A woman was mortified when her neighbour complained about a home improvement they had made for a seriously petty reason when she thought they were on good terms15:25, 01 Jul 2026A woman was left mortified when her neighbour reported her "secretly" over something seriously petty.‌She explained she and her fiancé have two indoor cats, so to entertain them, they built them a catio so they could be inside and outside at the same time. According to Cats Protection, catios are an excellent way to provide your cat with the sights, sounds, and smells of the outdoors. They offer a healthy, secure environment that promotes physical exercise and mental stimulation while keeping your pet safe from cars, predators, and diseases. The catio they built was also "movable and not permanent".‌On Reddit's Neighbours From Hell forum, she wrote: "Today we got an email from the condo board saying we couldn’t have it on our lawn because it looked 'untidy'. Weird, but whatever, we assumed it was because the lawn needed to be mowed or there were maintenance concerns.‌"Then we opened the attached photo in the email. It wasn’t taken by the condo board. It appears to have been taken through our neighbour's window, who lives in the next building over (not even attached to ours). It seems she has photographed our backyard and sent it in as a complaint."She said they were both stunned because they've "always been friendly to her", despite the fact she's pretty "reclusive" and doesn't really make an effort with anyone.‌"Instead of knocking on our door or saying something, she took photos of our backyard through her window and reported us," she wrote, genuinely baffled as to why the neighbour had done it."Having a neighbour secretly taking photos of our backyard feels incredibly invasive. There’s even a privacy fence that she managed to take the photo around. What we do in our own little outdoor space, especially something that lets our cats safely enjoy the outdoors, really doesn’t seem like anyone else’s business?" she fumed.The couple also wondered why she thought she'd get away with it if they lodged a formal complaint with the pictures she took, saying she must think they're "dumb".‌She also said she thought the condo board were leaving them a "clue" by "attaching the photo she took in the first place".But she was so baffled by why anyone would be offended by her trying to enrich her cats' lives.In the comments, someone wrote: "Check with the condo about what you can build for your cats, get permission and build it."Article continues belowAnother encouraged her to use "all" the space possible they can and said: "And if it's only given in square footage, maybe go vertical for maximum annoyance (and cats love climbing, so it's a win all around)."Somebody said this was a "genius" idea, as the cats would be getting a "skyscraper" and the neighbour would be getting "a massive middle finger in their line of sight".A Reddit user fumed: "If a harmless catio is the biggest issue in her life, she's got it way too easy. I'd rather have happy cats than please some nosy neighbour to be honest."