We’ve all seen some seen some pretty bad paint jobs on houses before, but this one is raising a lot of negative attention. One homeowner in East Hampton, N.Y., greatly upset his neighbors when he posted a sign outside his house stating; “Help paint a starving artists house. Throw a pint.” His whole house, even the windows and doors are now covered with splashes of paint.
One angered neighborhood told the East Hampton Patch that it degrades the whole neighborhood and everyone’s property value goes down. He asked, “Why would you buy a house next to him?”
The homeowner was issued notices of violation by town officials over the state of his property months back. The homeowner did not respond and he is not required to go to court.
This is not the first time this particular homeowner has had issues with town officials. From 2002 to 2009, the homeowner spent years in court. Finally the town officials sent over a crew to remove tires, boats and cars among other random items. He was fined $5,000 by the town for the clean up.
This story reminds us of other neighbor issues reported by AOL real estate last year. Another story reported about a woman who was harassing her neighbors even though there was a restraining order. She was sentenced to three months in jail.
There was one report of a neighbor who was trying to sabotage the sale of the next door neighbor by posting reasons why he would make a terrible neighbor.
If you think this paint job is horrible, check out this slideshow of outrageous exterior paint jobs.
As Malibu residents and Malibu real estate agents, we’ve seen our fair share of horrible paint jobs as well. Do you have a Malibu neighbor with a horrible paint job? One particular home up Latigo Canyon has deterred some buyers from purchasing the home next door. These buyers have stated they love the Malibu home that is for sale, but they just can’t stomach the paint job on the home next door.
This story was originally appeared on AOL Real Estate. The image courtesy of Tim Lee.
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