There are some people who are going to be bad neighbors and alert the authorities about anything and everything.

And, while it can be annoying, I believe that it usually comes back to bite most of them in the ***.

Check out what happened in this story from Reddit…it’ll remind you to mind your own business.

Be Careful What You Wish For, The Fire Inspector May Cite You Instead.

“Several years ago I inherited my mother’s condo after my grandmother, her mother, passed.

After my mother’s death a few years later, I decided to rent it out. The condo is part of a complex that is roughly 50 years old.

Think garden courtyard style, with 2-story buildings built around an open courtyard, with parking outside.

It is pretty nice, particularly when the HOA keeps up the maintenance and landscaping. The units are owned by a combination of individual residents, absentee owners like myself, and one company that owns the bulk of the units.

The company changes hands from time to time but effectively controls the complex because they own so many units.

Sounds like a good deal.

Generally, they choose a good management company, and right now the property manager is very proactive and looks out for the residents, owners and tenants alike.

With that out of the way…

Being roughly 50 years old, it is time to pave the parking lots again.

The management company hires a paving company and sets up a plan to pave each lot in turn, and make sure all the residents are notified well in advance so they can move their cars.

An annoying process, but paving always is and the lots are in dire need of being paved.

And again, the management company is over communicating, trying to make sure everyone moves their car, no one gets towed, and the paving stays on schedule.

One person wasn’t happy…

Well, someone apparently isn’t too happy about all this.

So they decide to call the Fire Department and report the paving for blocking access in the event of a fire.

Judging by correspondence from the management company, they never bothered to speak with the on-site manager and address the issue. Of course, the Fire Department sends out an Inspector.

The Inspector checks out the property and sees it matches with what was already submitted to avoid any issues and everything is good to go.

Except…

Darn!

City ordinance prohibits grills, fire pits, tiki torches, and other open flames on condo/apartment balconies.

And of course, lots and lots of units have one or all of the above.

So the Fire Inspector kindly tells the Property Manager and gives the residents a chance to remove the violating items and that he will be back to cite anyone who still has one.

So, be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.”

Take a look at how Reddit users reacted.

This reader spoke up.

Another individual chimed in.

This Reddit user shared their thoughts.

And this person had a lot to say.

They went ahead and ruined it for everyone.

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