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Have you ever had a neighbor who truly seemed out to get you?

In this story, we hear the perspective of a security guard for residential buildings. There was one particular couple who really, really got on his nerves. Partially because they complained a lot and partially because the people they complained about really weren’t doing anything wrong.

He knew the couple was trying to get their neighbors evicted, so he decided to turn the tables on them and try to get them evicted.

Keep reading to find out what he did and how it worked out.

Be rude and lie on your neighbors? Welcome to eviction, population you

I’m only vengeful when someone deserves it and that’s usually often so I’ll share one i did from 2011.

I used to work in the private security field. Not mall cops, but highly trained and skilled and armed security.

We worked residential buildings and complexes that were very high end, like $200,000 cars in the parking garages high end.

The supervisor sounds great.

Now places like this are karen central. Imagine apartments full of Karen’s and entitled teenagers.

Now the company owner was awsome. A cop as his regular job he understood what we faced.

His advice was to be nice but put the hammer down if you have to and don’t take their nonsense. Also that if we didn’t get 2 complaints a month about us for worthless stuff that were werent engaging the residents enough (lol)

So, this is important to the revenge, each supervisor had 10-15 properties under their control. Regular officers patrolled them, but we were in charge of helping with evictions, attending town halls on security issues, deciding how an officer patrols or updating what areas are being a problem or needing checked. I had 12.

This story involves one particular couple.

Now in this one apartment complex we had a couple always calling us. (We has an emergency line open from 6pm to 6am) when we get there they cry about their upstairs neighbor.

It was a list of things they just changed. Stomping, music, talking, cooking smells, their dog going number 1 on the balcony and it dripping onto theirs.

Valid complaints, if we found evidence and we never did.

They sound truly awful.

When they seen we were starting to question if they were real they changed tactics and went awful.

The couple above them were a sweet and wonderful middle aged Asian couple. Husband was an immigrant, but the wife was a born and raised American.

These awful createns had only talked to the husband so they assumed, as all judgmental people do, that they were both immigrants.

Sp this white sheet wearing couple started making comments like “those Asians” and “they are in America, why can’t they cook American food” and “I’m afraid to be in the parking garage when one of them is driving in it”

OP wanted to get revenge.

While it angered me those comments alone weren’t enough for an eviction. Only thing I could do was have my officers put exact phrasing in the report.

I did ask the property manager about the comments and she said if they didn’t say them to the residents and the residents didn’t complain there wasn’t much she could do.

So I tried to think of some way to get them evicted.

Not only were they lieing to get a couple evicted, but were calling in false things and wasting the officers time to respond. and they didn’t call just every once in a while. They called sometimes twice in on night. Usually 5-8 times a week.

He didn’t have to wait long for an opportunity to present itself.

So a month later the opertunity was handed to me.

The Asian couple called me during the day and informed me they were going out of the country, China, for two weeks and no one would be in their apartment. They told me this just in case the other couple start complaining I would know they were lying, and asked to check their door once a night to make sure it was locked and not broken into.

I informed the Asian couple to not tell their neighbor, none of them that they were leaving and besides myself only tell the property manager.

He made sure all the patrol officers knew his plan.

We had a patrol meeting that night. Officers didn’t work one specific region. So I told them all my plan.

I wanted them to respond each time they call and write down exactly what they said happened and also any specific terms no matter how minor. Mark the report urgent and send it out.

We had an online system for all business. Email, schedules, report submitting, you get the idea.

So away we go.

Yikes! This couple really does complain a lot!

During those 14 days they complained 18 times.

Everything was documented and I took it to the manager.

She looked it over and said let’s evict them.

Side note: the client gets charged more for emergency response than they do for regular patrols. Meaning their lies were costing money.

Here’s a rundown of what would happen next.

So, there was no HOA because they were rentals. In this situation myself, the property manager and the tenants sit down at a table. The charges for eviction or read.

If the eviction of security related then I say what violations have been broken etc, not opinions, just facts based on the reports which the tenants get a copy of.

Then the tenants have a right to speak and ask questions.

The property manager then decides what happens next. Do they stay or do they go.

The couple was upset right away.

So they were sent a formal letter stating they were facing eviction and had ten days to set up a meeting. If not the eviction will be processed.

They set one up. I get there and the awful couple and the manager are already present. The wife immediately digs into me because I was armed.

Uniforms for those situations are a dress shirt, slacks, tie and one weapon and one magazine. Thing ps like elections can be dangerous.

OP and the manager both handled the situation well.

I just politely informed her that it was my uniform and not her call to make.

She tried to say she felt uncomfortable and wanted to reschedule.

But the manager said this happens now or I WILL evict you.

So they agreed to continue.

The couple only partially agreed with what he shared.

Now for legal reasons these session were recorded by video, that way the tenant can’t lie in eviction court or sue.

In front of me we’re all 18 reports and went over each one. time, date, who called apartment number. I also read out each line telling them to tell me what they feel is false and what is true.

The only thing they said the judgmental terms weren’t true.

At the end of each report I basically said the report is accurate in the fact that tenets in apartment xyz were playing their music to loud but you are claiming the other comments about them or false?

I got a yes answer everytime.

He stayed professional and shared everything.

About the seventh one I think the wife caught one. She starting complaining that I was dragging it out.

I just smiled politely and reminded her that this was my time and she ample opportunity to object and ask me questions but only after I was done. And then went through the rest and let them build a defense.

Then after I was done getting the admit to lies, I informed them that tenets in said apartment were actually out of the country at the time of those 18 reports and that the tenants provided proof that they were gone and my officers checked the apartment one time a night and confirmed that it was empty.

Then I smiled pleasantly and ended my part, but the look on their face was a mix of anger and fear.

Wow. This couple really is awful.

They didnt have a defense. Basically saying myself and the manager were choosing immigrants over Americans.

Oh did I mention the manager is an immigrant?

That went over like a hand granade in a collection plate.

Once they said that she stopped it and told them she was, that made matters worse because they said she was just taking up for her own kind.

They just made it worse and worse for themselves.

During this I’m calm and collected.

Inside my mind im thinking “oh man”.

After a few more awful remarks the manager just stopped them and said guilty and she would process the eviction paperwork with the courts in the morning.

long story short they were given 14 days, from what I heard the judge gave them 30 until they called him an awful name.

He was really pleased with how it worked out.

I was able to call the nice Asian couple and let them know that it was over and they didn’t have to worry because we would no longer respond to calls about their apartment for the next 14 days until eviction came through and the bad tenants left. But they were welcome to call anytime if they need help or have an issue.

security officers want to help so bad, but are limited by either laws, property management rule or both so it is nice to do some good.

I’m sure it did feel good to get those awful tenants evicted.

Let’s see how Reddit responded.

This person loved the story.

Another person shares a line from the story that stood out to them.

This person laughed out loud.

This is funny because it’s probably true.

I’m so glad he was able to get that awful couple evicted. I’m sure it will be much nicer for the upstairs neighbors now. I hope the new downstairs neighbors are much nicer.

He did a really good thing.