Do I tell him?

Elin

So, I have this crazy entitled confrontational neighbor. Like, he's a complete pain in the ass, sits in the parking lot reving his motorcycle for 20-30 minutes at a time, gets in people's faces about "rule breaking" in the complex, total nut. I pretty much ignore him as to not turn the crazy my way.

I'm moving today, same complex but different building and this dude will no longer be my next door neighbor. Here is my dilemma. Dude has a deaf cattle dog. She's trained to do tricks but she's a real asshole, snaps at other dogs barks constantly. In fact, she barks at the window next to mine. He doesn't stop her and he leaves the window open. I've never said anything because A) I have dogs and I'm sure they aren't perfect angels while I'm out and don't want the crazy pointed at me.

I've been thinking about telling him that it sounds like she's barking right into my bedroom window however, just as a kind of warning since his new neighbors may not be as tolerent. I'm not sure this is a great idea however because he takes any criticism of this dog like you called his mother a whore. Maybe I should just leave it and if his new neighbors complain it's on them?

Thoughts? This dude has had animal control called on him a few times because he never leashes the dog and she's snapped at other people's dogs and DAMN this dude went nuts about how his dog is perfect and trained and she can do over 200 tricks with hand signals alone and blah blah blah. The few times I've seen people tell him she's loud he's just gone on about how it's because she's deaf and so bonded to him and she's anxious when he's gone.

Edd

From your description, the guy sounds pretty unstable, and maybe borderline disturbed.

You say you live in a complex. Who's in charge? What authorities can you turn to, and have you explored that option yet? Direct confrontation could well get the crazy pointed your way, and perhaps the form it takes will be harmless...and perhaps not. A better option might be to go the way I was alluding: get an authority figure with legal rights over the place to take your concerns to the guy anonymously. Your neighbor isn't very well going to begin a campaign of harassment against someone who can straight up evict him, if need be. Or maybe he will, but in either case, problem solved.

Edit: this of course is only in the event that you do resolve to tell him. As others have noted, you probably don't stand to profit greatly by choosing to.

Jam Warrior

Life's too short in my opinion. If anything you risk him misplacing his ire at your comments to the new tenants. Move on.

mr_mich

Don't bother. He clearly doesn't accept that the dog makes noise, there's no sense directing the crazy at yourself. You bring up a good point, the next neighbor may be less tolerant, but maybe they won't care either. At this point, it's not your problem.

Magic Pink

Don't tell him. There's no point. Do, however, put some shit in his mail box.

815165

You can't change crazy like that, but you can anger it.

Thanatos

Not your problem, and more trouble than it's worth.

bowen

Let your landlord know, don't confront. I use this approach for any neighbor I'm not on a first name basis with. If someone's openly crazy then fuck that, you definitely don't want to get in his line of fire.

spool32

leave it. At most, tell the landlord. But really, just leave it. You're done, man. You're out of there. Just let it go.

Jasconius

tell the landlord and go about your business

punk

Tell your landlord or complex management. The people who run the place I live actually prefer it if you don't confront disruptive neighbors. They want you to complain to them so they can log the incident and inform the tenant that they are breaking the rules. Also avoids any potential unpleasantness between people later.

Elin

Well, before I looked at this thread I actually did tell him, we are on a first name basis from before we knew he was nuts. He took it well from me, but I guess he's been going full nuts to our other neighbors about how he's worried "mexican thugs" will move into my old unit.

I also did warn management about how loud the dog was. They are VERY aware dude is nuts, he just hasn't done anything that would justify eviction.

Mulletude

Thanatos wrote: »

Not your problem, and more trouble than it's worth.

This. And only this. Seriously. Let other people figure out their own problems. You aren't the apartment police.