A man has been left outraged after his 'entitled' neighbour built a small house and playground at the bottom of his garden thinking he wouldn't notice. He explained how he took over ownership of his grandad's house a while back - but didn't visit it for two years because he lives on the other side of the state.
Despite not living in the property, he remained its rightful owner and made sure to stay up-to-date with its payments. Taking to Reddit, he said: "My grandfather gave me his house since he is now living with my parents. Because it is on the other side of the state, last time I visited it was over two years ago. Now, I am planning on building a pool, a shed, improving the garden, you get it.
"When I visited yesterday, I noticed there is a small house and small playground for my neighbour's kids [in my garden].
"When I talked to him he said that because no one was there for a year he thought It was abandoned."
He went on to explain how the neighbour tried to persuade him to sell him the land - but he wasn't having any of it.
"I told him I wouldn't because I was planning on using this part and asked him to move it or destroy it," he added.
"Since the playground is big and connected he isn't able to move it and would have to destroy most of it.
"He was sad but agreed - and I gave him six months."
But after speaking to his parents about the situation, he is now wondering whether he has been too harsh on his neighbour.
He said: "My parents said I was wrong and shouldn't destroy his kids playground. Was I wrong here?"
In response, one user said: "Just because someone doesn't live on a property doesn't mean you can just put your own stuff on it.
"There's way to many cases of people trying to claim property as their own because' I built stuff on it.'"
Another user added: "Surely he could have checked if it was legally considered abandoned?
"Six months is more than generous, and he shouldn't have built it on someone else's land to begin with. What was wrong with his own land?"
A third user said: " It's your property and six months notice is more than kind, he is lucky you didn't just flatten it and put a fence up.
"While I understand why you gave him the six months, you may have created a legal issue for yourself - his kids are now playing on your property with your permission.
"It's you who could be held liable if one of them falls and is injured. I would suggest you get some legal advice about making sure you are not going to get sued."
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