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“Love your neighbor as yourself” is easy to say and hard to do. Some of us are fortunate enough to have lovely neighbors who bake us homemade pies and invite us over for a barbeque (don’t worry, they have plenty of veggies to grill if you’re vegan). The rest of us are… well, far less lucky in whom we live next to.

There are neighbors from heaven and then there are neighbors from hell. They play loud music at night. They take your parking spot. They make your life miserable. And sometimes they end up on the Neighbors From Hell Instagram page, dedicated to collecting the best of the worst neighbor experiences. Scroll down and check some of these stories out and don’t forget to upvote your fave ones. Let us know in the comments what the worst neighbors you’ve ever had were like and read on for some tips on how to deal with jerk neighbors.

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Liam Walsh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wish my neighbours kids only left things over the line by 3 inches. The cycle all the way around my family's cars on my drive and keep falling off.

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Maria
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well both neighbours seem rude here. If you have to laugh, don't admit it!

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The Neighbors From Hell IG community is 269k people strong and anyone can send them a submission. Send them a quick message if you’re enduring neighborly hell at the moment.

Dealing with bad neighbors is a delicate situation. You have to be diplomatic yet firm, tough but fair if you want to live peacefully. There are several different types of jerk neighbors. From racket makers and slobs to careless pet owners and worse.

Real estate expert Barbara Corcoran told Today that the best way to avoid bad neighbors is to spot them early. So if you’re planning on buying or renting a new property, have a drive around the neighborhood at night to see how people in the area behave like when the sun goes down. Also, have a chat with the local store owners about what the locals are like.

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However, what are you supposed to do if you’re already living next to someone who’s making your daily life hard to bear?

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Well, the first step would be to set up a time to talk to your neighbor in person about what’s bothering you. The important thing is not to accuse them (people always get defensive when someone does that) but to let them know what’s bothering you and to suggest ways to solve the issue. Together.

Chances are a friendly chat or two might work. But if they don’t, talk to your local neighborhood or building association and ask them to step in. And if that doesn’t work and your neighbors continue to be aggressively disruptive, call your local precinct.

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Foxxy (The Original)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG, I just snort laughed. I don't think he will forget all about the fires after the burn you just gave him.

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Dilly Millandry
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Drink it black next time you k**b. Though people should realise that the most experienced burglars know the places where you're likely to hide a key and those hide a key things really aren't that hidden.

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Mascha Claessens
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha, it's so American (and some other countries too) to think that "I'm not home" automatically means "my car's not home".

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jaysko
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even if they weren't home but the car was, they likely had their keys with them, and most people keep house keys and car keys together. Wouldn't have been able to shut the alarm off anyway...

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Lynda Momalo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair "I'm not home" was a confusing answer. It could have meant, "I'm not home, so I can't stop my car alarm." But the neighbor's question was stupid as hell.

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Tabitha L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just because you aren't home doesn't mean your car isn't home.

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WilvanderHeijden
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even ii the car was at home, what could the owner do when he wasn't? In my country all alarms must be set to stop the siren after 4 minutes. Just sit it out and don't assume it's the neighbors car. It could be yours making all that noise.

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Bettye McKee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another stupid neighbor. May I please have permission to strangle her?

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Steve Cruz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do people get nasty? JUST STOP ANSWERING THE STUPID TEXTS.

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Lynn Morello
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to live in a house that backed onto a Parking lot for the local grocery store. You would be surprised at what sets alarms off.

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Katie Allen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wrote car alarms should be attached to big Star Trek shock collars and my comment disappeared. BP must be owned by a car alarm company :P

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Katie Allen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Car alarms should be attached to big Star Trek shock collars

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People who start sentences with “b***h” aren’t exactly inviting me to side with them... Sounds like something my white trash neighbors would do. Actually I know it’s what they actually do.

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Lorrie Finley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Considering that this person is trying to enjoy a brunch usually implies friends or family are also at said brunch (which are"t cheap) and a neighbor is asking absolutely inane questions that should not have even been uttered, I think a strong adjective was justified. What would you have suggested replace it?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can sympathize with this one. Small talk can sometimes feel like torture, so I have resorted to hiding on the upper floor when someone was waiting by the elevator on the ground floor. No damage done to anyone, so why not?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Simple solution, remove their rear license plate and replace it with a sign "I need to learn to park.". The police will surely be interested and draw his attention to this message.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Problem of this approach is that THEY know where you live, and you don't know where they'll be living.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd take up smoking cigars & make certain Amy & Randy could see me smoking them...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait, the blue balloons show that "Chelsea" is the person who sent this in & "The monster" is the supposed Neighbour-from-Hell?! I'm confused.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my country it's actually illegal to make noise loud enough to bother your neighbours before 8am on weekdays and 10am on weekends.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seems like Chloe from 1A finally had enough. It's quite amazing how some people think that rules never apply to them, even when they are warned.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Feel for both. Children want to learn to play and that's perfectly reasonable. Torture to listen to though. Had a singing coach living nearby and OML it was hell for a while. Now I have a neighbour with a son who isn't very committed to learning to play the drums - so at least it isn't very often or for very long!

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Breaking in if you are not on the lease or mortgage is illegal. Don't know if s******g in someones bed is legal or not but it is absolutely disgusting.

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