January 16, 2026 at 2:35 pm

Neighbor Left A Nasty Couch And Chair Outside For Months, So A Homeowner Called The City To Have Them Taken Away

by Matthew Gilligan

couch in a front yard

Shutterstock/Reddit

Can you really blame someone for wanting to get rid of some abandoned furniture that’s just rotting out in the elements?

I sure don’t think so!

But I guess not everyone feels that way…

Check out what this Reddit user had to say and see if you think they did anything wrong.

Start now!

AITA for getting the trash removed from my neighbor’s yard without permission?

“My (24F) neighbor has had a couch and chair on his yard for 2 months.

I have patiently waited for them to remove it but they have not.

Gross!

Raccoons, cats, stray dogs and God knows what else has made the couch their spot.

I put in an order with the city to haul it off and they did.

I’d been complaining about it for a while and when my sister visited and saw it was gone she commented on it.

Well…

I said yeah I had the trash people haul it off.

She told me that was rude and not appropriate. I think it’s rude and not appropriate to leave a rotting moldy couch out for wildlife to live, but whatever.

AITA for getting it removed?”

And this is how folks reacted on Reddit.

This reader said she’s NTA.

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Another individual thinks she’s wrong.

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This Reddit user also feels that way.

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Another individual spoke up.

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And this person shared their thoughts.

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She got tired of seeing that eyesore every day!

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