Resident reports neighbor to HOA after neighbor keeps taking their trash cans, claiming they are communal neighborhood property: ‘They're MY trash cans with MY address on them’

Who would have thought that people could get so possessive over trash cans?

The older you get, the more you realize how precious your belongings are to you. You grow up, you accumulate things, and they become irreplaceable. That is why the older we get, the more space we need; It starts with a bedroom, continues to a studio apartment, and if you're lucky, down the road, a full-blown house with enough bedrooms and closet space to safekeep everything you hold dear in your heart.

So where do trash cans go into this mix?

Well, once you reach the final level of owning a nice house in a nice neighborhood, you also become the proud owner of your own trash cans, which apparently are just as precious to some people as their childhood stuffed toy. In some neighborhoods, especially those with an HOA, each resident is responsible for their own trash cans. This means they have to ensure the cans stay presentable, that they are always in the right place at the right time, especially when trash pick up is nearing. Every slight misstep regarding these rules can lead to a fine, and a very stern disipline hearding from the HOA, and no one wishes to experience that.

This leads people to guard their trash cans like their lives depend on it.

When the neighbor below decided to claim a resident's trash can as his own, it immediately led to a confrontation. While the neighbor claimed the cans are communal property, the resident knew that they are the only ones responsible for these specific trash cans, which even had their address painted on them. This led the resident to report the neighbor's behavior to the HOA, to ensure they put a stop to the neighbor's unneighborly behavior.

Unfortunately, even though the HOA got involved in this dispute, it did not end there. The neighbor continues to play tag with the trash can and ignores each and every one of the neighborhood rules. What can put a stop to him? Keep scrolling to read the full story…