Are stink bugs suddenly gathering around your windows and doors every autumn? Those smelly scoundrels are not necessarily looking for something to eat. For one particularly troublesome species, your house may simply look like a great place for them to call home through the winter chill. Brown marmorated stink bugs become especially noticeable around homes…
Months of reported maintenance problems have left residents of one Dallas, Texas apartment complex looking for a way out of their leases—and a recent wave of vehicle tows only added to the frustration. The resident described the problems in a Sept. 13 Reddit post to the r/LandlordLove subreddit, about Eastgrove Apartments on Ferguson Road. He…
Imagine going through all the planning, decision-making, coordinating, working, and paying involved in home renovations—and then having to undo it all. One Lake Tahoe homeowner will pay $150,000 and remove several unauthorized improvements. This move follows regulators’ discovery of construction work at a lakefront property conducted without the required approvals. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency said…
An argument over a family working on their car seemingly escalated into something much bigger when an HOA president threatened a $500 fine, a lawsuit, and immediate eviction. The family rents an apartment in Orange County, California. u/M3atba11s shared the dilemma on Reddit’s r/legaladvice community, explaining that the dispute began when the poster’s father and…
The porch light you faithfully switch on every night might be doing something you never intended: telling anyone who’s paying attention that nobody’s home. It sounds counterintuitive, but it’s backed by data. According to FBI crime statistics in Reolink, the majority of residential burglaries don’t happen under cover of darkness. They happen during the day,…
A homeowner who moved into a new house back in July says one of their neighbors crafted a convenient route out of the neighborhood… directly across the homeowner’s new property. The homeowner described the situation in a Sept. 12 Reddit post under the username u/Valdeloboz. U/Valdeloboz describes their house as having a long private driveway leading…
A homeowner says they have been trying to make an ongoing renovation easier on the family next door. Their neighbor, however, apparently wants something much harder to guarantee: three quiet hours every afternoon. The homeowner shared the dispute Sept. 17 on Reddit under the username u/Maleficent_Chicken_2. Their next-door neighbor has a young child who typically…
A homeowner who works as an electrician got a shock to the system when looking at what had been hiding above the ceiling in their child’s room. The homeowner, posting as u/Fearless_Zombie1003, shared a photo of the discovery Sept. 13 on Reddit. After removing a ceiling light fixture, u/Fearless_Zombie1003 found wiring coming through an opening…
A Mumsnet user has sparked a debate over one small bathroom amenity she believes hosts should always keep on hand: air freshener. The individual, posting under the username @HangryBrickShark, asked other Mumsnet users whether it is reasonable to expect people to have a spray available when friends or family visit. “We always have air freshener…