My Entitled Neighbor Forced Me to Take down My Old Fence – How Karma Got Her Back Is Unbelievable

Living peacefully on Maple Street, I had a verbal agreement with my neighbors, Jim and Susan, to build a fence for privacy. We shook hands on it, and I went ahead and built the fence close to the property line. Jim and Susan were appreciative—they got the benefit of the fence without having to pay a dime for it.

A year ago, they sold their house, and Kayla, a city realtor, moved in. Not long after, she had a land surveyor mark the boundaries and informed me that my fence encroached nine inches onto her property. “Move the fence or pay for the land,” she demanded. Without any written proof of my agreement with Jim and Susan, I had no choice but to dismantle the fence.

A week later, Kayla returned, visibly upset. She pleaded with me to rebuild the fence, revealing that her dog, Duke, needed it to stay safe. Despite her earlier hostility, I refused. Kayla tried to manage without the fence by putting up a flimsy bamboo barrier, but it was no match for Duke. Chaos ensued during a garage sale when Duke broke free, leading to the theft of her purse. The neighborhood found the situation amusing, but Kayla was clearly struggling.

Desperate, Kayla tried various solutions to contain Duke, but nothing worked. One evening, she came to me again, begging me to rebuild the fence and even offering to pay for it. While I felt sorry for her, I remained firm in my decision. Eventually, I sold my house and moved on, finding peace in a new home.

Looking back, I realized that Kayla moving next door pushed me to seek out tranquility elsewhere. Sharing the story with friends always brings laughter, serving as a reminder that sometimes karma has a way of working things out in the most unexpected ways.