My husband & I bought this house about 8 year ago because we fell in love with the view and big garden. We went to see the house only once and then we agreed to buy it shortly after. It was very fast decision. I remember I was in BKK and my husband was on his business trip somewhere. Our lawyer managed all the paper and money and we moved it to this house about 2 months after. We got married in this house. We cerebrated our 40 years old birthday in this house. Many good things happened in this house.

But the only thing that we didn’t check or even pay attention to was our neighbour. The previous owner of this house mentioned something about the neighbour to us…â€he was strange.†.. how strange can one be, so I thought.

During the past years, I say hello to him if I see him in his garden and that’s about a few times. He is about the same age as us, divorced and as far as I know he has 2 kids and they don’t want to have anything to do with him. Every now and then he comes knocking on our door for some small chat but he often picks the wrong time. I don’t feel comfortable when he come knock on the door when my husband is away. I don’t like talking to him.

He used to mention about the fencing between his garden and our driveway. He told us that the fencing and the driveway overlap his property, but he doesn’t care. It’s ok for him and that fencing and the driveway have been there for more than 17 years. He told my husband that if my husband and I pay for a new fencing, that will be fine. And we agreed we’ll pay for the new fencing.

About some months ago, our lamppost at the driveway wasn’t working. And my husband found the electric line to the lamppost was cut. My husband asked the neighbour, he said he did it. We thought what the heck!!! but then my husband and I were busy. We forgot to talk more about it with him. Well it was just a small thing after all, so we thought.

BUT just about an hour ago, I came home and I found the fencing was broken down. It’s like someone cut it (the fencing made from woods btw). I called my husband (he’s on a business trip) to tell him about it. He told me not to go talk with the neighbour or do anything yet, since it’s late and it’s raining. I think I will take some pictures tomorrow and will talk to police, perhaps.

There were some small issue between our neighbour and us every once in awhile, for exp. he played very loud music. He threw some fruits to our drive way (don’t ask me why.. I have no idea!) and he took our dog leashes (again, don’t ask me why).. and when we asked him if he did all those strange things, he admitted.

The moral of this story ; if someone told you, your neighbour is strange. Ask them, how strange??

Good night!

sounds like one weird guy!

Really seems to be a "strange" guy! I mean, normally, noone would admit having done something bad to his neighbors when directly asked. Maybe you (or better your husband) should ask him WHY he did it. That might reveal some things. And for the property issue, the cadaster office should have the exact maps to determine who's is who's.

But I can see that this is very embarrassing as I right now are also having problems with the owner of the majority of the house where I own my flat. Right now, I am happy because I am far away and I don't have to think about these things but I know that they will come up once I am back for a while.

My sincere advice is: Get this settled as soon as possible, otherwise you will suffer for long. If he doesn't stop bothering you, go to court (although this is also embarrassing). I think that things should be settled for good, otherwise you will not have your peace for long and it also is my thinking that once you have your home, you are entitled to live there in peace and without daily (or weekly or whatsoever) problems.

For me, this is the thinking and this obviously will be me going to court (which will be a long and painful thing) just in order to have my peace after the verdict. I have tried several times to come to a peaceful solution but unfortunately, the guy (he is Chinese!) only lied to me. So I think in your case, it might be easier, as your neighbor admits everything - he just will have to explain himself. Towards you or towards the court, that will be your decision!

We have the map and it shows that a part our drive way and fencing overlap his property. We didn't know that before until he mentioned it and the previous owner didn't say anything.

I will not do anything beside of taking picture and I will go to police station to make some report. The rest will be managed by our lawyer. My husband can not and should not talk to him because something ugly might happen.

As far as the property line, and where the fence is, there is what is called an abandonment statute, meaning if he waited this long to complain about the established property line by where the fence is, then it is too long, and the fence establishes the new property line. This is a common law in most countries.

You call the police right away about the destruction of the fence. With anything like that do not play his game. Get the police involved right away. Do not let your husband convince you that it is nothing. He is getting more, and more dangerous in what he is doing.

You did nothing about him cutting the wire, so he took it a step further, and destroyed the fence. What will he do next, burn your house down? Also rebuild the fence in exactly the same place it was at before. That is the new property line. Ask your lawyer about abandonment.

Do no play his game. You get the police involved. He is crazy, and you need the proper authorities involved.

thank you koolbreez, Funny you should mentioned burn my house down because I just took some pictures about an hour ago to send them to my husband and when I was resizing the pictures I found a red lighter nearby the fencing. The lighter is kept for an evidence.

This is what he did to our fencing.

I'm going to police now.

If he admitted doing all these things, didn't you ask him for a reason WHY he did it?

It sounds like he is crazy. In Sweden, a crazy man shot at teenage as he was annoyed by them making noise late att night outside his house, and he could get away with it coz crazy man didn't get punished!

I will build a new wall like Thailand. A tall wall made of concrete.

yes, we did (mostly my husband did because I try to not to talk with him as possible). For example the electric wire case, he said it was an accident. He tried his new electronic arm saw and **** just happened. (the electric wire wasn't something that hanging around waiting for an accident to happen. It's been hidden behind the fencing, you can see the white wire in the picture, that's the one).

Anyway, I went to the police station with pictures and the lighter. Too bad, the lighter was too dirty and since it's raining all night so the police won't waste their time on checking the fingers print.

duanja. That's what we're gonna do, build 3 meters high concrete fencing.

I think the law in DK is pretty much the same as in Sweden, but if he is crazy and danger to himself and to others, the police can put him on "yellow paper" or "red paper". "yellow paper" means he needs to get a treatment and "red paper" means he must be lock in somewhere, not jail but pretty much the same principle.

If I see these pics I wonder how it can be that the properties overlap. But anyhow, if it is like this, it is. BUT I am sure that there is a law similar to Austria which says that after a certain time (mostly 30 years - so you will have to check how it was with your predecessors on the ground) you get the right to use it by yourself (don't know the appropriate English term but in German it's "ersessenes Recht"). n the other hand, there is a law that for sure also applies in DK, which regulates the right to use other property once you have to use it for accessing your own property. In German, it's called "Substitutsrecht" and it describes that you have the right to trespass other people's properties if this is the only way to access your property. Of course there are rules how to handle this but in general, I cannot hinder you walking/driving over my property once this is the only way for you to access your land.

Stupid.

When I was a kid I used to wonder why adults argued like children and were immature. I thought, 'Surely, when you grow up, you stop acting like this.' But now I'm old(er) I see some people never stop!

He couldn't knock on the door, have a conversation and agree to a course of action? No... He acted like a teenager having a tantrum.

I guess the overlap property thing must be longer than 30 years because my house was build over 150 years ago. We even had a birdeyes view picture that shows the driveway from 1960.

I didn't show picture from the street in front of his house here. He threw paper/newspaper all over the street. Something very strange is going on with the guy.

EB : that's exactly as my hubby said. Have you been talking to my hub? ;D

Yes.

He calls me about three times a week and we discuss you.

Funny, he never mentioned your neighhbour before.

I wonder if this guy has a mental problem.

its ok, as long as he doesnt jog or straightening in his garden..... naked ! -lol

its ok, as long as he doesnt jog or straightening in his garden..... naked ! -lol

Naked in his garden is totally his rights, if you visit DK in summer you might see people topless in a park and nude on a beach. Maybe it's ok for you to have a neighbour comes destroy your property but it is NOT ok for me.

I better go drink some coffee.

i meant naked just for showing off to you..

Lucky me that in my moo baan i m a person who scare of my neighbours..

Yea, we have a weird neighbour too. But, ultimately we have the option to move if **** gets too much. Guess it must suck if you have bought your house then get lumbered with a moron.

A little update. The neighbour came knock on my door about 20 minutes ago and he told me that he was trying to help me fix the fencing. What the fcuk!!!

And the funniest thing was the neighbour said, my husband and I use drugs. He can tell when people use drugs. LOL..

I think we will just move. Anyone want to buy my house?

i don't know in thailand, but in italy there is a law regarding the use of someone property. usucaption.

if your keep or use someone property for at least 20 years with good or bad intension (nobody care), without any pubblic claim from the real owner, you will gain the property.