'House for sale by owner because my neighbor's a douchebag' sign raises stakes in Texas feud



PHOTOS: See 13 more homes and real estate additions done completely out of spite for the neighbors ... less A Farmers Branch couple put this sign in their front yard after tensions with their nextdoor neighbors heated up over barking dogs, Aug. 14, 2015. (Courtesy of James Price)

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A front-yard sign calling a neighbor a "douchebag" may not be the best way to change the neighbor's behavior.

But for one frustrated Farmers Branch family, it's at least getting a lot of attention.

James and Lisa Price -- who have a sign in their yard that says "'House for sale by owner because my neighbor's a douchebag" -- have appeared on Dallas TV and now say they're getting calls from New York news outlets.

The sign went up Aug. 7, after months of tension between the Prices and their nextdoor neighbors culminated in the Prices getting a $121 ticket from the city over their dogs, James Price said Friday.

Shortly after a retired couple moved into the rental house next door about two years ago, Price said the wife came over "a few times" to ask that the Prices keep their four dogs inside the house until 9 a.m. because the retirees liked to sleep late.

"We're trying to keep them in until 8," Price said. "I think the city ordinance says 7."

One Sunday morning a few weeks ago, the dogs "were going nuts" about something outside, and not long after that the Prices got the ticket from animal control officials. They've not paid it yet and have a court date for Thursday, Price said.

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They also object to security cameras they say are trained on their yard and house, he said.

Since the Prices' yard sign went up, local police and a city council member have come by to ask them to take it down. But the sign is not illegal, and James Price said he and his wife are waiting on the neighbors to make a move.

"He just needs to back off a little bit about the dogs," Price said of the man next door. "He's being ridiculous. Now I'd like him to pay my $121 fine. All he had to do was come over (to talk to us), but he chose not to do that."