They say good fences make good neighbors, as Robert Frost famously wrote. Clarity and boundary are essential to friendship or neighborship. When people move into a new house, understandably, everyone likes to have good neighbors and friendly next-door fellows. However, sometimes respect can only be earned by knowing the law and being tough. Here is the whole story.
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Reddit user
u/Ornery_River_2954 was a U30 lady asking the most viral subreddit community
r/AmItheA**hole for advice. She and her future husband bought a new house in mid-August and planned to pet an affordable fence in October. Unannouncingly, in June, their next-door neighbors moving in had decided to install an expensive one.
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These people asked the OP to pay half the price of the fence, but her spouse and family said it wasn't the young couple's responsibility. Then, the next-door woman argued with, yelled at the OP, and made her pay $950-1000. In the end, the OP only gave her $600 - half of the price of her picked type of fence.
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Redditors don't agree with the OP's solution, even though she explained that it was for both houses' peace. They all think she is a pushover and should pay the neighbor nothing than silence and a law book since they see it's unreasonable to pay for something existing previously.
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Some comments even blow up on the OP about her being headstrong and not following her partner and family's suggestions. They point out that giving money is not always the best answer because it can set a precedent and encourage more unreasonable demands. Once these troublesome neighbors marked the OP as an easy dot, they wouldn't stop pestering her more.
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On the other hand, many people understand her well-meaning act and recommend law consulting in these money-involving cases. The OP replies that she is thankful for Reddit's advice and won't be a piece of cake next time. It upsets her that her next-door neighbors are greedy, but she has no more money for jam for anyone else like them.
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