Council tenant damaged my garden fence

[sovereignb]

This happened about 9 months back. The neighbour next door painted his fence red which has dripped through into my (leaseholder) green fence. He initially looked and admitted fault, stating he would buy paint to cover it. I asked several times and still maintains he'll sort it. I left it for a bit but asked the other day and came up with the same shit. On calling the council today they said they cant do anything. I can see myself holding a grudge over it - I generally don't think its my responsibility to sort out.

Any suggestions?

 

[marty21]

I think the tenant is being an arse (that's my professional head speaking) but there is little the council can do other than suggesting he sort it out for the sake of being a good ,responsible neighbour .

 

[Gromit]

 

[Poot]

True that. He acted entirely independently of the council, in the same way as someone who, say, graffiti'd your wall as they passed by. And in that way, he is responsible.

You might need to be more proactive and hand him the paint, a bill for the paint, and ask him to crack on. Maybe pick a sunny day.

 

[killer b]

just paint the fence yourself, and forget about it.

 

[Spymaster]

Paint it green and make sure some drips through onto his red. This could go on for ages.

 

[killer b]

or collect your faeces over a few months and spray the collected slurry through his letterbox with a jury-rigged pump.

 

[blairsh]

just paint the fence yourself, and forget about it.

Or don't paint it and forget about it.

 

[andysays]

 

[killer b]

Or don't paint it and forget about it.

Yes! and spend the money you could have spent on the paint on cider.

 

[planetgeli]

Move somewhere where there aren’t so many common Council types. And take your fence with you.

 

[editor]

Yes! and spend the money you could have spent on the paint on cider.

Best solution so far.

 

[blairsh]

Yes! and spend the money you could have spent on the paint on cider.

Or a nice jigsaw.

 

[JimW]

 

[xenon]

The colour wheel of oppression.

 

[Pickman's model]

This happened about 9 months back. The neighbour next door painted his fence red which has dripped through into my (leaseholder) green fence. He initially looked and admitted fault, stating he would buy paint to cover it. I asked several times and still maintains he'll sort it. I left it for a bit but asked the other day and came up with the same shit. On calling the council today they said they cant do anything. I can see myself holding a grudge over it - I generally don't think its my responsibility to sort out.

Any suggestions?

Hop over the fence and paint yellow lorries on his side with a small red sorry on each and chortle when he comes round to complain and mangles his words

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Hop over the fence and paint yellow lorries on his side with a small red sorry on each and chortle when he comes round to complain and mangles his words

Lol....

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Next time you're painting your fence make sure it dribbles over his red side.

Or ... tell him again that it needs fixing

Or ... burn the fence down.

 

[Celyn]

Hop over the fence and paint yellow lorries on his side with a small red sorry on each and chortle when he comes round to complain and mangles his words

tall yellow lorries followed by small jolly merry mellow collies

 

[maomao]

Who the fuck paints their garden fence red? What's wrong with creosote?

 

[Pickman's model]

sovereignb does your neighbour wear red trousers?

 

[Spymaster]

I'm rather amused that the OP actually called the council about this

 

[Celyn]

Or a nice jigsaw.

Would a jigsaw let sovereignb cut nice patterns in the fence? Or even not-at-all-nice patterns? Fun could be had.

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm actually rather amused that the OP actually called the council about this

How did you know sovereignb looks like a hunchbacked Victor Meldrew?

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Bone him/her/them

 

[Spymaster]

How did you know sovereignb looks like a hunchbacked Victor Meldrew?

Lucky guess.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

it's criminal damage!
Couple fined £80... for painting their garden fence

 

[Celyn]

I reckon sovereignb should throw a glove at neighbour and invite him to meet with swords at dawn. Fencing about fencing.

Or invite neighbour to an evening of Robert Frost poetry.

 

[Mrs D]

How can paint drip through from one fence to another fence, unless you’re talking about two side of the same fence?

If that’s the case then the entire fence including both sides of it belongs either to you or to him (or his landlord).

If it’s not yours then you can put up your own fence against it and paint it green. If it is yours then you can get him not only to repaint your side green, but also repaint his side green, so good luck with that.

 

[Celyn]

or collect your faeces over a few months and spray the collected slurry through his letterbox with a jury-rigged pump.

And make sure to be give your story to to the local press. Faeces Finale in Fence Fight!