A Redditor returned from vacation to find out gasoline had been poured on their plants by their upstairs neighbor.
Most people have had their fair share of nightmare neighbors, but this was criminal. The person asked the aptly named r/neighborsfromhell for advice on how to go about reporting this flammable felony.
The poster, who lives on the first floor of an apartment building, said plants and the root remnants of a bush they had removed at the neighbor’s request had been doused.
Not only were the plants soaked in gas, but the side of the building was, too. The user confronted the neighbor to no avail, as the gas-dumping apartment dweller “admits to no wrongdoing and thinks they did me a favor.”
Commenters said they should definitely involve the landlord and probably the police. Depending on the amount of gas dumped, even the Environmental Protection Agency could be called.
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Whether you’re planting wildflowers, growing native grass, or installing solar panels, there are often state regulations in place to keep neighbors, landlords, and homeowners associations from interfering.
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Commenters urged the Redditor to escalate this beyond-neighborly dispute — it was a crime.
“The gasoline just sterilized the soil. Nothing will grow there for years to come. Your landlord should be informed,” one user said.
Another wrote: “The nuclear option would be to call your EPA. They’ll come take care of it and bill the neighbor. They have never seen a bill the size of what the EPA will give them.”
“They committed a crime. Call the police,” a third commenter recommended.
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