Should I confront my neighbor?

I've talked about this before, but long story short my neighbor has been harassing me for months.

He's been doing it so much that the upstairs neighbors have noticed and have started retaliating, so now I've got noisy neighbors on all sides of me.

I went to talk to the people upstairs to ask if they could not go tit for tat, and instead go to the property manager to file a complaint and I'll do the same, but they hid inside their apt 😒

I think the neighbor who started all of this also hides from me. Like he listens to me open my door to make sure the coast is clear for him to come out 🤣

I'm on the first floor and was thinking about just going over my balcony and waiting for him "like what's up!"and seeing what he does.

Am I being impulsive, or do I have every right?

[Hidden]

Police view neighbor disputes as low on their priority. He's obsessively turning faucets and his garbage disposal on and off. It's not a crime to be an asshole as far as I know, which is why he keeps doing it.

So long story short, I can't call the police.

[Hidden]

This is not a coincidence. I don't struggle with schizophrenia or paranoia.

I'm 100% sure he's doing it intentionally.

Also, the fact that the neighbours have started to do it, let's me know that I'm not being paranoid because it means they can hear it too. I just wish they went to property management instead of going back and forth 🤦🏾‍♀️

[Hidden]

I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of a confrontation. Probably exactly what he wants. Be the bigger person. He sounds like a jerk who doesn’t deserve your time or energy. Talk to your landlord. You have the right to “quiet enjoyment” if you have a lease.

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And that's why I haven't confronted him yet. Even if I don't hit him, if I lose my temper and yell, he's going to say that I'm harassing him and call the police.

The only thing keeping him safe from me is the prospect of going to jail lol I can already tell that he can't fight.

[Blueruth]

I think you could do something but it has to be one time and effective. You also don’t want to go low but at the same time stand your ground. Otherwise he could just escalate. Do you know his name? Google him. He must be a creep with some dirt.

[Raggedy-Ann]

DO NOT CONFRONT THE WEIRDO! Neighbor wars are scary. He knows what he is doing. Complain to the police so you can start a record of events, do the same with the landlord by email or text so you have a record of his response. keep records of every interaction with everyone involved. keep a diary of the noise what time it starts and stops and anything he does that is inappropriate. and look at moving.

[Toddzen]

I went through similar hell with neighbors. I had to move. Six years I lived in this low income housing with all these nasty people. Extremely noisy. People banging doors, etc. It was really awful. This is common in Apartments. I moved to another State and live in a house. I'm isolated but I'm free from those horrible neighbors.

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I would move too if I had the money. I would love to be in a house. This is the cheapest apt in the area, and I pay more than $1000 for a 1 bd.

I'm glad you got away from it all 😊

[Redfox9]

hey,

I don’t have much solution but i x xdan relate, things like these occupy my mind. If someone says something it keeps on going in mind. I don’t have any suggestions, as even am dealing with something and can’t rid of that. Just lots of strength for you to handle this, this community is great, if you need any help you can ping anyone or me.

Hope everything sorts out for you.