[M.D. Holloway]

One ofr our neighbors got a job in Austin last year. They put their house on the market but have had marginal traffic and few showings. They were asking way more than the market would allow. They were trying to re-coup on the cost of a pool they put in a few years prior and frankly it was a fools bet.

So, they keep the house on the market and rent it out for $3 large a month to cover the note. The house has been on the market for 18 months with no offers.

11 months ago my wife had a few of her girl friends over at around 2PM for a girlly pool party complete with beer and music. I gues they had the tunes going and were dancing. At some point the neighbor calls and asks to have them be quite because she is having a showing and she doen't want the prospects to be put off.

Well, this went over like fine china in a rodeo rink. The ladies have always had it in for this neighbor primarily because she is a screaming nut job, a pain in the arse and nothing but a burdon on anyone who provides her the time of day. I can't say she has done anything to me up until recently only because I give her the consideration and attention she desserves - zero.

Well, back to the party. The moms continued to laugh dance and sing and my Wife tells the neighbor that she will turn down the music but won't be something she is not - she will continue to entertain and that if the prospects are interested in moving in then they best understand that from time to time there will be some noise coming from next door - its life and its legal. I think my Wife should have been more respectful but that is a whole other can of rotting worms...

The sale didn't happen. She continued to have more showings but no offers. Mind you now, we were gone pretty much all summer. Also, the renters agreed in contract to allow showings with adiquate notice and failure to due so resulted in a $100 fine.

Jump to most recently - our wooden fence is rotting away - the other three neighbors agree and we look to replace it and split the cost. The neighbor that now lives in Austin refuses to pitch in for her portion - she is in to me for $975 for her portion. Mind you, I got three quotes and went with the middle one. According to the Town Order and the HOA, neighbors own 50% of the fence and when in disrepair have to fix or replace.

I called her and she refused to pay me then accused us of sabatage - she says she will sue.