Homeowner seeks revenge after neighbour builds fence through their garden

15 June 2023 , 11:04

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Homeowner seeks revenge after neighbour builds fence through their garden

A frustrated homeowner has admitted to removing their neighbour's fence after it was built across part of their garden without permission.

The stunned resident says they had little choice but to take matters into their own hands after they tried to be "civil" with their neighbour.

Unfortunately, their request to move the fence back on the property line - and to stop it from cutting off a chunk of their lawn - went ignored, according to the owner.

The boundary row then escalated when the homeowner took it upon themselves to organise the removal, and footage shared to TikTok shows the fence being dismantled plank by plank, in a move that divided viewers.

They decided to take matters into their own hands (@unbewreathable/TikTok)

After their 'civil' approach failed (@unbewreathable/TikTok)

The homeowner, who goes by the username @unbewreathable, shared footage of the removal last year, writing: "My neighbour's fence is on our property…we've asked them to partner with us to correct it…they refused…so here we are!"

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In a follow-up video, they added: "The property lines are exactly where there are supposed to be…those saying oh I would've taken a free fence-would you also take depreciation on your property?"

The original video has clocked up more than 21 million views and 377.7k likes, with many followers unable to believe the "cheek" of the neighbour.

One approving person commented: "Normalise not allowing your neighbours to run over you for easing tension. If their fence stays there, they gain that property."

Addressing those who claimed they personally wouldn't mind getting a "free fence", another remarked:" Y'all don't understand. If they allow the neighbours to fence that property, it becomes their property. The one taking it down loses equity."

A third person wrote: "I get that they wanted the fence straight for aesthetic reasons, but that was A LOT of land in the back there that they tried to claim."

Amber O'Connor