Monday, October 8, 2007

Rotten Neighbor guide: 4 types of Bad Neighbours and How To Deal With Them

I've stumbled upon this Rotten Neighbor site today.

Rotten Neighbor users are few but apparently growing.
Testimonials from actual RottenNeighbor users are quite assuring...

Planning on moving to a new home?

Ted and Marlene from San Diego telling what "This service saved us from living next to bad neighbors" - hmm...

Alan and Julie from Seattle reported what "RottenNeighbor helped us find a home in a great neighborhood" - ok, ok...






Say, I'm looking for a quiet neighborhood to rent...Becky from New York says "I no longer have to deal with bad neighbors ever again".

Currently, Top Active Cities for Rotten Neighbor are:

Los Angeles, California
Chicago, Illinois
New York, New York
Houston, Texas
Miami, Florida

And total list of participating cities include:

Los Angeles Neighbors
Milwaukee Neighbors
Chicago Neighbors
Seattle Neighbors
Pittsburgh Neighbors
Detroit Neighbors
San Diego Neighbors
Cleveland Neighbors
Phoenix Neighbors

Gotta try this to find myself a dream, er, neighborhood.

In particular, I liked their classification of bad neighbors...here's a shortlist:

Different Types Of Neighbors And How To Deal With Them

The careless dog owner
This kind of Rotten Neighbor lets her pooch out to prowl freely and dig up your lawn, how at the moon, sift through your trash…

The Talker
Now, this Rotten Neighbor drops the kids off at noon and returns at nightfall; borrows the lawn mower and never brings it back.

The racket maker
Nastiest Rotten Neighbor of all: blasts music all night; weed-whacks at dawn

The helper
This type of Rotten Neighbor bakes you muffins, wants to help you in the garden and acts as if you’re closer that you care to be.