A homeowner walked outside to discover several new guy wires had appeared on their property. One was an eyesore in the front garden. Another presented a much bigger problem: It blocked an existing gate at the back of the property. “Recently I noticed a few guy wires that wernt there before,” u/DerfQT wrote in a…
A Virginia family just won a six-figure judgment after a prolonged battle with BH Mid-Atlantic Inc. (aka Blue Haven). Lisa Dodd took the company to court this year, claiming that the company misled her. According to the court documents on Justia U.S. Law, Dodd says that she began looking for a company to install a…
A homeowner and two dogs were able to get to safety after waking up to a fire the morning of Oct. 5. The Charlotte Fire Department, which is located in Carmel Township, Michigan, shared photos from the scary moments on its Facebook page. According to the post, the homeowner woke up to his smoke-filled house…
On Sept. 30, a press release announced that a new law had been signed in California, giving homeowners “new paths” to keeping their homeowners insurance. According to the release, which was written by Consumer Watchdog, SB 1301 has finally been signed into law. SB 1301 gives homeowners more protection when it comes to what mitigation…
Apartment living offers a lot of perks for some people. From not having to pay for routine repairs and maintenance to benefits like high-end amenities such as gym and pool access, there are a lot of reasons why people elect to live in an apartment. However, one of the major downsides tends to be the…
Depending on people’s locations, they may be used to seeing a very specific-looking version of the common gray squirrel. For example, folks who call Princeton, New Jersey, home may be used to seeing black squirrels running around outside. And those who live in Brevard, North Carolina may get to see the occasional white squirrel run…
One homeowner thought they had already settled a neighbor’s complaint about their trees. Then another letter arrived. In a Sept. 28 Reddit post, u/Mysterious-Board9079 explained that their uphill neighbors had previously complained about a tree growing over the property line. U/Mysterious-Board9079 accompanied the post with three photos, including two marked with different-colored circles to identify…
A Threads user who stumbled across an unusual phenomenon is taking the internet by storm. A woman who goes by the name @ljpt61 shared two videos they claimed to have taken in their yard. “Foamy soap-like stuff dripping off my cedar trees,” she captioned the clip. “Weird. Does anyone know what this might be?” As…
A surprise bill can be stressful, especially when it’s big enough to fall outside your budget. One woman on Threads says that she recently got a shock when her mortgage statement came, and the amount she owed was significantly higher than she expected. “Why is my mortgage going up $450,” Threads user @neverland.lillies wrote. “It’s…