PHILADELPHIA (CN) — Two next-door neighbors of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro claim in a Monday lawsuit he’s been forcibly taking control of their property using state police.
According to Jeremy and Simone Mock — who live next door to Shapiro and his wife Lori in Rydal, Pennsylvania — the Shapiros met with the Mocks in July 2025, seeking to build an eight-foot security fence on the Mocks’ property, along their respective properties’ border line.
The plaintiffs say in the complaint filed in Philadelphia federal court the Shapiros first offered to purchase a portion of the Mocks’ property to construct the fence. As discussions stalled, the parties began instead negotiating a lease agreement for the strip of land, according to the Mocks…