It’s pretty unbelievable how pushy some folks can be when it comes to things that DON’T EVEN BELONG TO THEM.

You know what I’m talking about, right?

Sure, you do!

Check out this story from Reddit; I’m sure it’ll remind you of someone you’ve had to deal with before…

AITA for having a treehouse removed from my property?

“My grandparents passed recently, and I inherited their farm.

I was really excited about this (getting the farm not their passing; I was actually really close with them) because my husband and I (27M and 24F) have been looking for a house near my new school.

It’s my first year as a middle school teacher, and this house holds sentimental value (grandfather built it for grandmother as wedding present) and it’s a huge property (literally hundreds of acres).

A few subdivisions have been built nearby, including one directly adjacent to the farm.

My husband and I were exploring our new property, which has quite a bit of wooded area, and we found a huge live oak tree with a treehouse in it.

This was obviously done by an adult, not children because the lumber was new, and it was really well built (even had an AC window unit and glass windows).

They had a run-in…

My husband and I waited around to see if anyone showed up, and sure enough a guy (mid to late thirties maybe?) and a few kids show up.

The guy immediately has an attitude and asks why we’re on his property.

My husband tells him that it’s actually ours and that we have the papers to prove it.

The guy tells the kids to go play and he starts freaking out because he thought that no one owned this property.

(So he doesn’t understand how land works, he’s trespassing, and he has an attitude).

We tell him that he needs to leave because this is private property and we don’t want to be held liable for any of his kids getting hurt on our property.

Time to clean house!

He leaves (he was mad), and we immediately call the sheriff’s office to report the trespassing issue, and we call a contractor to have the treehouse removed. (Like I said I’m a teacher; I can’t afford a liability lawsuit).

A few days passed (the tree house was removed and the lumber was donated) and the guy shows up on our doorstep, accusing us of “stealing his Christmas gift to his son”.

I explained to him that, because the treehouse was built on our property (without our consent), that legally, it was ours.

Go ahead!

He threatens to call the police, and I tell him to go for it because, legally, we’re in the right.

The police show up, and the guy ends up being really embarrassed because he was proven wrong and fined.

I feel fine having the treehouse removed but a few people from the subdivision have called our house phone, saying we don’t like kids and that we’re “selfish monsters” (couldn’t be farther from the truth; I’m a school teacher; I love kids).

Legally, I’m in the right, but morally, I don’t know.

AITA?”

Check out what people had to say on Reddit.

This person said she’s NTA.

This individual weighed in.

Another person shared their thoughts.

And this Reddit user spoke up.

My land, my rules!

And it has nothing to do with not liking kids.

If you liked that post, check out this story about a customer who insists that their credit card works, and finds out that isn’t the case.