Put in a flood light and point it right at the camera.

If my neighbour paid and put up a privacy fence, hell I’d buy them a gift.

That poor lady, why are some people so rude and ignorant!! Leave her alone!!!!!

I have this problem with my neighbors looking down into my patio from their second story window. I put up 3 10 foot rectangular umbrellas that till no view of their house whatsoever. Even heard her say “ she’s blocking me, I can’t see.” Why does she have to watch me while I’m in my yard? Cleaning,planting relaxing or playing with my dogs?

Tall fences make good neighbors.

Put in a very tall growing bush on your side of the fence that will block the camera's view. Shame on that disrespectful neighbor invading your privacy with a camera.

This older lady's home Is Better kept than that Karen's home. Having a Karen as neighbor is the worse nightmare!!

This woman is elderly. Leave her alone! Some people are so ignorant. She looks peaceful and does not bother anyone. No one has complained about her before. The stress she must be going through! God is with you honey. Just keep praying.

In my country everyone has a fence. It's very common. The crazy neighbour is mad because now she has to buy a tv to watch people. I hate neighbours who look into your house all day.

The real crime is that you need to call the city to get permission to do what you want with your “property”.

She should put a toilet and a sink outside in her porch. Then she can claim the douche neighbor is invading her privacy because its her restroom

It appears the angry and troubled neighbor either has a connection in city hall or has played this game before.

Somebody help the poor lady. Noisy neighbors.

My weird neighbor in Florida kept moving the survey stakes on our property. We decided to put up a fence. When our surveyor started to measure, we realized nutty neighbor had moved the stakes so far over we had only 18 inches of property on that side of the house. We really had 23 feet. He kept chasing us off “his property “ when we’d walk down the side of our house. He was really pissed when we put the fence on the correct border.

I had a property line problem with my people nextdoor. He had his farm equipment parked on what he called his property. One day the weeds were three feet tall my son was playing outside. I could hear him but couldn't see him. So I went looking for him calling his name . I found him in the tall weeds by the farm equipment. When the people came home I ask them if I could cut the weeds down for the safety of my son. He said go ahead. So I started early Saturday morning and the last stripe of weeds I cut I hit something steel with my lawn mower. I stopped and looked at what it was. I found the tee iron marking the property line. I got my tape measure and did some checking. I found out I just mowed my property not his. So I showed him the tee iron and told him to move his equipment off my property.

No one should be able to to install a camera that invades your privacy in your property. There needs to be law addressing this type of voyeurism/ peeping Tom

For anyone who has this problem get yourself a green laser and shine it into the offending camera lens

I thought they only targeted the younger ones, turns out even our elderly are susceptible to creeps like these😖

The charges they should be going for is harassment using a camera as the tool, not public filming laws. Peeping toms and stalking is illegal

If they spent some of that energy looking after there garden instead of harassing this poor woman they might find its time better spent

Install cameras of your own into the sick neighbor's yard and post her comings and goings online.

If I was a contractor and heard about this, I would offer to add a bathroom onto that side of the house free of charge.

In South Africa 99% of property is fenced. My friend just ignore this woman. God bless

A lot of new people moving in these days, and want to run the neighborhood like an unofficial HOA - in hopes of pushing people out who've been there for decades peacefully.

Please, somebody help her ! She must have peace and privacy ! 🙏🏼🏠🙏🏼

Cameras are illegal if they are pointed at the neighbors windows and invades their privacy. I would install my own cameras pointed right back. Neighbors from hell...harassing someone for no reason.

That neighbor is just a karen.poor woman I hope she gets peace from her nasty neighbors

Wow poor lady being harassed when she should be able to enjoy her retirement years. Where is her family? Someone help this lady please. Hell I'll go help her where is this at??

most cameras today can pick up inferred light not visible to the eye just get one big enough and blind tht camera?

My hold house had 6' privacy hedges along the back and my neighbor was always complaining about them being too high. The day I moved in he came over and started complaining about them to me and how the previous owner didn't take care of them, etc. He wanted them cut down to 4' and I was like "no, I like the privacy" and he started with the "why? Are we so gross to look at?" garbage. The guy was a jerk.

Savage move would be building a private outdoor shower so it is considered a bathroom and have the city force her to remove the camera.

Like a shame on them for bugging a 76 year old woman and then making her pay and repay for damn fence. Like what is the point and since when can your fence only be four feet? This is the definition of a Karen

What exactly is wrong with that fence - I am on my 3rd privacy fence. Her neighbor just is angry because now she can't look directly into this lady's yard & house. Most nice neighborhoods let foliage and bushes grow up to give them a sense of privacy and seclusion and what is wrong with that anyway. There is a certain type of person now who resents someone else seeking privacy and I don't understand that. Get a life and stop staring into a person's home - give this little lady a break.

wow that neighbour must live one miserable life. Also I'm so glad it is illegal in Ireland to film anywhere but your own property

In most areas, you can install a spotlight and point it right at their window, or at least at enough angle that it will block that camera's view. Cheap solution to dickish behavior.

I went through something similar only I had to get a protective order against my neighbor who kept putting packages at my back door then tried to claim I was stealing them, but I recently had a small victory and won in a civil suit he brought against me. It sucks but I've learned to pick and choose my battles wisely, especially with neighbors

Cover the windows with one way film. Tiny the windows with the Metallic side out and let the camera pick up glare. The only downside is at night. If the curtains are open and the lights are on, she would be visible.

The fence looks great by the way ; I would have no complaints if i were her neigbor. I would have one the same way.

I know what you mean, been on our property in Georgia for 40 years, then come some dumb bratz inheriting there grandma's house . And it's been war since, the peace we used to have... . Is no more.... blessing to all who go thru this.. .

Around here we need to have the nice side of the fence facing out, this lady's fence looks backwards to me.

I understand this poor lady. I live up in Carmel (VWC) in a house for almost 18 years. In May of 2017 I got new neighbors that moved in and they brought with them their twice convicted violent felon 24 year old son who was living on house arrest with them. All they did was party and ya-hoo and smoke dope! I went bananas! It got real ugly but the son eventually moved out! Total loser and loser parents! Enablers!

She’s mad because she watched you from the window like it was her own personal entertainment. When you tried to have privacy from her judgmental spying eyes she made it her new project. Instead of loving her neighbor she’s hating on you. That’s been my neighbor. Not recently thankfully! She used to knock on my door and check on my kids and let her dog in my yard to poop and spy around as much as she could. She liked to judge how we lived so she could find satisfaction in judging us. They didn’t approve of us homeschooling, now they homeschool and they lost their daycare.

We had this issue and my dad put up a fence and they fought it.. turns out their whole driveway was on our lot.. my dad said sign the paper saying I can build the fence or loose your driveway and side entrance.. they signed and my dad had it up in 2 weeks.

Ma'am, I am sorry you have to deal with this. Your house(and you) is beautiful!

Point a laser into the camera at night (ensures that the laser is hitting the lens). This will obscure the image from the camera.

There needs to be a nationwide bill passed for this in regards to residential properties. People take advantage of it and do it on purpose. What I would recommend is installing windowed mirror tint on all the windows on that side of the house. You’ll still be able to see out, but they won’t see in. An extra benefit to the mirror tint, if the sun hits that side of the house at all, which I sure hope it does, it will reflect and wash that camera right out rendering it temporarily dead. If it damages the camera, the home owner would not be liable because you allowed anywhere to install any tint on any house EVERYWHERE :)

I'm so happy I live on my farm. NO neighbors in sight, lots of stars, no traffic, and I get to fall asleep with coyotes howling every night. The BEST life ever. 🥰

I've got a nasty neighbor that is doing all the above but minus the fence. *_She cut my phone & internet line/service a few years ago after I quit mowing her lawn for free for the last 7 years!_* (The line was touching the peak of her dilapidated garage and she said it was damaging the shingle! (Not shingles but shingle!) This utility service line has been this way for 33 years that I've lived here!) (The service pole has been there for 80+ years providing not only me but many with the internet, cable, and or phone service!) Anyway, after ATT charge her for the repairs it got real bad here and she's NOT stopped her antics! 1. _Putting bright lights in her window facing out towards my bathroom and bedroom windows!_ (fluorescent lights and spotlights!) (The Police made her remove them immediately! Good for me right, no.) 2. _She then had 2 very bright security lights put up ion which they are directed to my back porch and backdoor!_ (I can read a book at night, work in the yard, etc...) 3. _She had installed a high dollar security system with 2 of the 4 cameras pointed 100% at my back door and yard!_ 4. _She put a dildo in her kitchen window for all to see but only the resident in the next house had a good view, me._ 5. _She ran out her door one night and poured water on my tiki torch while we were cooking, it was WAY on my property!_ (We were having a cookout when a friend's young 5-year-old daughter seen it and asked us what it was!) 6. So much more she has done to make my life miserable! So, I feel miserable for this lady in this report and hope she and I can get some type of help for these harassing crazy people & their antics and more! *_I will admit after she had provoked, interrupted, and disturbed my life, I set her up one day in which I have video of it which, I'm not proud of nor what I called her but I couldn't take her insanity anymore._* (The video has made me nearly $400.00 on YT though!) (Still, the small amount of money isn't worth the mental anguish she's caused!) I'm a great neighbor, I don't bother anyone, I've always helped. I've never been in trouble with the law and have busted my butt all my life and all this along with this year, it is breaking me! *_Truth, Peace, Freedom & L♥ve2ALL™_* *James*

Any one have an update on this poor lady?

Every neighborhood has to have at least one shitty neighbor that has nothing better to do with their life. You put up this privacy fence because you got tired of her spying on you, and she decided to get even because she now has to find something else to occupy her time, like maybe getting a job!

I’ve been watching neighbor fights the last hour. Hilarious 🤣

Seriously the city needs to tell this woman who’s complaining that they will fine her and start charging her for every complaint.

Sad some people are truly miserable I hope you get some peace and justice seeing you lived in your home for such a long time ❤

Building code is 42" back to the property setback. After that it can raise to 60". Going to check it t out, actually live near it.

Start a "my safety" gofundme page to fund the planting of a very tall arborvitae hedge.

People like that is why I will have me a house out in the country

In many places the "finished" side must face the neighbor if you erect the fence. This lady's fence is the opposite.

Oh momma I'm so sorry this is happening! 💞 I wish I was your other neighbor... I'd be helping you all I could, I'd put up privacy screens That come out" but not over the fence! Long as you cant see the side of there home at all...plain and simple! Then billed up a very lovely an nice sitting area on the other side of the home! Forget about these people Sue them for harassment if they continue to spread false statements To the city council... God bless you sweety 🙏🙏🙏

Had/have a similar situation with the Karen’s next door. They put a ring doorbell camera on top of their garage to watch me leave in and out of my house. So I put up a mesh privacy fence 15 feet in the air . The next day they removed their camera from eye view .

My parents house is at the top of a small hill, maybe a 30° incline to the bottom of their backyard fence. They also have a large patio deck extending from the home. A new housing developed bought the land behind them and began developing and, sure enough, eventually someone bought the house built behind them. It was an older couple (man and woman) in their 60's who were retired. One day as they were moving in I was over visiting my mother, and the new neighbors spotted me (due to the slight incline they had a perfect view of my parents yard without even looking over the fence). The man yelled over that I looked strong and able, asked if I would like to earn $200 and help them move a few items into their home. I agreed and drove around to their street. Well...it wasn't a few items lol. They had me ride along with them to a storage unit and I basically ended up moving ALL of their heavy furniture into a U-Haul and then moving it into their home once we got back. The man didn't lift a finger and drank Scotch the entire time and blabbed endlessly about himself. He also said the work would take "no more than an hour" initally but it took nearly 5 hours. Once I finished he gave me $50 and claimed he was waiting on a check, and would give me the rest in 1 to 2 weeks. That was a bit irritating, but I agreed and left. Over the next 2 weeks my parents said the new neighbors were extremely chatty and friendly. My mom said that the new neighbors were ALWAYS in their backyard and seemed to be watching them. They would try to offer my mom stuff from their garden over the fence and if you got caught in a brief "hello" back to them, they would keep you out there for 30 minutes talking, especially the husband. After 2 weeks went by I went to their house and they wouldn't answer. So I left and came back a week later to visit my mom again and to also try the neighbors once more for my $150, only now when I returned the neighbors had built a 10 foot tall privacy fence so that neither we nor they could see each other from our respective backyards. Not only did they do that, they built a fence around their front yard so that nobody could even walk up to their front door to ring the bell. I drove around once more and entered the gate in the front to access their front door and doorbell. The man answered the door reeking of whiskey and was cussing me out. He slammed the door and his wife came back to the door a moment later and told me to "get the fuck off" of their property. I was stunned. I couldn't believe what was happening...but it gets worse. I ask for my money and they acted like they didn't even know who I was. This is after 2 weeks of chatting them up over the fence when I would visit my mom and the 5 hours I spent in their home and riding in a U-Haul with them. I was perplexed. Stunned. I began to walk back to my car and the husband came out to the front yard with a 9 mm hand gun and pointed it directly between my eyes and told me he would kill me, but he hadn't put a magazine in the firearm yet...so when he pulled the trigger nothing happened. I get back to my car and call the police. About an hour later the cops came round to our front yard and said the man was pretty irate but that he claimed I was an intruder. He also said he had no idea who I was and no clue what $150 I was talking about. They asked if I wanted to press chargers and I said no, I didn't want to make any issues for my parents. My mom's husband living there with her was a police officer at this time too, ironically. Fast forward about 6 months and we are all eating dinner one night on the patio. It's 4th of July weekend. We hear cursing and vulgar expletives coming from the neighbors side. Basically he was trying to ruin our peaceful family gathering by being a creep and being vulgar. He also had installed cameras facing into my parents back yard too by this time. So I had enough at this point and stood on the large dog house my grandpa made for our family dog and could see into their backyard. They made a really impressive outdoor lounge area, they had a garden, they had maybe 5 or 6 cameras on the house and fence pointing towards every angle of my parents house and monitors out there on their outdoor sun patio thing to watch them on. So they could see us but we couldn't see them. As soon as he saw my head pop up looking over...from our property....100% legal and within my rights to do... He shouted he was going to blow my head off. He drove around to our house and banged on the door. My step-dad answered with a shotgun pointed at his face, but I had no weapons. I told the guy I would beat his ass right then, but I don't know what happened...he had a come to Jesus moment and probably was crapping his pants and went from insane murderer to the nice, friendly, chatty neighbor we knew for 2 whole weeks that offered us veggies from his garden, etc. Within 2 minutes the police were on our front lawn and had him in handcuffs. He was like "is this about the $150? I'll pay him the money". Yeah... I declined the money and we let him go with no charges, wildly enough. During the whole fiasco his wife was yelling sexual and vulgar obscenities over the fence to my nieces and nephews who were there for the July 4th BBQ. People are truly fucking terrifying in this world. It takes a lot to earn my trust these days.

Usually the one putting up the privacy fence is the one being wronged

You point a Laser pointer into the camera lens. It will no longer function as a camera

Same with my home, been here 21 years, girl next door moved in her bf 2 years ago and it has been a living hell. He cracked doors of both my cars, obnoxious dog...driveway always full of projects and his trucks...and now cameras filming my property. I put up a fence, it is ridiculous what people get away with. It does cause someone health issues, it has me. Stress and heart strain and they couldn't care any less. Calling a property lawyer this week.

Why in the world would anyone want a LOWER fence? The neighbor is nuts. The fence provides privacy for both properties.

That’s so weird like why would u be wanting to look in sombody house for and she said they was staring at her eat? That’s so weird.

Can I say fckn harassment from the city got dam. This poor woman contacted the city, got approval for fence, and moved forward with it. Next the same city turns around and sends a nastygram about the very fence they already friggin approved! Can a beotch get her own friggin privacy! Dam all she wants is privacy in her own home!!!

I had a similar issue where a new neighbor decided it was ok to just look in my house whenever he wanted. I put up a fence (within code), and he put up a couple camera's. Well, he really got pissed with my next step. There is a product called Wndow privacy film. It is a very thin vinyl that you put on the inside of your window. You can still see out with no problem at all, but anyone trying to look in, only get a mirror effect. Bought it, and it was super easy to install. He tried to complain that my windows were now a danger, because it was "blinding" when light hit it (which is completely untrue as it does not reflect light). But, police told him I was not violating any laws or codes, and the window tints were perfectly fine to use. They also told him that there is a "Peeping Tom" law, and if they get one more complaint from any of his neighbors, they will becoming back, and not just to talk. Yup, apparently I was not the only neighbor her was doing this to. It is kind of funny, because I suggested the window tint to all surrounding neighbors, and now when you drive down my street you see a bunch of houses that look like they have mirrors for windows, and boy was he really pissed about that, lol. This all happened about 3 years ago, and he just placed his house on the market. Thank goodness, cannot wait for him to be gone. But, I am leaving my window tint up, as it really is great. I get all the light coming in, without worrying about weirdos looking in.

I would put an awning over the window that slants down toward the fence. Or just use window blinds since there really isn't anything to see out of the window except the side of the fence. Sucks to have a neighbor like that!

If I lived near this nice lady I would volunteer to install an extremely bright flood light to shine at that camera 24/7. Make it solar powered so no extra expense on her utility bill.

Earlier my neighbour were good but now these new fellows came they are destroying my property again and again

There’s window covering that you can apply that will allow you to look out but stop someone from looking in. You can find it at hardware stores and it’s not too expensive.

Some years back, the state of WVA passed a law that forbade developers to subdivide rural property to less than 5 acres per parcel. They cited studies showing that any closer than that neighbors would be aggressive and confrontational. Not sure it that law still exists but it isn't a bad idea. Problem is in the cities and burbs, that type law isn't feasible.

Just leave this poor woman alone! Her home is beautiful and clean. I can’t understand why people have to be so nasty. 😕👎🏻

Purchase a green or blue/violet light laser (Ebay). "Paint" the camera lens multiple times. Repeat as needed to discourage invasion of privacy. [From personal experience, I know it works, to limit prying eyes from a nasty neighbor.]

This lady needs to buy herself a mirror the size of her window and have it installed with the mirror facing out. She can put a nice picture on the back of the mirror - OR there are very good quality window clings that offer privacy while you can still look out, the sunshine is reflected outwards in mirror fashion which really helps in keeping your house cooler. Good luck to you Ruby - we here in Canada have similar problems with jerks on a mission.

The City should be supporting and defending this poor lady. They are not much help. She is being harassed.

Neighbors from Hell!! Why they can't live in Peace and let it be!!

The neighbor "doesn't feel safe?" That tells you all you need to know about that woman. You can probably guess a whole lot of demographic information about her. The poor old lady should be left in peace.

Sounds like my neighbor whom likes to creates problems.

If my neighbour built and paid for a fence I'd say "Thank you ".....The camera situation is completely over the top tho.......

Tall fences usually make the best neighbors.

I vote on the IR Flood light, or two pointed toward the camera. It won't help during the day, but it will wash the night away.

If you read the ordinance she was in non-compliance from the front of her house to the street. She' should have gotten a permit and that would have prevented this confusion. The person who built it should have known the laws, but either didn't know or built it anyway. Most cities don't allow you to put any kind of privacy fence that extends past the front of your house.

The woman needs a tall pole to put a flag on. Get a happy face flag and use it to block the neighbors view into her house. There is an apartment complex behind my house. In the southwest corner to the rear of my house has a family room, and it has a door wall. I had a little old lady who would constantly call the police telling them I was prancing around naked every time I would sit in my chair to read with my shirt off. Finally I asked them how she could see over the distance, beyond my tree. The police officer sipped the coffee I gave him before saying, 'Binoculars help her.' Then I asked, 'Are not there laws in Michigan against peeping Toms? Since I don't run around anywhere but between my bathroom and bedroom nude and she can't see there, are not there laws about filing false police reports?' I bought a new door-wall with built in mini-blinds. She called code enforcement to see if I had a permit, but it was not required here. She threw a vulgar fit, suffered a mild stroke and eventually, her children moved her across the street, to an long term eldercare facility.

Put a fence around the back porch, and screen it in

This woman put up this fence to prevent her neighbor from staring at her. The neighbor needs to stop harassing her. End of story.

Her property is beautiful.

The construction of that fence is, uhhh, interesting...

Half height curtains? Lets in natural light without prying eyes. Wish the best for Grandma

Sorry for you. 💕

Tall shrubs. I don’t think most cities have restrictions on the height of tress.

Karen’s these days 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

While I think neighbor reaction to the fence is excessive, I think the issue is that the fence was built with the unfinished side of the fence looking at neighbors property. If I don’t remember wrong, the finished side of a fence, should be facing outside not inside.

I don't blame the poor lady one bit! All she wants to do is live PRIVATELY and in peace! She maintains her home beautifully and simply wanted to ensure her peace and privacy. We had a older gentleman neighbor once that was bothered by our side porch light during the dusk hours and decided to build a fence. It didn't bother us at all. We respected his decision and tried to limit the amount of time we used our outside lighting. People just need to embrace diversity and respect people's privacy.

I hope Ms Ruby finally got her peace back and is enjoying her home. Hopefully, she no longer has to deal with the hateful, jealous person. Would love an update.

Her neighbor is being a pain just because they can!! The noisy neighbor needs to find themselves a hobby, volunteer their free time to the local animal shelter or get a life!! Jeesshh!!

Would you want to look at it? The old lady should've put pickets on neighbors side.

Plant some running bamboo with metal container under the ground only on your side. lol.

That's incorrect.. A camera videotaping the open public, which includes anything outdoors, even back or side yards, can record anything even bathroom or bedroom windows. It's up to you to cover the window, if you don't want to be seen. I'm not saying it's right, but, it's already been through the Courts and SCOTUS says that's covered in the Constitution.. The easiest thing to do is plant Bamboo.. don't put a fence up. Bamboo grows fast, tall and thick..

The evil imp in me says Fine you want a show! Id open all the window coverings& walk around naked ,Oh,Id pause & wave hello! That older lady looks like shes in better shape than me,so it just might not work!