An Austin renter said a new neighbor had been next door for only a week before the situation became bad enough that they turned to Reddit for help.
The renter described the problem in a post on r/Austin, asking for resources to deal with what they called a “neighbor from hell.” According to the post, the new neighbor had already claimed their reserved parking spot, left a barking pit bull on the balcony all day, allowed the dog to use the concrete patio as a bathroom, smoked indoors badly enough that smoke drifted into the renter’s apartment, and had loud early-morning fights between 5 and 6 a.m.
The renter said the situation also involved three small children who banged on the walls and screamed “at all hours.” That added a complicated layer to the complaint, because the renter appeared angry, exhausted, and unsure how to address the adults without making life harder for the kids…