Because my neighbour said I couldn't put out garbage, I put his on vacation hold.

I rent a five-bedroom house with my husband and two of our friends. A one-bedroom flat in our area costs $2400 a month, which is a lot of money. We found this house for $3000, which isn't bad while we save money for a house.

There are other homes in the neighbourhood that look like this one. For example, our next-door neighbours have a five-bedroom home with nine people living in it, so it's always a mess there. As it turns out, we both have the same trash company because we live in the same neighbourhood and can choose our own. Even though our trash company says we should have it out by 7 AM, we don't always do that, and that's when this trouble began. Most of the time, they don't come pick up our trash until 11 AM, so they can take it as long as it's out there before they get there.

Their three trash cans are always full, thanks to the people next door. Their trash was out the night before, but raccoons and foxes live in our neighbourhood, so the trash is always getting into it. The last time a raccoon got into their trash, it made a mess in our yard, and they wouldn't pick it up. Even though it made me mad, I let it go and picked up their trash. I did take it back and put it in their trash can, but they just stood outside and stared at me.

A few weeks ago, I didn't take out our trash until almost 9 AM, which is where this whole thing began. We were all sick with Covid. I was getting better, but I forgot to take out the…