She Told Her Neighbors To Stop Playing Football In Her Yard Because She’s Worried About Them Damaging Her New $14,000 Windows

Drobot Dean - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Drobot Dean - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

This 26-year-old woman and her husband moved into their current home two years ago. And for as long as she can remember, her male neighbor and his two sons – who are between the ages of 10 and 13 – have always played football in her front yard.

This makes her really uncomfortable for two main reasons. First of all, she’s worried that they might knock out one of her windows – which she just spent $14,000 replacing.

“And I have two large garden beds in the front lawn that have sensitive flowers growing, and I get nervous about the football hitting and knocking over my pots,” she added.

That’s why she’d much prefer if her neighbors just played somewhere else.

For some context, she lives in an HOA townhome-zoned community. However, all of the units are single-family and detached from one another, and her neighbor’s property is right next to hers.

“They don’t have a big front lawn in front of their house, which is directly behind mine. And our backyards share a fence, and they are my next-door neighbors,” she explained.

However, her neighbors still have a large, grassy area right next to their house that isn’t anyone’s property. Plus, there is a park with a big, grassy field attached to an elementary school behind their neighborhood – which is less than a two-minute walk away.

Her neighbor and his kids can play there whenever they want, too, outside of school hours. So, she thinks there are plenty of other grassy areas to play in the neighborhood that aren’t just her front lawn.

This fact finally pushed her to confront her neighbor over the weekend when he and his kids were playing outside on her lawn yet again.

Drobot Dean – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

First, she walked outside and asked her neighbor if they could play somewhere else. Then, she tried to explain how she was nervous about them damaging either her brand-new windows or her flower beds, which she worked really hard on.

“By accident, of course,” she clarified, “I know they wouldn’t do it on purpose. But they’re kids, you know? And I’ve seen them knock over my plants with a football before from the Ring camera.”

Well, her neighbor still asked if they could just play “in the grassy area” in front of her house. But she held her ground, told him no, and pointed out how it was her front lawn. She also reiterated that she was worried about any property damage.

Still, ever since she finally said something to her neighbors about staying off her property, she’s been left feeling like a jerk.

Why do you think her neighbors thought it was okay to constantly play on her lawn without asking? Did she have a right to say something, given it’s her own property? What would you have done in her shoes?

You can read the original post on Reddit here.

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Katharina Buczek graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Digital Arts. Specializing ... More about Katharina Buczek

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