A Year Of Dust And Debris In Her Pool, All Because Her Neighbors Tore Out Their Lawn
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Every neighborhood has an unspoken agreement about noise, mess, and basic courtesy… until someone decides those rules don’t apply to them.
A homeowner who’d always kept her pool low-maintenance suddenly found herself battling constant dust and debris after her neighbors ripped out their entire lawn and left the yard bare.
That dirt settled into her pool day after day, driving up her cleaning costs and her frustration in equal measure.
Meanwhile, their parties with live music stretched well past a reasonable hour, sometimes leaving random items floating in her water by morning.
She’s reached her limit and wants real solutions.
The following story gets into what happens when patience finally runs dry — read on.
Inconsiderate neighbors
The house behind me was originally owned by an older couple. They were fairly quiet and kept their yard nice.
They sold the house a couple of years ago and a younger couple moved in.
Lately, things have begun to escalate.
They were okay in the beginning, but have gotten nearly unbearable more recently.
I have an inground pool that has always been fairly easy to maintain. Last summer the new neighbors ripped out all of the grass in their backyard.
This soon had some unforeseen consequences for the homeowner.
I’m completely on board with re-landscaping to make their yard their own oasis. However, no grass makes their now fully dirt yard into a dustbowl.
For a year now I’ve had an extreme amount of dirt and dust covering everything in my yard. It all settles in my pool and just makes it filthy.
This also has some financial implications.
My pool bot sweeper picks up the leaves and bigger stuff but can’t do anything about the fine layer of dirt that settles at the bottom. It’s now costing me way more in chemicals and labor just to keep my pool clean.
There’s also the matter of the excessive noise.
Aside from that, every couple of weeks they have parties with loud music.
Yes, we do occasionally have a BBQ and get a little loud ourselves, but we turn it down at a reasonable hour.
The neighbor’s parties are anything but reasonable.
Their events with live mariachi bands go on until 2 or 3 am. I’ve gotten up to find shoes and other random crap floating in my pool.
I know everyone has the right to enjoy their homes in their own way, but I’m having trouble dealing with their disrespect for those living around them.
The homeowner soon turns to Reddit for help.
I need suggestions as to what I can do to get them to turn it down at a decent hour and do something about the dust from their yard.
Help!
Sounds like things are growing dire.
What did Reddit have to say?
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Maybe the city code would have something to say about the neighbor’s actions.
This commenter fantasizes about creative ways to get back at the neighbor.
This user has a pessimistic view about whether this neighbor is actually capable of change.
These neighbors clearly see their yard as their business alone, forgetting that dirt and sound waves don’t respect property lines.
Ripping out a lawn is a personal choice, but letting it turn into an airborne mess that lands in someone else’s pool is a consequence they should’ve planned for.
Ultimately, this homeowner isn’t asking for much, just some basic awareness that actions on one side of the fence affect the other.
Some yards need grass, and some people need boundaries.
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