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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Theungreatjoy on 2025-06-01 14:31:28+00:00.
Reposting this again because everyone wanted to know how it ended with my neighbor, I'm sorry for not giving the complete story.
I live in a block of flats with a shared back garden. It’s nothing fancy, just grass, a bench and a few flower beds. I’d put out a small foldable chair and a potted plant near my window, nothing in the way.
One day, a neighbour knocks on my door.
She says the garden is communal so no personal items, so I removed them
Fair enough.
Next week, I notice she’s strung up fairy lights and laid out a full picnic setup for some friends. I wait until they’re mid toast and then go out, gently unplug the lights and say.
Sorry, just keeping the garden neutral. No personal items, remember?
She was not pleased.
She tried to argue and yell but I was calm and explained to her in her own words. A few neighbors came out to find out why the garden was noisy, I told everyone what she said to me word for word and not a single person stood by her side. We ended up trashing out that rule.