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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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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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WilvanderHeijden
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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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WilvanderHeijden
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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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Carrie de Luka
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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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TheCanadianViking
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man, what a miserable person lol I remember when we first moved here about 6 years ago, there was a kid just learning the flute and it was pretty bad, but listening to their progression over the years has been a cool experience

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

The original texter is very rude. I understand you don't want to hear the noise, but the kid is 9 years old.

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

I know it can be torture listening to someone practicing an instrument when they’re first learning, but that’s a good reason to get some good noise-cancelling headphones or earplugs. Most kids only practice about half an hour a day several times a week. He will get better as time goes on.

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

Okay, neighbour is a d**k, but that reply at the end killed me. XD

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

Lol, I feel for both. Music is mandatory in school where I live, when the schools shut down they sent the kids home with their instruments. Lockdown afternoons in my apartment complex have sounded like a cacaphony of terrible musicians badly screeching through various instruments. My own son with his trumpet included. Sometimes there'd be 3-4 kids playing different songs badly on various instruments all at once. Thank God school is over this year.

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

By the time you're 27 you perhaps should give a f**k about children and their attempts to learn things. I don't even particularly like children, but I like rude, childish 27 year olds even less.

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

Buy your kid a Violin. 9 y/o's are terriffic at pissing the neighbours off even more with a Violin that a Clarinett.

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

My daughter tried playing saxophone for a school band when she was 9. She was very excited and practiced at home during the day, after school (not every day - just 2-3 days/week and for less than 30 min...) But we have a lot of retired neighbors who are always home, so they still complained of the noise, even though it was during the day, at 4 or 5 pm. And they filed a complaint with the building management and they asked me if the sound can be muffled or if she could practice at school instead, because the sound bothered people... She was very hurt. She's bipolar, so that triggered a depression episode and she never touched the saxophone again. Every time I think about it I cry - she was so excited to learn that instrument and so proud. All ruined by neighbors who did not even care to talk to me or ask or work on this together.

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

Well, a cat can escape. A cat can't complain. (I also hate people, and I have the most powerful philosopher of a Siamese cat, but trying to be positive. Today.)

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

Reminds me of my neighbor across the street that would send their son outside in the front yard to practice his french horn. The kid was terrible at the french horn as well. Thankfully he quit the jr. high band, or maybe they kicked him out :)

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

I'm sure my family can relate. . .I learned to play recorder last year, and now I'm playing flute

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

I had a neighbor who was studying opera. I was nice about it and asked if it was possible to work out a schedule. We not only worked out a schedule, but I would text when I was going to be away for a while (sadly, nothing to steal over here). She was incredibly grateful and really blossomed into a wonderful singer.

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

Ok, 27-year old is very polite to ask when he/she shall come back home after the torture of playng clarinet by 9-year old ends.

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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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