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When you move into a new place, you always hope that you will get along well with your neighbors, but some people just make that impossible.

What would you do if, from the first day you moved in, your neighbor was always complaining about something, and especially about how you decided to use your assigned parking spot?

That is what the guy in this story is going through, and he isn’t sure what he can do about it beyond telling the neighbor that he isn’t doing anything wrong.

Personally, I think he needs to document every interaction and file a complaint with the landlord for harassment. Read through the full story below and see if you agree.

My neighbor is making me miserable

I just moved into a new apartment that I thought was a godsend after getting priced out of my old one, but I was wrong.

Parking can cause big conflicts in rental units.

I’m currently in an old house that has been converted to three different apartments and one of my neighbors has been trying to push me out.

My lease says I (or a guest) can park in the parking lot behind the house, but I don’t have a car, so I typically let my friends park in the back (only one at a time, since there are four spots and only three units).

Why would her neighbor care whose car it is?

My neighbor has knocked on my door several times to tell me I’m not allowed to have guests park in our lot.

I assure her every time that my lease says otherwise and I don’t have a car, so there is still space for her to park.

The neighbor is really making a big deal out of nothing.

After a few times of her trying to tell me that I don’t even have a parking spot, she started leaving notes about it on my door.

It shouldn’t even be an issue because I have only had friends over twice, including the day I moved in, and my dad used one of the parking spaces.

She should be able to be comfortable in her own home.

Whenever she opens my screen door to leave a note on my door, it’s loud and kinda trips me up because it sounds like someone is trying to get into my apartment (I’m a woman who lives alone, so I don’t want to hear my door opening unexpectedly at random hours).

She’s now switching her complaint to “your spot is actually the one on the end that’s always flooded from the rain.”

The neighbor is really crossing a line here.

Today, I just saw that she ripped up a poster for one of my upcoming comedy shows and threw it on the ground.

I don’t know her name or what unit she’s in, so I’m kind of at a loss on what to do. I just want peace.

She shouldn’t have to deal with this at all. It is way past time to reach out to the landlord to get this neighbor to stop harassing her.

Read through the comments below to see what other people have to say about it.

Documentation is going to be key for this.

Here is something that would make it clear that the neighbor has to stop.

This commenter is exactly right.

Yes. Document everything and report it to the landlord (or even the police).

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a condo owner who replaced a whole a/c unit just to stop the complaints.

This is exactly what she needs to do.

It is time to involve the landlord and let them deal with it. She has no need to tolerate this type of harassment from the neighbor.

Honestly, that is one of the benefits of renting. You don’t have to deal with neighbors directly if you don’t want to.