Our investment property in Brisbane is an old house (built in the 60s) and its backyard is not pretty, although it's been mowed.
A woman in her late 50s who lives next door is a nasty piece of shit who's perpetually angry and is constantly shouting swear words day and night, although she's never come over and say anything to us face to face.
I honestly don't remember how this all started, but while the house was rented out, she had always complained to our real estate agent about trees and weeds in our front/back yards among other things. She told our real estate agent that the house needed to be demolished because it was unsightly and dusts containing asbestos fibres threatened her health. Of course she also complained to the council multiple times but they concluded that nothing was overgrown or considered hazardous. We had asbestos testing done, so it's all safe.
She can complain all she wants because she's just wasting her time and energy and we couldn't care less but what really annoys me is that she throws weeds, dead leaves & plants and her dog's faeces over the fence. Today I've collected a bag full of the dog faeces. Should I throw them back over the fence or leave them in her mailbox? Some of them are old and already dried up.
She's not a reasonable human being and having a civil conversation is out of the question. I once asked her to be mindful when watering her plants because I got wet walking by the fence but instead of apologising she started lamenting that I was crazy and delusional etc etc. I also witnessed her yelling and screaming at landscapers, delivery guys, etc. and clearly she's a psycho. She's in the same-same marriage and very frequently have a big fight with her wife who seems nice but weak. The way she berates her wife truly shows her true character. Their fight is always so dramatic and sometimes we fear that she might physically hurt her wife. We think that she actually wants us to hear her because she's SO loud when complaining about me or the house. Like I said she never confronts me but calls me a "f**king bitch" and the house "ugly."
We were planning on building a new house and a high retaining wall to make her life even more miserable, but she recently put her house on the market.
It didn't sell at auction (karma's a bitch) and every weekend she still does open house. So I was thinking, maybe I should leave the dog faeces in their front yard for all the guests to see. I could return them in their backyard but I expect she'll just throw them over the fence again. Or do you think I should just let her keep using our backyard as a dumping ground?
It is your investment property; how often are you even there?