To us that would have just been like an apartment we own, and in all honesty part of the reason we wanted our own place was not to have to deal with footsteps over our head at all hours or the night or banging on the walls or loud noises from neighbors on all side. So we looked long and hard and eventually decided on an newly constructed end unit townhome. For the price, proximity to our respective workplaces, the fact that it was brand new, and it had met all our criteria, we decided to purchase it. That was two years ago.We were one of the first people to buy one of the townhomes after they were constructed. Interestingly enough our next door neighbors from our apartment building bought the other end unit. Beside us is a guy who happens to be an attorney (but not a very good one, as he told us when we met him). For the most part he's easy to deal with. There have only been a few occasions where we've heard loud, strange noises at weird hours and occasionally he stomps up the stairs and lets his door slam. Not that big of a deal. Now, our neighbors two doors down are a different story. Ever since they moved in they've been an inconvenience to pretty much everyone else who owns one of the towmhomes. They aren't very considerate of others, which I find completely obnoxious. They own a Cadillac Escalade that doesn't even fit in their garage (which they bought AFTER they moved in an knew how big the garage was) so the end of it is always hanging out and they can't close their garage door. Also, they have another vehicle or two that they like to park everywhere from in front of their garage (blocking the other end units driveway) to the grass/landscaping out front of everyone's homes. They also drive over the landscaping all the time with their big vehicles, which pisses me off to no end. Also, during the summer months they have little bbqs and get togethers and let the children run all over everyone's yard. We were in our house with the windows open enjoying the nice weather and we look out to see a kid looking in at us! I was furious. Seriously, they have no respect.
For the past two days they've been parking one of their trucks half on the sidewalk and half on our property out front of our house. The first night I let it go because it was snowing and icy, but I said that if they did it again I'd have to do something about it. People have parked there before (their friends actually) and since they were obstructing the sidewalk, they got a ticket. Since they decided to park there again last night I decided to leave them a little note that read "Please do not park here as you're on the sidewalk/others' property. Thank you" and left it under their windshield wiper. As annoyed as I was I tried my best not to come off sounding bitchy or sarcastic because really I don't want to start a feud with our neighbors, I just want them to have some respect for others' property. However, this isn't the first time one of the neighbors has left them a note asking them not to park somewhere, so it probably won't sink in.
This morning on our way out the door we found the note lying in the driveway in front of our house. I guess it pissed them off. I was trying not to, but it's not my fault that they have too many vehicles for parking spaces that they have and they don't want to find a legal spot to park their vehicle. That's fine though, if they do it again I'll just call the cops and they'll get a ticket.
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