I recently moved from a refuge into a council property. I am very thankful for getting a property after a lengthy wait in a very nice area and after experiencing domestic abuse I just want a peaceful life. It's long so I apologise.
Back story is I moved in last month and greeted my neighbour whilst I moved things into the house. She advised that my parking space was to the side of the house and I said I was parked in layby (these spaces are not designated to anyone) out the front of my house as I was unpacking (I have back issues). She asked if I would move my car after and I said when i'm finished moving in I would. I was firm, but polite with her as she was with me.
When I moved in both my bins were full to the top with some rotting food, which was annoying, but not the end of the world. These bins were on my shared drive with my neighbour. Bins emptied eventually, moved back to parking space, but they kept being filled up. I spoke to council and they advised to move bins to front of house which I did and had no more issues.
Neighbour knocked on my door last week and asked if I had emptied her bin on my drive. I had been home half hour from school run and the bin hadn't been emptied on her drive when I arrived home. She was very direct, but I told her the truth that it must have happened in the last half hour as it wasn't in that way when I arrived home. I said maybe check with neighbours to see if they had CCTV.
I've now had a letter from my housing association saying my neighbour has accused me of tipping her bin in her drive and damaging ornaments outside her property. It's a formal complaint of nuisance against me. I haven't spoken with neighbour and i'm trying to get hold of housing officer who's on holiday. I mentioned to other neighbour on other side who I know from before I moved here and she is convinced its the ladies partner who does these things to make her think everyone hates her.
This ladies partner has also advised delivery driver no one lived at the property so my TV was sent back, intercepts deliveries when i'm home and intercepted a takeaway telling them it was for another house. I think the partner might be abusive as I hear him shouting at the ladies child (not his) every single day and I often hear her crying. The six year old boy was shouting he wanted to hill himself and the abusive partner told him to get on with it. I am really heightened to these things and I just don't know what to do.