He Asked His Upstairs Neighbor to Stop Drenching His Patio—Now He's the Villain

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16-07-2025

Arguments with neighbors are nothing new, especially when living in close quarters like an apartment complex or housing development.
One Redditor wrote about his current dispute with an upstairs neighbor, saying that the neighbor recently purchased 15 to 20 plants that need water daily. "He simply waters them on his level and then hoses off his deck, and all of the runoff water and soil goes to whatever is currently on the level below," the post read. The Redditor explained that his patio furniture and clothes drying line are drenched in the process.
When he approached his upstairs neighbor about the issue the first time, it did not go well. "I was like, 'Hey I don't know if you were aware, but this happened, and now all my wetsuits and furniture are covered in soil, and I have to clean it.' And he just laughed and asked me why I had stuff hanging outside."
The Redditor continued, adding that his upstairs neighbor recently soaked some expensive tools that were on his patio. The neighbor's response: "I have to water my plants every day. I don't know what you want me to do." The neighbor even blamed the situation on the original poster for having stuff on his own patio.
The Redditor posed the situation to the online community, asking if he was wrong for saying something to his neighbor. His fellow Redditors were on his side and criticized the upstairs neighbor for making a mess.
One commenter said: "Watering the plants can be done without getting everything wet. Believe me, I have my share of plants (20+) in the house. How does he think people who have plants in their home water the plants? We just don't spray them with a hose. We water them by putting water directly into the pot. I have completely sprayed their leaves and such to give them a full bath and clean them, but I do that in the shower or outside on the lawn where it doesn't overspray everything."
Another poster suggested installing a tarp or other waterproof covering to create a makeshift awning to protect the area. They added that the poster should give his neighbor "a bunch of those plates that get put under plant pots to catch overflow and a small watering can, so he can't overwater the poor plants." Others heeded the poster to talk to his landlord immediately.
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