Gotta get this out somewhere, this seems like a good place.
There are existing drainage problems from our neighbor's house to ours (on their side) that they refuse to address. When we put in our new paver driveway (ourselves, in the middle of summer), we offered to tie them in to our drainage on the other side of the house, which is more than adequate and most importantly, downhill. We would have charged them nothing for crossing our property, because it would have been easy after the existing concrete driveway was torn out. They declined.
This very small family eats out virtually every night, except when they order in. Over the past few months, we've noticed various Kitchen Renovation Company vehicles visiting their house. Fast forward to when we returned from a two-week vacation. There is a full gut kitchen renovation going on. For people who don't cook. Facepalm.
It gets better: DH is familiar with the contractor who's doing the work. DH knows the dude's license is expired, which means he has no Worker's Compensation Insurance for the two workers who are there every day. DH checked with the city. Turns out the homeowners got their own building permit, not the contractor (because duh, he can't since his license is expired). I wonder if they realize why he wanted them to get their own permit and that it's their ass on the line if anyone gets hurt while building the kitchen they're not going to actually cook in? Head:Desk.
MYOB is the correct answer, but I appreciate having this space to vent. Thank you.