Our nextdoor neighbor has been very rude to us over the years, but nothing I'd consider surpassing her being a jerk for the most part. There were a couple of previous instances where she yelled at my kids while they were playing in our back yard and threatened them, and we'd thought about getting legal help then, but she stopped and we let it go.
Today she came to my frontdoor and when my 13yr old son answered it she started yelling at him about our dog's fur in her front yard. I have a lot of difficulty moving around thanks to a bad back and fibromyalgia so by the time I made it the 20 feet or so to the front door she had already stormed off leaving my son shaken. He was pale and physically shaking.
I called my husband and decided to go outside and try and talk to her, try and calm things down. She stopped mowing her yard and came over and literally screamed at me. She was so irate bits of spittle flew off of her lips and she was close enough they hit my face. Standing in her front yard she called me a slue of names the "b-word" being the nicest of them, and repeatedly threatened to call the police. She went on, very loudly, about how the other neighbors back her and how everyone hates us. She said/shouted that she'd tried to be nice, which I assume is the length of time when she'd stopped yelling at our kids.
I have multiple trauma PTSD and (as mentioned before) Fibromyalgia, having her invade our personal space is terrifying for me. It's not a rational response, it's driven by having been attacked in our last home by an ex-landlord. I'm not a danger to anyone, just so that's clear, I don't have combat fatigue.
I need my home, my property to be a safe space for my children and for myself. Is there any recourse I can take to ensure she doesn't continue to yell at my children or feel she's welcome to come bang on our front door?
Any advice or help would be deeply appreciated.
Today she came to my frontdoor and when my 13yr old son answered it she started yelling at him about our dog's fur in her front yard. I have a lot of difficulty moving around thanks to a bad back and fibromyalgia so by the time I made it the 20 feet or so to the front door she had already stormed off leaving my son shaken. He was pale and physically shaking.
I called my husband and decided to go outside and try and talk to her, try and calm things down. She stopped mowing her yard and came over and literally screamed at me. She was so irate bits of spittle flew off of her lips and she was close enough they hit my face. Standing in her front yard she called me a slue of names the "b-word" being the nicest of them, and repeatedly threatened to call the police. She went on, very loudly, about how the other neighbors back her and how everyone hates us. She said/shouted that she'd tried to be nice, which I assume is the length of time when she'd stopped yelling at our kids.
I have multiple trauma PTSD and (as mentioned before) Fibromyalgia, having her invade our personal space is terrifying for me. It's not a rational response, it's driven by having been attacked in our last home by an ex-landlord. I'm not a danger to anyone, just so that's clear, I don't have combat fatigue.
I need my home, my property to be a safe space for my children and for myself. Is there any recourse I can take to ensure she doesn't continue to yell at my children or feel she's welcome to come bang on our front door?
Any advice or help would be deeply appreciated.
