Neighbours washing line

[TheFlamingo]

I live in a flat, each flat has a it's own washing line outside of the front door, there are 5 flats on my floor, the neighbour 3 doors down keeps hanging her washing up outside my house, so she's choosing not to use hers and to pass 2 other neighbours to hang it on my line!! I've spoken to her about it but she said she's lived her for 5 years and has always done it, and basically is going to continue to do it, I don't like having washing hanging up outside my front door so I don't use it for mine so I sure don't want to have to see others washing hanging up, also cos of the way the lines are it means you have to literally walk through the washing to get in and out, she hangs her husbands pants outside my door and all sorts! Wibu to report her to the council and would they do anything?? Wwyd?

I need a photo.

I just can't visualise it.

I'm also wondering if this is a washing line in common area, in which case you're shit out of luck.

Do you smoke? I'd smoke all over her clothes.

Buy a goat off the council and tie it to the washing line.

I thought it was likely she doesn't want it outside of her door tbh, rather than sun, I mean that's why I don't use it as I don't want washing hanging up outside my flat, you have to walk through it to get out like I said so it's annoying but the design of the flats it's an L shape, so me and my next door neighbour live on the lower "L" and her and the other 3 neighbour live on the longer part (if that makes sense) so even if it was about sun it would be pretty odd to walk all the way down to my bit to hang it

And if the guy you're seeing was arsey about the washing, get rid.

This is where cat piss scented zoflora would be useful. Or barbed wire wrapped decoratively around it. Or (I'm on an evil roll) hang bird feeders from it, that way you are helping nature in urban environments too.

Well I'm not sure he believed me at first till he saw her doing it

See if you can get an extra post put up so that your neighbour's line is supported but you can remove the bit in front of your flat.

Buy a stack of oversized pants and other interesting bits from a charity shop and hang them outside her door.

I think your boyfriend not believing you is a bigger problem to be honest.

Just take it down every single time. If she continues just undo the pegs so it falls on the floor.

Don't accept this sort of behaviour.

"Well I'm not sure he believed me at first till he saw her doing it"
So you told him it wasn't your washing but he didn't believe you?
Dump.

And if the guy you're seeing was arsey about the washing, get rid.

Yes, good point.

Had she actually used it since you spoke to her? She might not possess the brass neck to go through with it.

Op she sounds unhinged, why an earth would someone walk out of their front door walk past 3 houses and then continue to hang their pants and knickers outside someone elses front door?? Mental!
If you are in social housing or private renting get on to land lord or housing officer asap! If you are to approach her again ild make sure you have witness with you, god only knows what shes capable of

This sounds like such an odd set-up.

Buy some sort of clothes dye and rub it on the line outside yours...?

I definitely agree that you need to go hang things on her line every single time she uses yours. Keep a pile of old towels and pillow cases handy for this purpose. They don't need to be wet as you are only trying to prove a point to her.

That's what I don't get, the fact she passes several other doors to use mine, I can only assume the other neighbours had a go at her and maybe the old neighbour here didn't mind so she sort of feels she owns it's now as she's lived her longer than me in her words

As a pp said, peg large sheets along your line. You can fold them widthways so they take up line space but don't drag on the ground

Start washing and hanging up black bin bags. Solves your problem and will leave neighbour (and the rest of MN) perplexed.
Sorted

If you're never going to want to use it yourself, the PP who suggested non drying anti vandal paint on your half of the line is 100% the way to go. Out of action forever

Gosh, you're all much more restrained than me. I'd unpeg it and toss it over the balcony if she told me she wouldn't be moving it. If I was feeling restrained I'd spray it with beaten egg and water a few times till she gave up.

Re new boyfriend not believing OP, it's hardly surprising seeing as a) he's only just getting to know her and b) someone else using your washing line is a bit unusual.

Decide what you want to happen OP and then make it happen.

By that I mean if you want her to stop hanging her washing on your line then you have options to make that stop but she clearly isn't in any mind to do that at the moment so you must make it happen.

Options would be to take her washing off the line, wet, put it in a black plastic bag and then either deposit the bag on her door step saying "You left these on my line" or take them into your house and when she goes to look for her laundry you've left a note on the line saying that the laundry that was hung on the line for flat #6 (whatever your flat number is) can be collected from that flat. Another option would be to go out as she is hanging the laundry on your line and as she moves along the line, take her clothes off the line. She has her own line and she must use it.

Is there a residents association in your apartment block? Could you contact them to remind residents about the laundry situation???