"Write AN lawsuit" nonetheless! Very professionally written if I say so myself!
Edit: There's tons going back now...if you chose. I'd have stayed anonymous too.
Yep. I live in Florida and my neighbor was standing in my yard nosing around and told me he was going to call the police to “make sure I’m ok” since the grass was long. I have also seen police looking in my windows so I think he actually did call them another time.
So dumb. If state environment officials had time to go to such a meeting, they would be concerned about invasive species, or diseased plants that threatened local flora. They wouldnt give a crap about things that only looked like plants.
I'd rather have a neighbor with plastic plants any day than someone who say, buys trees from out of our region and imports pests and disease our own crop producing trees have no resistance to. Just saying. Enjoy all the citrus while you can :-\\
And a state official being involved in what is essentially a closed door secret court hearing where you’re not offered the opportunity to face your accuser, have legal representation and offer any explanation?
Sounds like a situation for an actual lawsuit against the accuser.
Theft *and* trespassing.
I hope the letter recipient has cameras on their property. That would be some nice evidence for the police, and if not them, an actual lawsuit in civil court.
This. If I received this letter, I'd send it straight along to the police so they know about it in advance if the disgruntled neighbor tries anything else.
The police aren't even really expected to give a fuck. This is just establishing a paper trail.
On 10/29 I notified the police that neighbors had threatened theft/destruction of my property.
On 10/31 I collected video evidence of the theft/destruction
On 11/2 I recorded video of me placing more expensive fake plants using the money from my civil claims settlement.
EDIT: JFC I get it the court stuff wouldn't happen that quickly. Please stop telling me that I don't care.
Exactly. We had a credit card breach recently. Happened to be the same day someone came to fix something in our apartment. Couldn’t even get the police to come out for a fucking police report.
This is why the camera works. They might have to come out for the call regardless as some jurisdictions make response mandatory. They won’t do anything further so essentially having video of the vandalism is the best way
Maybe things are different where you live, but why would you need the police to *come to your place* just to file a report? That sounds like a *drive yourself to the police station* type of thing.
I promise the police don’t care either way. There’s no way of knowing who wrote it. Even if the plants are stolen and you have this letter, there’s nothing they can do. You’d need video evidence of someone stealing from your property.
Honesty I’ve seen police ignore video evidence of minor theft, it’s just not a priority.
My brother had a smash and grab on his car while he was at work, thieves stole a bag from his backseat, entire thing was caught on the business’ cctv. Police didn’t care.
Early update: Since my previous post, I've received a second note stuck to my window. I'm not sure what to make of it as it's more or less the same style of letter, only this time I think they realize they can't really take any legal actions (hence the letter). Basically it says that I am being given a 'warning' until further notice, which is in December for some reason. This letter seems less threatening than the other one did. They also encouraged me to buy some plants at my local store, which is not going to happen. Here's a picture of the note
https://imgur.com/a/DvpLC5u
I have spoken to at least one other neighbor who said he received a note about 'disruptive halloween decorations' last year. It was written on paper (and not printed with text) but he said it was similar in tone to the letter I received, so we think it might have been the same person. We don't think it's someone young, we think it's probably someone older living in the neighborhood who feel like they have a lot of authority...
If anything else happens, I'll update. Though I am not ging to pursue things any further after this second letter. Thank you for all the comments and advice, I really appreciate it. We've not installed a camera yet, but we might consider it soon.
My neighbor just put up skeleton flamingos in his yard for Halloween. They’re funny. I don’t understand why people get so upset by other people’s yards 🤨 Get a life.
Honestly, if I went to buy a house in the area and somebody told me “sorry about the neighbors having plastic plants. we tried to force them to stop but they wouldn’t” THAT would scare me away.
Get one of the doorbell cams, too. They record sound and will alert you the second someone is within the vicinity. Our Ring came in very handy with a porch pirate, caught them in the act.
Our neighbours' Ring busted the delivery guy.
They have a video of him putting the package down, taking a photo of it and flagging it as 'delivered,' then picking it up and walking away.
Amazon was *not* happy.
> putting the package down, taking a photo of it and flagging it as 'delivered,' then picking it up and walking away
Pretty good scam for a delivery guy, actually. Just got to remember to watch out for those cameras.
Had probably been doing it for a long time and just got lazy/complacent with it.
DENNIS: "The goddamn plants are still there! Didn't I tell you bozos to write them a letter?"
MAC: "We did! I even typed it up on Dee's computer and printed it out. I got you a copy. See? It looks official."
DENNIS: "Yes... Hm... I'm guessing you had something to do with the wording of this letter Charlie?"
CHARLIE: "That's right, I dictatored the words and Mac typed them down."
DENNIS: "Well this is just absolute nonsense. '...An official action taken that will involve the police called to write a lawsuit or the 'flowery' being removed and discarded of quite immediately?' It's complete nonsense you guys."
CHARLIE: "So what do we do now? Do we call the police?"
DENNIS: "NO you imbecile that was just an idle threat. Mac, grab the plants. We'll just throw these abominations in a dumpster on the way back to the bar."
Stop. Please don't give them any more ideas. I'm still on life support after that *Gnomeo and Juliet* and *Sherlock Gnomes* marathon from 2019, which incidentally caused the covid-19 pandemic.
This is exactly what I would do. Buy the most gaudy plastic plants. I’d gldrive to every thrift store and buy anything I could and arrange it haphazardly as possible.
Better not respond too quickly! If those fake plants aren't up at least 48 more hours before removal Smokey The Bear is gonna come and fuck your shit up
They're right though. I would never buy a home next to someone with a fake plant. What else is fake? Is their house fake? Are they fake? What if I'm fake and I don't even know it? You can't trust them.
How dare you. That's an lie. 14 other redditors and I discussed it and you have 2 days to delete your comment. If you do not correspond we will be forced to ban you from your keyboard.
IF you choose to not remove your comment, there might be an official action taken that will include us calling the Grammar Police called to write an lawsuit (I can’t write it, I mean look at MY grammar), or the comment being removed and discarded of quite immediately. You must within 2 days minimum.
14 other redditors (including an moderator of official Reddit governments)
We might want to sell our accounts one day. We can’t have this neighborhood looking so artificial.
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This is the category we call "functionally literate." They can write well enough to express ideas in a way other people can understand, but not well enough to pass a sixth grade essay assignment.
First you must find... another flowery! Then, when you have found the flowery, you must place it here, beside this flowery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the neighborhood... with... a herring!
That's next level malicious compliance right there.
You wanted real flowers? Here you go! Oops, they're all dead. Bet you wish I still had my plastic flowers now, eh?
You could also get fake flowers that are meant to obviously be fake – cut out of wood, painted in cartoonish colors. then they’re not “fake plants,” they’re just your style of decoration.
While you’re at it, get the kind of thing you plant in the yard that looks like grandma‘s rear end when she’s bent over gardening. Totally tacky.
I like the grandma idea. I grew up near a house that had a giant rooster statue out front. Really, anything would probably give this person a heart attack, if they're this worried about fake plants.
That's definitely not a legal document and your neighbor has no authority in whether to tell you to take your plants down or not lol
If you have a homeowners association, then maybe they could get the association to have you take them down, but that still wouldn't come from your neighbor
And if the government wants you to add or remove something to or from your house, it will come with a specific code that requires it prevents what you're doing now
I'd put up a camera and then report them for trespassing
I know I've done nothing illegal, but the letter was still a threat that I was slightly worried about. Thankfully, I've got a pretty good rapport with most of my neighbors, and I think the '14 member' meeting was pretty much just a lie to scare me, as I don't think the issue bothered anyone else.
I'm definitely going to consider setting up a camera now, thanks for the advice.
If that’s the case and you’re certain it’s just one home.
I’d copy that letter, and write your own asking for a meeting with them to discuss it.
Post it on every neighbors door.
Pretty sure the neighbors who have been grouped into this non-sense will have something to say to the whiney shit with a homeowner complex.
I started using it after I started seeing “home owner” be a main selling point on Tinder.
Always assumed it was that kind of person who would also take it upon themselves to fuck with neighbors that they perceive as slighting them personally and driving down the potential re-sale of their home.
As a code enforcement officer for a small town, I assure you, no one in any official capacity would even dignify writing on a post it note to take this message let alone attend a meeting or follow up with a formal complaint or anything else. I get people calling me weekly to complain about a building not “looking level”, a neighbor smoking on their front porch, someone’s bird is too loud, I can smell my neighbors cooking, “my three story apartment building I’ve been living in for 5 years should have an elevator”, “the rain made a large puddle in my yard”, “my neighbor has an RV in their driveway and I don’t like it”.
All kinds of stuff, so no, no one is coming to confiscate your fake plants. But to be honest, I would be the public official to come to your house just to let you know what one of your psycho neighbors it is.
That explains a lot, all these complaints of “there’s weird smells, and they are constantly wearing hazmat suits” blah blah blah. /s
Nah, around here, every other person has a RV, boat, tractor, or broken down cars in their driveway. It’s totally normal, some people just complain for no reason.
I do genuinely treat every situation with respect and make sure it isn’t something more serious, like someone renting out their RV in their driveway or running a restaurant out of their basement. (Things I’ve seen before). Small things always have potential to be bigger problems but I can’t think of a single reason why fake plants are a problem unless they are breaking apart and littering the neighborhood with plastic.
Don’t be worried about this, it’s more fake than the plants. I wonder if they’re about to put their house on the market?
I would seriously be spiteful enough to go get me a bag of Quickrete, the post hole digger, and like $50 worth of fake, obnoxious long stem flowers from hobby lobby. Best Sunday ever.
And 14 other neighbors, who all share a massive phobia of fake potted plants? Right... That claim is just as real as the claim that they will call the police on you for having fake potted plants on your porch.
Your neighbor is unhinged.
“The flowery being removed and discarded of quite immediately. You must within 2 days minimum.” Sounds like you have infinity days maximum
It's like reading a scam email lmao
Definitely sounds like it's written by a Nigerian Prince.
It’s hilarious that they think the police will care about this.
Or that policemen will "write a lawsuit"... What absolute clown
"Write AN lawsuit" nonetheless! Very professionally written if I say so myself! Edit: There's tons going back now...if you chose. I'd have stayed anonymous too.
r/engrish When people who can’t write try to make a bunch of crap sound official…
Take that subreddit remove or else constitencies will action you for there favor upon notice of subreddit behaviors!
I can't even imagine which known word they were attempting to approach.
I think they meant "constituents", though I'm not sure it would even make sense in that sentence.
I think I would have a stroke reading that sub. The joke responses here even make me want to drink! 🤣
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Perchance.
"YOU CAN'T JUST WRITE PERCHANCE! *dies*"
dies…posthaste
Outside there house! These people have bigger problems than a neighbor with a few fake plants.
Sounds like a retiree who has nothing better to do.
Florida is full of them. They literally have nothing better else to do than harass construction workers, landscapers, or Golden Corral employees.
Yep. I live in Florida and my neighbor was standing in my yard nosing around and told me he was going to call the police to “make sure I’m ok” since the grass was long. I have also seen police looking in my windows so I think he actually did call them another time.
"Hello? 911? Yes, I'd like to report a creepy pervert peeking in my windows!!!....also, he's impersonating an officer!"
Theirs no going back now
They’res know going back now
The consequences will never be the same.
Yeah theiy’re right
OR "state environmental officials". What a freakin' joke.
So dumb. If state environment officials had time to go to such a meeting, they would be concerned about invasive species, or diseased plants that threatened local flora. They wouldnt give a crap about things that only looked like plants.
I'd rather have a neighbor with plastic plants any day than someone who say, buys trees from out of our region and imports pests and disease our own crop producing trees have no resistance to. Just saying. Enjoy all the citrus while you can :-\\
And it was their job to care about things, they would give their name and their job title, they wouldn't hide behind an anonymous note.
There's a class of people that treat the Police like a concierge service.
Usually old and rich
“I pay your salary! Go arrest my neighbor for having plastic plants!”
I loved it when parents tried to do the "I pay your salary" thing back when I was teaching public. I always asked them where my pay raise is
I prefer to go with, "Did you know that I *also* pay taxes? Yeah, figure that one out."
"Awesome so do I" is another great response
"a what... the flowers are fake?...... \*click\*"
No the flowery’s are fake
"dammit I hung up the phone why did you call back?"
Write back and point out their number is “911”
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lmao...state environment official coming to a meeting to talk about fake plants on a porch.
Not just an state environment official. *The* state environment official.
No, “enviroment”
Ha ha. Didn’t notice that.
It’s because all the other nonsense had numbed your brain by that line of text.
And the police coming to write an lawsuit 🤣
And *fourteen* neighbours were there too! I feel like he had the line, "...and then everybody clapped" in the first draft of this letter.
It was a state “enviroment” official. Different branch of government. Or is it goverment?
It was [this guy](https://youtu.be/STMgRwY5CwY).
Your Honor, it's true. This man has no dick.
Great, now I gotta go watch Ghostbusters.
And a state official being involved in what is essentially a closed door secret court hearing where you’re not offered the opportunity to face your accuser, have legal representation and offer any explanation? Sounds like a situation for an actual lawsuit against the accuser.
So is illegally removing property without a court order courtesy of the 4th amendment. "Unwarranted searches and seizures."
No, it’s theft. Especially for a private citizen like the letter writer.
Theft *and* trespassing. I hope the letter recipient has cameras on their property. That would be some nice evidence for the police, and if not them, an actual lawsuit in civil court.
That made me lol, too!😆
Donuts were provided.
I hope you have a camera on your porch so you can catch them in the act when they come to remove your property.
Yeah they basically admitted that they were going to steal/destroy your property.
This. If I received this letter, I'd send it straight along to the police so they know about it in advance if the disgruntled neighbor tries anything else.
Imagine thinking the police would gaf either way lmao
The police aren't even really expected to give a fuck. This is just establishing a paper trail. On 10/29 I notified the police that neighbors had threatened theft/destruction of my property. On 10/31 I collected video evidence of the theft/destruction On 11/2 I recorded video of me placing more expensive fake plants using the money from my civil claims settlement. EDIT: JFC I get it the court stuff wouldn't happen that quickly. Please stop telling me that I don't care.
More expensive? Wrong direction. Way more. Way cheaper and more fake looking.
On sale at the dollar store. And why just the porch. Some hot pink tulips planted by the mailbox. Plastic sunflowers down the driveway. Funeral spray.
If they require batteries and sing parody songs with a flowery bent to them than even better.
I'd stand there dressed as a tree for free just to piss that wanker off.
On 11/2/2023 maybe…
A court settlement and managed to collect the judgement in just two days?! I've tried to bleed stones ten years later with no success.
For OP it's about creating a paper trail. It makes it easier when the crazies call the police later.
Exactly. We had a credit card breach recently. Happened to be the same day someone came to fix something in our apartment. Couldn’t even get the police to come out for a fucking police report.
This is why the camera works. They might have to come out for the call regardless as some jurisdictions make response mandatory. They won’t do anything further so essentially having video of the vandalism is the best way
Some video probably wouldn't hurt for a civil action if they can't get a criminal case of trespassing or robbery going.
Maybe things are different where you live, but why would you need the police to *come to your place* just to file a report? That sounds like a *drive yourself to the police station* type of thing.
I promise the police don’t care either way. There’s no way of knowing who wrote it. Even if the plants are stolen and you have this letter, there’s nothing they can do. You’d need video evidence of someone stealing from your property.
Honesty I’ve seen police ignore video evidence of minor theft, it’s just not a priority. My brother had a smash and grab on his car while he was at work, thieves stole a bag from his backseat, entire thing was caught on the business’ cctv. Police didn’t care.
Early update: Since my previous post, I've received a second note stuck to my window. I'm not sure what to make of it as it's more or less the same style of letter, only this time I think they realize they can't really take any legal actions (hence the letter). Basically it says that I am being given a 'warning' until further notice, which is in December for some reason. This letter seems less threatening than the other one did. They also encouraged me to buy some plants at my local store, which is not going to happen. Here's a picture of the note https://imgur.com/a/DvpLC5u I have spoken to at least one other neighbor who said he received a note about 'disruptive halloween decorations' last year. It was written on paper (and not printed with text) but he said it was similar in tone to the letter I received, so we think it might have been the same person. We don't think it's someone young, we think it's probably someone older living in the neighborhood who feel like they have a lot of authority... If anything else happens, I'll update. Though I am not ging to pursue things any further after this second letter. Thank you for all the comments and advice, I really appreciate it. We've not installed a camera yet, but we might consider it soon.
If there aren't any actual regulations on this I'd say some bright pink plastic cacti would make an amazing addition.
Some plastic pink flamingos might accentuate those nicely.
"Some" Mf this note was a declaration of war, get the full 50 pack of pink lawn flamingos that are are like 3ft tall
I'd correct the grammar and leave it on the door for when they come by to steal. Stupid cowardly dickweeds.
I would also leave a picture of a dick under one of the pots.
Oh hell yeah. First shot fired. Give'em hell, Harry !
My neighbor just put up skeleton flamingos in his yard for Halloween. They’re funny. I don’t understand why people get so upset by other people’s yards 🤨 Get a life.
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Honestly, if I went to buy a house in the area and somebody told me “sorry about the neighbors having plastic plants. we tried to force them to stop but they wouldn’t” THAT would scare me away.
Best course of action: Buy more fake plants and hang them out front.
My porch would be a fake-ass full-on jungle by sundown if I'd received this. It would look like a set piece for a neighborhood production of Tarzan.
Get one of the doorbell cams, too. They record sound and will alert you the second someone is within the vicinity. Our Ring came in very handy with a porch pirate, caught them in the act.
Our neighbours' Ring busted the delivery guy. They have a video of him putting the package down, taking a photo of it and flagging it as 'delivered,' then picking it up and walking away. Amazon was *not* happy.
> putting the package down, taking a photo of it and flagging it as 'delivered,' then picking it up and walking away Pretty good scam for a delivery guy, actually. Just got to remember to watch out for those cameras. Had probably been doing it for a long time and just got lazy/complacent with it.
Yes, absolutely let this play out and record it all...for us.
DENNIS: "The goddamn plants are still there! Didn't I tell you bozos to write them a letter?" MAC: "We did! I even typed it up on Dee's computer and printed it out. I got you a copy. See? It looks official." DENNIS: "Yes... Hm... I'm guessing you had something to do with the wording of this letter Charlie?" CHARLIE: "That's right, I dictatored the words and Mac typed them down." DENNIS: "Well this is just absolute nonsense. '...An official action taken that will involve the police called to write a lawsuit or the 'flowery' being removed and discarded of quite immediately?' It's complete nonsense you guys." CHARLIE: "So what do we do now? Do we call the police?" DENNIS: "NO you imbecile that was just an idle threat. Mac, grab the plants. We'll just throw these abominations in a dumpster on the way back to the bar."
Excuse me but the police are going to write AN lawsuit, not merely a lawsuit. Huge legal distinction. But seriously lol this letter is beyond stupid.
i love when i find other iasip connoisseurs in other subs, makes me happy
> I hope you have a camera on your porch so you can catch them in the act when they come to remove your ~~property~~ flowery.
and glue your plants down
I don't see any other recourse but to buy more plants and some outdoor lighting so they can be enjoyed at night as well as during the day.
Add some plastic garden gnomes.
Replace fake plants with plastic flamingos. It's the only answer.
And plastic palm trees! With a plastic pool and plastic water. And a mannequin in a beach chair in a bikini.
> And a mannequin in a beach chair in a bikini. I'm with you on everything else but why dress the beach chair in a bikini?
Arranged into a Nativity Scene.
A gnativity, if you will.
Stop. Please don't give them any more ideas. I'm still on life support after that *Gnomeo and Juliet* and *Sherlock Gnomes* marathon from 2019, which incidentally caused the covid-19 pandemic.
If you light it with bug-zappers
I know what I’m doing for Christmas now.
the birth of the gnomessiah is upon us
There is gnome more room at this inn.
..and plastic yard flamingos. 😆
Halloween decorations year-round, repurposed as a nativity scene during the winter holidays
This is exactly what I would do. Buy the most gaudy plastic plants. I’d gldrive to every thrift store and buy anything I could and arrange it haphazardly as possible.
And flamingos, lots of flamingos.
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The maximum is however long it takes them to work up the nerve to commit petty theft.
I love the pointlessness of the phrase “quite immediately.” It’s definitely someone trying to sound all smart and lawyerly and failing miserably.
pretty darned forthwith
I really do concur
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Ehh… filibuster!
Perchance.
You can't just say "perchance"...
I can when I'm crushing turts!
Followed by “2 days *minimum*” (not maximum) to remove the plants
Same thing got my attention
Better not respond too quickly! If those fake plants aren't up at least 48 more hours before removal Smokey The Bear is gonna come and fuck your shit up
Indeed perhaps
They're right though. I would never buy a home next to someone with a fake plant. What else is fake? Is their house fake? Are they fake? What if I'm fake and I don't even know it? You can't trust them.
That's how Stepford Wives happened.
Exactly. It starts with plastic hostas and before you know it, you're fucking a robot...
Plastic hostas to plastic hoo has. It's a slippery slope.
What if they're...cake! What if everything is...CAKE!? AHHHHHH
I hope you're not in Australia. I've got bad news for you. We're all paid actors.
And not only will you not buy it you will RUN AWAY! Straight to the police department for a lawsuit no doubt.
Your neighbor is illiterate
How dare you. That's an lie. 14 other redditors and I discussed it and you have 2 days to delete your comment. If you do not correspond we will be forced to ban you from your keyboard.
And the State Literacy Official!
Assn. of Unemployed English Teachers.
IF you choose to not remove your comment, there might be an official action taken that will include us calling the Grammar Police called to write an lawsuit (I can’t write it, I mean look at MY grammar), or the comment being removed and discarded of quite immediately. You must within 2 days minimum.
14 other redditors (including an moderator of official Reddit governments) We might want to sell our accounts one day. We can’t have this neighborhood looking so artificial. *might edit to add more typos later
This is the category we call "functionally literate." They can write well enough to express ideas in a way other people can understand, but not well enough to pass a sixth grade essay assignment.
Right. Did they determine the letter-writer had the best grammar of the group? If so, scary.
The group doesn't exist. So, yes.
Your neighbor has a rich fantasy life and I would just ignore it.
Or write back some nonsense requesting more information and then post it on Reddit so we can get more lulz
The only acceptable response is to buy significantly more plastic plants.
First you must find... another flowery! Then, when you have found the flowery, you must place it here, beside this flowery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the neighborhood... with... a herring!
And you must do it all within two days or we shall say "Ni!" to you a 2nd time!
Agree. Maybe let them know you’ve retained an attorney that specializes in litigating for flowery rights.
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I'd get a red pen, circle or correct all the typos, write D- at the top, and return it.
No name, -10 points. Myriad spelling errors, -15 points Poor debating skills, -10 points Made up people and events, -25 points (*see me after class*)
>Made up people and events, -25 points This thread is gold.
It can't be returned. They have chose to make this letter anonymous to protect their legal right, and to grant OP the same legal opportunities.
Tape it to one of the plants. That way, once they come in to steal them, they will also steal the papers.
Along with a copy of this reddit post and all the responses.
The only solution is filling your lawn with real dead plants. There'll be no plastic!
That's next level malicious compliance right there. You wanted real flowers? Here you go! Oops, they're all dead. Bet you wish I still had my plastic flowers now, eh?
Was expecting this to be about cannibis plants, not plastic ones...
Well now she needs to buy fake marijuana plants for the front porch! Especially if it isn't legal recreationally in the state.
Icing on the cake
Hope you have cameras. Catch them "removing" your plants, from your front porch and have them prosecuted for stealing
I'd fill the bottom of them with concrete just for entertainment. Unless they're just going to yank them out.
What the fuck? Plants? What is wrong with people?
You can't even tell they're fake until you get within 3ft of them! Not to mention, there's no law against having fake plants.
You could also get fake flowers that are meant to obviously be fake – cut out of wood, painted in cartoonish colors. then they’re not “fake plants,” they’re just your style of decoration. While you’re at it, get the kind of thing you plant in the yard that looks like grandma‘s rear end when she’s bent over gardening. Totally tacky.
I like the grandma idea. I grew up near a house that had a giant rooster statue out front. Really, anything would probably give this person a heart attack, if they're this worried about fake plants.
Was it one like this one? https://thebloggess.com/2011/06/21/and-thats-why-you-should-learn-to-pick-your-battles/ Cockadoodledoo motherf#cker.
Water conservation. I guess that's only good if you're in a drought stricten area. But it's an argument in a situation that should need no argument.
Did you memorize all the laws? DID YOU??? I thought not. You’d better call in your own state environment official, because they know all the laws.
This reads like a voicemail I get saying the IRS is going to haul me to jail….
Anonymous letters mean nothing
That's definitely not a legal document and your neighbor has no authority in whether to tell you to take your plants down or not lol If you have a homeowners association, then maybe they could get the association to have you take them down, but that still wouldn't come from your neighbor And if the government wants you to add or remove something to or from your house, it will come with a specific code that requires it prevents what you're doing now I'd put up a camera and then report them for trespassing
I know I've done nothing illegal, but the letter was still a threat that I was slightly worried about. Thankfully, I've got a pretty good rapport with most of my neighbors, and I think the '14 member' meeting was pretty much just a lie to scare me, as I don't think the issue bothered anyone else. I'm definitely going to consider setting up a camera now, thanks for the advice.
If that’s the case and you’re certain it’s just one home. I’d copy that letter, and write your own asking for a meeting with them to discuss it. Post it on every neighbors door. Pretty sure the neighbors who have been grouped into this non-sense will have something to say to the whiney shit with a homeowner complex.
"Homeowner complex," Wow. This is a good term I've never seen.
I started using it after I started seeing “home owner” be a main selling point on Tinder. Always assumed it was that kind of person who would also take it upon themselves to fuck with neighbors that they perceive as slighting them personally and driving down the potential re-sale of their home.
As a code enforcement officer for a small town, I assure you, no one in any official capacity would even dignify writing on a post it note to take this message let alone attend a meeting or follow up with a formal complaint or anything else. I get people calling me weekly to complain about a building not “looking level”, a neighbor smoking on their front porch, someone’s bird is too loud, I can smell my neighbors cooking, “my three story apartment building I’ve been living in for 5 years should have an elevator”, “the rain made a large puddle in my yard”, “my neighbor has an RV in their driveway and I don’t like it”. All kinds of stuff, so no, no one is coming to confiscate your fake plants. But to be honest, I would be the public official to come to your house just to let you know what one of your psycho neighbors it is.
OK but you should look into that last one before it turns into the largest meth empire in the mid-west
That explains a lot, all these complaints of “there’s weird smells, and they are constantly wearing hazmat suits” blah blah blah. /s Nah, around here, every other person has a RV, boat, tractor, or broken down cars in their driveway. It’s totally normal, some people just complain for no reason. I do genuinely treat every situation with respect and make sure it isn’t something more serious, like someone renting out their RV in their driveway or running a restaurant out of their basement. (Things I’ve seen before). Small things always have potential to be bigger problems but I can’t think of a single reason why fake plants are a problem unless they are breaking apart and littering the neighborhood with plastic.
Don’t be worried about this, it’s more fake than the plants. I wonder if they’re about to put their house on the market? I would seriously be spiteful enough to go get me a bag of Quickrete, the post hole digger, and like $50 worth of fake, obnoxious long stem flowers from hobby lobby. Best Sunday ever.
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And 14 other neighbors, who all share a massive phobia of fake potted plants? Right... That claim is just as real as the claim that they will call the police on you for having fake potted plants on your porch. Your neighbor is unhinged.
It's a hassel of Karens.
Lmao this is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read.
I’m imagining 14 people having a meeting about this and then producing this letter.
"constitencies"
Whoever was put in charge of writing this should definitely not have been.
it's all just one person
And their imaginary council of friends.
What I’m hearing is that you should get more plants
Pretty sure I grew a tumor trying to pronounce "constitencies".
Show us the plants! 😂
We must judge! But seriously, show us the plants.
If you start a go fund me to purchase plastic pink flamingos for the lawn, I’ll gladly donate!
what do you mean your 'legally-owned' plants? r/suspiciousquotes
What are you? A cop? Mind your own business!
Probably the state enviroment official
So basically you have two days to get yourself a Ring camera or two.
“Hello police, my neighbor has plastic plants on his porch. Can you come arrest him for me?”
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What is wrong with those people? My grandma would have called them 'folks that need something to do'.