Originally Posted by
NaturalBornHustler
First day I saw the place I didn't have the dog with me IIRC (other people were living there at the time). Day I moved in the dog was milling around as was the lady, not bothering a soul. Dude saw the dog and it was like a switch flipped. The lady and I walked in the house and both looked at each other and said..what was that all about?? This guy had been nothing but nice to people that lived there before(and was nice to me when I saw him in passing the first time), no problems or anything.
We have a lease with option to buy I can exercise at anytime after 12 months, fixed sale price agreed upon already, I moved in Jan 1 of this year. I was planning on doing that on Jan 1 2014, but unless this situation is resolved that isn't happening. I literally haven't said one word to the guy in the past 10 months outside of yesterday, despite him doing everything he could to bitch and complain about things like the newspaper being at the end of my driveway that I didn't pick up. I kept my mouth shut and just ignored him, but just couldn't do it anymore.
Tough to find this kind of lease-option deal on house that works for you.
There has to be more to this than just a guy losing the plot because you have a pit. Does the dog bark, act aggressively in any way, kept indoors, fenced backyard, unleashed in the driveway?? Why do you think it's simply the breed, has he told you? Does he have young children, anyone in his family been attacked by a dog? Etc and so on.
It's weird that a guy with a seemingly good track record goes sideways like this for no good reason, but I've had crazy neighbors before and nothing would surprise me.
If the guy owns and doesn't rent then it's probably best to find another place. Doesn't seem like there is any chance of finding common ground, especially since you punked him in front of his wife. More details on that exchange would be appreciated, what specifically prompted the outburst?
Great fences make great neighbors, but with your driveways right next to each other that's not going to work.
Forget trying to get him on tape, escalating the situation with a crazy guy who lives next door to you can only end badly. Put the dude in the rear view IMO.