I nodded toward the rear fence.
"The common corridor is on the other side."
She waved one hand.
"We need to see the connection."
I looked toward the consultant.
"Did anyone show you an access agreement signed by me?"
He shook his head.
The president's face reddened.
I asked them to leave.
The consultant complied immediately.
The president remained for several seconds, glaring at me.
Then she pointed toward my pool.
"One day you're going to regret making this so difficult."
I didn't answer.
I watched until she left.
Then I saved the video.
The second unauthorized entry occurred twelve days later.
This time, the president came alone.
She opened the gate shortly after sunrise and walked around the pool taking photographs.
I was out of town on business.
The cameras recorded everything.
When I reviewed the footage, I noticed she spent an unusually long time examining the equipment cabinet beside the patio.
She opened its exterior cover.
Looked inside.
Then photographed the labels.
I couldn't determine whether she touched any controls.
But the entry was unauthorized.
And the equipment area was private.
I contacted her in writing.
I demanded that she stop entering my property and warned that further incidents would be reported.
She replied that she was documenting a community safety concern.
I requested the specific authority.
She didn't provide it.
Then she accused me of interfering with necessary inspections.
By this point, the dispute had become exhausting.
I wanted to work.
Spend time with my family.
And enjoy the house I'd purchased.
Instead, I was reviewing camera footage every time I received a motion alert.
I began feeling like a stranger inside my own property.
That was when I decided the situation needed more than another email.
I contacted the city police department and reported the repeated unauthorized entries.
An officer reviewed the circumstances.
The department documented the complaint and advised me about the available options for addressing continued trespassing and obtaining civil relief.
I then worked with my attorney to seek an appropriate court order restricting the president's unauthorized access.
I wasn't asking the court to decide the entire development dispute immediately.
I was asking that a person who repeatedly entered my backyard without permission be required to stop.
The court hearing was short but revealing.
The president attended with a lawyer.
She wore a pale-pink suit and sat with her arms folded, glaring at me whenever she thought the judge wasn't looking.
My attorney presented the deed and relevant property records.
Then the camera footage.
The first recording showed the president entering with the consultant.
The second showed her returning alone and photographing my equipment.
The president's lawyer argued that the association believed certain access rights existed and needed time to clarify them.