Is there any laws on SNOOPING/NOSY neighbors????

[purr]

I am seriously considering contacting a harassment attorney on my neighbor. This is the 3rd day in a row I caught her leaning over her front porch STARING at my house.. Shes constantly staring at me and watching every bloody move I make. I dont even want to take the kids out in the front yard for there she is watching everything I do.

I never did A THING to this woman and she has this obsession with turning people into the police for stupid things.

I dont want to confront this woman because it'll just stir her curiousity more and she'll just sit there even more. Its not that I :tinfoil: am paranoid, but shes literally watching everything I do from taking my dog out in the morning to yard work to cleaning my porch.

If I wasnt coming up on adding an addition to my house I'd put a fence up so I really dont have the 3k laying around for it.

Any advice on how to deal with nebby?? I cant take it anymore.

[aeolian]

1. Sit around naked and scratch yourself

Unless you're attractive...

...I guess it really only works if you're fat and hairy...

[purr]

4. 7 mo pregnant and I have a 2 & 4 yr old so no :(

I considered mooning her but then realized she'd turn me in for public indecency.

[jobycom]

2. Make friends, bake her a fruitcake

And put a note in it which says "MIND YOUR OWN BEESWAX!"

[purr]

3. Not an option..

shes done this to other neighbors as well.. my one neighbor had the cops called on her every other week because of her. She likes to see people get in trouble.

[jobycom]

15. That's bizarre

I mean, some of my neighbors get a little freaked out when they catch me peaking in their windows or rigging up video cams, but at least I try to hide my spying, so I don't creep them out.

Seriously, though, she's called the cops on people? Maybe turn the tables, then. Report her as a suspicious person, and tell the cops you think she is casing your house. Or go MASH on her, and fake a crime so that she'll report it and get caught filing false police reports. Chop up a mannequin, then have someone scream hideously while you dismember it in front of a window...

Okay, no, I've got nothing.

[purr]

17. She calls in anonymous.. only way to actually PROVE it

was her is if she gives her name. She's way to chicken shit to do it but we KNOW who does it.

I'm waiting for her to turn me in for putting my Amazon parrots cage outside for the day. She sits out there and rambles ALL day (haha.. I did this partially to piss her off). She has this little yippie dog that yips outside all day so I put my bird out and the whole neighborhood can hear her lol.

[July]

29. Where I live, if you call the cops, they have your number.

Some kind of emergency fail-safe. The cops probably already know she's a nutjob who likes to rant about her neighbors.

Try to ask the cops for advice? They might be sympathetic.

[philosophie_en_rose]

51. Does Glady live alone?

Maybe "Abner" can tell her to calm down.

Or you could stop with the witchcraft. ;)

[gardenista]

23. I still don't see why it's not an option.

She's obviously lonely. Also, it might be a good idea to wave at her and say "hi" really loudly, and if you know her name, use it. Just to point out to her that you notice, and that others might, too.

Even if she's a complete asshole, if you kill her with kindness, she'll probably be so shocked she doesn't know what to do.

oh, and for your upcoming construction, be sure you have all your "i's" dotted, and that your contractor follows all the rules.

[purr]

33. Oh trust me.. I'm even going to blow up my building permit 10x its size

and put it as a huge sign facing her house. She called the zoning board on one neighbor because she couldnt SEE where they put their sign.

Not many people in the neighborhood like her, only two that I can think of. She has a 8' privacy fence for HER privacy, but she doesnt give a crap about anyone elses.

My 4 yr old even knows to stay very clear of her. I've TRIED to be nice to her but she hates anyone with kids. Probably because her only kid (she has to be in her late 30s- early 40s) never had any kids or got married. So she has nothing else to do than sit there and neb in other peoples business. :/

[madeline_con]

56. Go to a pay phone....

call the cops, and say you think someone's breaking into the old lady's house across the street.

[Richardo]

5. Is this her?

:)

[purr]

7. WORSE!!!!

Shes a 500lb version who has the police on speed dial.

[madeline_con]

58. yelling FUCK OFF! is not

against the law. Do it, she'll get the cops out, and soon, she'll be on the 'don't take seriously' list down at the cop shop.

[disgruntled_goat]

6. staring back works for me

i just stood on my porch and stared back at my crazy goddamn nosy neighbor.

no problem since.

(YMMV. I am a very large person)

[purr]

9. I'm 5'5" (pre preg 110 lb) so I'm very small...

I have a big ass mouth tho and let it loose... She still hasnt got the point.

[TrogL]

8. Report her to the police

She has an unhealthy interest in your children.

[purr]

10. She does like to report people w/ children...

I never considered that one...

[madeline_con]

59. there you go!

she's always staring at the babies! She might actually be a pedophile, who knows?

[Fiona]

11. I'd play it up

and give her some entertainment. Invite some arab friends over. Act nervous every time you see her snooping. Perform nonsensical rituals in the yard. Take a telescope out in daytime and just stare at the sky with it. Bury things in your yard when she's looking. Buld a tiny fence with a locked gate around 3 square feet of empty yard. Tell her you suspect someone's been stealing your lemons, and you HOPE it's just neighborhood kids. Walk around the yard with a metal detector (or a home-made facsimile). Ask her if she knows anybody with a fast boat you can borrow. Craft a little crop circle in your lawn. Climb up on your roof and scan the horizon for an hour. You get the idea....

[purr]

13. LMAO!!!

She would honestly call the nut ward on me.. Shes so bad she had her parents funeral w/o telling her brothers that they died.. They found out a month later.

Shes evil!!!!!!!

[July]

31. Are you serious?

Is she really that far gone?

[bicentennial_baby]

14. I like your ideas!!

I've got some annoying neighbors as well, I think I'll try some of those!

[radwriter0555]

22. YES, that's EXACTLY what she should do! Oh the GOOD fun you can have

with these kind antics, to be sure!!!!

I like the telescope.... very good.

[LifeDuringWartime]

24. best advice in the whole thread

n/t

[July]

Fiona, I love your devious mind.

I'm a chickenshit, but I could see doing some of these things. You are clever.

[madeline_con]

61. Those are great.

The old lady would go insane trying to figure it all out. Who'd believe her if she called the authorities. It sounds too bizarre.

My Grandmother was convinced the people across from her were dealing drugs, because every certain day, a van pulled up, a guy with a briefcase got out, went inside and left a little while later.

Well, the Granny patrol investigated. The neighbor had a visiting nurse coming by for some type of treatment.

[Matariki]

12. put a lot of mirrors up on the side of your house facing hers

it's a hoodoo thing.

[madeline_con]

62. or feng shui

her bad vibes get reflected right back at her!

[streblin]

16. i had the same problem

solution is to be nice and confront her. speak your mind but be cool about it. my neighbor did the same thing to my wife and kids. i just got in her face, over and over again until this bad habit went away. sucks really to have to live through it, i know how you must feel.

[purr]

18. What did you say to her?

Hey knock the staring off? Mind your own business? I am so irate about her I dont know if I can calmly tell her to stop.

[maveric]

19. My teenager would say"It appears that you have a staring problem".

"Want me to give you something really worth staring at?"

[purr]

34. I once yelled.. well, rather stated loudly that

"It would be nice if I can clean my dogs mess up without being spied upon" or "WOW! I didnt know me doing yard work was so bloody interesting!" Didnt phase her..

[streblin]

54. don't do that

your picking a fight and worse your starting it...

yammer about how nice the day is, did you see that big news story or my favorite man my drive sucked home from work, yammer, yammer, yammer...

be polite, look her in the eye and confront her on your terms, always be nice...

[madeline_con]

63. Another idea...

they just keep popping up.

Go over several times a day, and ask to borrow things. Annoy the s#it out of her.

[streblin]

53. i start with a hello

& how ya doing neighbor, what's up and going on... i'd prey on my neighbor pat like a mosquitto... start yammering with her about the weather, DSM, etc. get on her nerves... this worked well, generally she didn't bother me or mine, saw me coming took off didn't want to yammer with me ;).

unfortunately for me my final solution re: my neighbor was to tell her: (she never really did give up entirely!!!)

pat ya got a problem and i know the solution to your problem...
go grab your gun, place it at your temple and blow your brains out...
(this was done very politely)

she cursed me up & down but wasn't a bother after that...

hey if they are invading your space, then invade theirs !!!

[Parche]

20. Snooopy neighbor

Does her name happen to be Gladys Kravitz??

[purr]

35. LOL It should be!!!

Like I said in above post shes a 500 lb Gladys with the police and every other reporting agency on speed dial.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

21. Buy a shortwave radio.

Tune it to a station broadcasting the Muslim call to prayers. Let it run all the time. Feed her paranoia.

[purr]

37. Oh my.. I'd have the FBI on my doorstep that evening..

There was a local bar that was robbed at the end of our street.. did she call the police on them? NOOOOO.. She calls the cops because my dog barks when someone walks through my yard!

[WI_DEM]

25. Is her name Gladys Kravitz?

[chaska]

26. That pesky Mrs. Kravitz!

[elehhhhna]

27. "Excuse me, AM I BOTHERING YOU?" (Polite but firm, then be silent)

works well on nosies AND crappy service people.

[HEyHEY]

28. Stare back - seriously it worked for me

I grew across the street from a woman who always was watching the house... she spread bullshit rumours. One night I snuck out with a couple of movies to go to a friend's. Through the grapevine I find out I was supposedly dealing drugs.
So, I made a sign with two huge eyes that read, "I see you!" And put it in the window, that was the end of it.

[purr]

43. Do you live in my neighborhood? :)

She likes to stir the pot when it comes to rumors. She found out I was pregnant and HAD to spread it around town like it was her business. I have NO idea how she found out but she did and then it was all over from there.

"Oh! Purr! I heard you are pregnant!!" Comes from someone living up the road. oh? how did you hear? "GLADYS TOLD ME!"

[MrSandman]

30. Don't think she is breaking the law...

Now if she files a false police report?

[purr]

41. I asked the chief about the last time she called a false one on me..

he said its basically her word against mine. If she calls up and says again that my dog has been outside barking all day (which was the last one she pulled on me), I have to prove that my dog wasnt barking.

Thats pretty scary if thats the way things go. I asked him do I have to setup a time lapse camera out of my house so I can prove shes making false reports??? He said that wouldnt be a bad idea. :wtf:

If she keeps this up I can either get my dog taken off of me and/or fined over $300. My dog ONLY barks when someone walks through my yard. Doesnt even bark when shes in the house and someone comes to the door.

[MrSandman]

50. Force the expense of a jury trial...

after consulting an attorney. If she can't prove it, they may make her pay for the trial.

she said/she said makes it hard to convict.

[nini]

32. do you have a video camera?

set it up and aim it towards her balcony - make sure she sees you do it.

[purr]

38. hmm... I think if anything that'd be violating some law...

I make it a habit of pointing at her (if someones here with me i'm chicken lol) when I notice her staring.

[China_cat]

57. Not if you make it look like you're

recording your yard (and dog) at the same time. You can't help if you put the wide angle lens on and it happens to catch her spying on you, too. (innocent smile)

If that doesn't work, tapes of goats bleating with plain chant over top of it should cause her think twice.

[radwriter0555]

60. Even better, get a DUMMY camera aimed at her! But make the big show of

installing it, etc.

Step out and adjust it now and then when she's watching.

[youthere]

36. Get a pair of binoculars..

put a nice bow on them and give them to her. When you do, ask her if it would help her if you kept your blinds open.

[gardenista]

64. Yep, I thought of that one too.

That would certainly get the message across

[youthere]

39. Option #2

Make polite small talk with her and bring up the subject of how weird the light reflects on your street because..."it makes it look as though you are staring at me and my family...isn't that funny?"

[youthere]

40. Option #3..

Call the police and report her as a peeping tom-or a stalker.

[youthere]

42. Number 4 (last one)

Type up an itinerary of your day and go give it to her. Tell her you know how busy she is and now she'll be able to get something done now that she knows what you and your family will be doing.

[LeftyMom]

44. Give her somehing to stare at

She's looking for scandal, won't give up until she finds one, so manufacture one and get it over with. I had to do that as a teen after some busybody old bat across the street decided to let my mother know everytime my boyfriend came around, even though my mom knew he was there. A nice long makeout session on the front porch (with advance permission from my mother, who normally was pretty strict about not scandalizing the elderly neighbors) took care of the issue and was great fun besides. :)

You're pregnant, so setting up a birthing pool in the front yard (even if you have every intention of going to the hospital and would sooner stab yourself in the eye with a fork than give birth in a kiddie pool) and having a few real loud contractions on the front porch (fake 'em if you haven't had any good BH yet) should work real well.

Alternately, set up a may pole in the yard and entertain the kids for the afternoon. Funny costumes and chants optional, but preferred.

[48pan]

45. The police already know about her..

It couldn't hurt to let them know she's still nutty.

A nice 6' stockade fence works for me. My neighbors never see me.

[ReadTomPaine]

46. Try some of these!

She's never going to stop, really. So you have to help her to look elsewhere.

As they say "Nothing to see here. Move along."

[nickgutierrez]

47. It's because your cat looks like an alien.

:)

[Purrfessor]

48. When outside wear a T-Shirt that says: My Neighbor Is A Crack Ho

eom

[Niccolo_Macchiavelli]

49. Some ideas

- Get paint in neon-pink,-green and -yellow, paint your wall towards her with it in fancy patterns. Perhaps she gets epileptic from it, but at least it hurts looking.

- When the wind blows in her direction put out the garbage. (which is what i do with my neighbours who "cleaned" my patio. wednesday the garbage is taken, i put mine out thursday ;-)

- same principle, how did that leaves come in my grill? smoke...

- (for dark)get a flashlight/stroboscope and when she watches make her see the white shades

- have a camera film her all day, make captions of her and put it in the window facing out.

- get a gun and practise on cans (guess in which direction)

- make a cd with all the "your momma is so X that Y" and play it all day so she can hear it.

- put up a cam to discount her lies / if she's known as lyar by the police your word might get weightier comparing to hers.

- should you begin neighbourhood warfare consider she might have more time and conviction for such an endeavour.

good luck

[inanna]

65. Your neighbours cleaned your patio?

Without your permission, I'm assuming? I would be LIVID.

[Niccolo_Macchiavelli]

66. no

they stole all stuff (mostly junk but still) gardening and bbcue stuff amongst it

[Catchawave]

52. Plant some fast growing trees and shrubs to

block her view. I love my neighbors, but I still love my privacy more!

I sorta feel sorry for her, what a miserable person :( Maybe leave brochures on Adults Only communities on her porch?

Good Luck :hi:

[madeline_con]

55. I have an idea....

gahter up all the lawn chairs, pack a lunch, and stare at her house for an entire day.

If she comes outside, mutter amongst yourselves, asking each other, "What's she doing?"

"Are those flip flops she's wearing?" and other crazy stuff.

Maybe she'll get the hint.