His Neighbor Kept Trespassing On His Property, So This Homeowner Came Up With A Genius Plan That Won Him $25,000
by Heide Lazaro
Trespassers are annoying, especially if they keep doing this pesky deed often.
This man shares an encounter with an obnoxious neighbor walking a dog on his property.
He told him he was trespassing and could be fined for what he was doing.
Instead of apologizing and avoiding this route, the neighbor even threatened him.
So, this property owner came up with a genius plan to teach his neighbor a valuable lesson.
Read the full story below and find out.
Trespass? okay, sure
I own a $600,000 plot of land.
There are a few trees, but they didn’t disrupt my house.
The previous owner had fenced the whole area in a small metal fence.
This man put up a No Trespassing sign on his property.
Now, I have this neighbour.
His land is a little small, but it’s right next to mine.
So, the previous owner couldn’t fence it without having an argument.
He told me this.
So, I put up signs around that area that states, “Warning: Going beyond this point is trespassing.”
The neighbor was walking his dog on this man’s property.
A small river also goes nearby, which is where I fish.
One day, I went fishing.
As you can guess, I saw this guy walking on my side of the fence, walking his dog.
This was pretty far away from his land, about 50 metres or so.
He informed the neighbor he was trespassing.
I placed my equipment down by the river on a rock, and walked towards him.
I stood in front of him, and the expression on his face was clearly annoyed.
He yelled at me to “move it!”
I calmly explained that he was trespassing, and that I could have him fined or even arrested.
But the neighbor yelled at and insulted him.
He started to yell at me, and through the loud words and insults, I learnt that this guy’s dad is the police chief.
He then scoffed at me and continued walking.
His dog even chewed up my bait bag.
I immediately took my fishing equipment, minus the bait, and went home.
I called the cops, but they said that “Without proof, there was nothing they could do.”
This annoyed me off a little.
He started planning for some revenge.
So, I did a little researching.
Apparently, bears live in the forests around both mine and his property.
I decided I could use this.
I checked his property from the gap, and that’s when I realized that he had also kicked down my signs.
This is where I decided to go from petty revenge to pro revenge.
He put up a new sign with a bear trap on each foot.
I saw he didn’t have any fencing. What luck!
I went to town and bought some paint, metal poles and sheets, some bear traps, and hire some builders.
My plan took a full week to finish, but it is finally complete.
Metal signs cemented into the ground, with the word: “STAY OUT. BEAR TRAPS LAID.”
This was painted on with a bear trap at the foot of each one.
He also laid bear traps throughout his property.
Then I laid bear traps around all of my property, but dense around the gap.
I waited in my house for a few days before getting a phone call. It was my lawyer.
He said that my neighbour filed a lawsuit, and that I should come over to discuss the plan.
I did and explained everything.
I even provided him the purchase receipts.
He went to court to deal with his case.
When we get to court, I learnt what he sued me on.
It was targeting his dog and purposely injuring it.
This also caught the attention of PETA who had a representative show up.
I stayed quiet, only confirming or denying statements and let my lawyer deal with everything.
He won the case and received tens of thousands of dollars!
We won by a landslide, and I was paid $25,000.
I did spend some on his dogs medical bill, but that was only $175, since it only caught it’s tail.
Needless to say, the guy stayed clear of my property.
I like the peaceful fishing again.
What a satisfying win! Let’s find out what others have to say about this story.
This user is impressed with the lawyer.
Of course, you will win, says this one.
People feel bad for the dog (but not the owner).
Finally, this person shares their honest opinion.
Imagine suing someone and then paying them afterward!
If you liked this post, check out this story about an employee who got revenge on a co-worker who kept grading their work suspiciously low.
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