Dealing with annoying (and creepy) neighbors can be a tricky business. So, sometimes, the best way to handle situations is to do it… diplomatically.

Someone shared how they put their neighbor back in his place after he selfishly hogged parking spaces for his own convenience.

Let’s see how this played out.

Hogging the parking in an apartment

My apartment has very limited parking with only three “guest” stalls that the other residents have to use if they own more than one car.

If you can’t find a spot, you have to park across the street a good 200 feet away.

It’s a pain, but generally the neighbors try to keep their cars in the guest stalls moving from day to day so they aren’t hogging them.

Except this one guy…

Here we go.

He lives alone, gives everyone the stink eye if you wave hello and just comes off very rude.

Well, he owns two vehicles… one car and one 90’s pickup that isn’t souped up or anything; it’s just a normal truck with a faded factory paint job.

He parks in the stall so it goes over the line and crowds out anyone trying to park next to it.

He’s got a super sensitive alarm that sets off a little warning beep if you even fart too close to it, and then you can see him yank the blinds down from his window and look out at you if he hears it.

Such odd behavior. But it’s not easy having to deal with rude neighbors since things could escalate.

Here’s the part that makes him particularly annoying: if he leaves for a weekend, he takes the truck, so he moves his car into the guest stall, leaves his covered stall empty and takes off.

So, one day I happen to come home while he’s doing the ol’ switcheroo and “his” guest stall is empty because he’s in the truck, while his car is double parked in the street.

Quick as I can, I drive into the lot and jump into the guest spot.

I get out of my car and look over to see him standing by his car, which he was about to put where I am.

It’s time to teach him a lesson in how to be nice to your neighbors.

He’s giving me a death glare, then drops down into his car, TEARS off with a chirp of his tires and parks it waaaaay across the street and has to walk back.

At this point I’m in my own apartment and I hear his door slam, and his truck leaves.

I give it an hour and then move my car into my designated covered stall.

By the time he returns Sunday afternoon someone else has his spot, so he still can’t park there.

It’s been 3 weeks and he still hasn’t gotten the guest stall back.

He got what he deserved!

Let’s find out Reddit’s take on this situation.

Nothing like uniting for the common good.

A commenter shares how a similar situation was handled.

Someone sympathizes with the situation.

A user gives some advice.

Very true.

I bet he thought he was smarter than everyone else.

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