She Stood Up To Her New Neighbor For Acting Like A Karen And Reported Her To Their HOA, But Some Other Neighbors Think She Went Too Far
Have you ever had a neighbor who was so bad you had to take some kind of formal action against them?
One woman recently had to report her neighbor after a series of incidents that turned their once-peaceful neighborhood into a nightmare.
She’s 32 and lives with her husband, two young kids, and a lab named Bella.
They live in a suburban neighborhood where everyone gets along and lives peacefully. That is until a single woman in her 50s named Karen moved into town.
“Karen moved in about six months ago, and since then, she’s made it her mission to enforce her own rules on the block,” she explained.
“She started small, leaving passive-aggressive notes about lawn maintenance and noise levels. But things quickly escalated.”
Karen’s complaining eventually was taken to the next level, and she began doing whatever she could to get her family in trouble.
Once, she called animal control on their lab, Bella, claiming she was a vicious animal. When animal control staff arrived at her home, they confirmed Karen was lying after meeting Bella and realizing she was super sweet.
Karen also has an issue with her children and has called the police several times while her kids were playing in their backyard, reporting them for making too much noise.
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Like animal control, the police always dismissed Karen’s accusations when they saw her kids simply playing together.
Things came to a head when Karen recently installed a security camera that pointed directly into her family’s backyard, which was a direct invasion of privacy.
She and her husband decided to build their fence higher to block Karen’s cameras, and Karen began yelling at them for “obstructing her view” and being bad neighbors.
“I decided to stand up to Karen, gather signatures from other neighbors who were also fed up with her behavior, and submit a formal complaint to the homeowner’s association,” she recalled.
“The HOA held a meeting and, after hearing from multiple residents, warned Karen to stop her disruptive behavior or face fines and potential legal action.”
After reporting Karen, she began to hear from different neighbors, which gave her more background on her life. She found out Karen is a lonely divorced woman who fears she is genuinely unsafe, even in their suburban neighborhood.
“A couple of neighbors who are closer to her say she’s been having a hard time adjusting and that her complaints about noise and the dog stem from her anxiety,” she added.
While she can sympathize with Karen, Karen’s only gotten meaner since the HOA incident, and she isn’t sure if she should feel guilty for reporting her.
Was she wrong to report Karen, or would you have done the same thing?
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